LOL....When I first heard that Auburn is possibly going after John Thompson, I thought they were talking about The John Thompson to replace Coach Lebo.
I didn't know Georgetown had a football team.
I guarantee you he will have the tallest defensive backfield in teh nation.
John Thompson is the former defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss football team.Thompson was hired by head coach Ed Orgeron, who played under Thompson at Northwestern State. Thompson has also served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Southern Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Louisiana Tech, and Memphis. From 2003 to 2004, he was the head football coach at East Carolina, where he compiled a 3-20 record.His most recent coaching position, prior to Ole Miss, was as co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina, but he left to return to his alma mater, Central Arkansas, as the athletic director.
John Thompson....If this happens then, HOLY SHIT is all I can say about out Defensive coaching hires.
So he stays 20 minutes at every school he isn't fired from, winds up an admin and you are excited about him? Not saying he isn't good or anything, but damn, dude. With every hire or even a MENTION of a hire, you are starting to act like my kids when I bring out the M&Ms...
John Thompson, whose 24-year college coaching tenure includes 19 seasons as a defensive coordinator, serves as co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach for Coach Steve Spurrier's staff at the University of South Carolina. Thompson is recognized as a top defensive mind and has experience at four Southeastern Conference schools - Florida, Alabama, Arkansas and LSU. Thompson came to USC following a two-year stint as head coach at East Carolina University. While he was with the Pirates, he coached a total of three first-team All-Conference USA players and had seven players chosen to the Freshman All-Conference team.As a defensive coordinator, Thompson's units have led their respective conferences in total defense three different times. Twenty-eight of his defensive players have been drafted or signed with National Football League teams, 40 have earned all-conference honors, five have been named All-America, and one- former Northwestern State linebacker Gary Reasons - has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame."John Thompson is an experienced defensive coordinator who I probably should have hired three weeks ago," said Gamecock head coach Steve Spurrier. "The best guy is usually the one that wants to come the most and John really wants to be at South Carolina. He is an enthusiastic, upbeat individual. His defenses like to come after people. We will blitz and we will blitz intelligently. He will be in control of the defense and will coach the linebackers."Thompson has served as the defensive coordinator at Florida, Arkansas, LSU, Memphis, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State. A native of Forrest City, Ark., Thompson began his coaching career in the high school ranks in 1977 while pursuing his bachelor's degree at the University of Central Arkansas. He graduated from there in 1978 and continued to coach high school football until moving on to the college ranks at the University of Arkansas as a graduate assistant for head coach Lou Holtz in 1982.Thompson was the defensive coordinator at Northwestern State from 1983-86. He went to Alabama to coach the linebackers for Bill Curry in 1987 before returning to Northwestern State for the 1988 and '89 seasons. In 1990, he became defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech and in his two seasons there, his defense ranked No. 8 nationally in rushing defense, No. 19 in scoring defense, and No. 23 in total defense.Thompson was the mastermind behind the dominant Southern Mississippi defense of the mid-1990s as he took over as defensive coordinator for the Golden Eagles in 1992 and was given the additional title of assistant head coach in 1993. He remained with that program until 1998. Along the way, Southern Miss won or shared two Conference USA titles, ranked among the top 25 nationally in scoring defense twice and made two bowl appearances. He had comparable accomplishments in 1999 as defensive coordinator at Memphis as his Tiger defense ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense and 20th in total defense.In December, 1999, Thompson made his move to the SEC when he was named Nick Saban's first defensive coordinator at LSU. Afforded with the opportunity to move back to his home state, Thompson was co-defensive coordinator at Arkansas in 2000, as the Razorbacks were second in the nation in pass defense and led the SEC in both pass defense and total defense. As the sole defensive coordinator in 2001, Thompson helped lead the Hogs to the 2002 Cotton Bowl.Thompson was appointed defensive coordinator at Florida in 2002 and the Gators advanced to the Outback Bowl against Michigan. Allowing just 162.4 passing yards per game, his Florida pass defense ranked seventh in the nation and was the best by a Gator team since 1989."Steve Spurrier is the best offensive coach I've ever had to prepare for and I can't tell you how excited I am about joining his staff and coming to South Carolina," said Thompson. "I've been intrigued with Coach Spurrier for many, many years. This is a tremendous opportunity. I've coached at Williams-Brice Stadium and I know how excited the people are there. They want to win so badly. South Carolina is a first-class program and I can't wait to become part of it. Our defensive philosophy is pretty simple - get the ball back for the offense and let them have the best field position they can have."Thompson's playing career includes time as a prep quarterback at Forrest City (Ark.) High School and two seasons as a defensive back at Central Arkansas.Thompson and his wife, Charleen, have two children: Cabe (9) and Hays (6).
I'm pretty sure Spurrier fired this guy mid-season a couple of years ago.
Veteran defensive coordinator John Thompson joined head coach Ed Orgeron’s Rebel coaching staff in that same capacity on January 15, 2007. Orgeron was his own defensive coordinator during his first two years as head coach at Ole Miss.Thompson, 51, joined Ole Miss from his alma mater, the University of Central Arkansas, where he served as the athletics director since May 2006. Thompson was hired last year to lead the UCA athletic program in its first year as an NCAA Division I program. UCA moved to Division I and joined the Southland Conference on July 1, 2006. Prior to accepting the athletics director position, Thompson had enjoyed a 29-year coaching career.Recognized as a top defensive mind, Thompson brings to Ole Miss experience from five Southeastern Conference schools Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, LSU and South Carolina. He also served two years (2003-04) as head coach at East Carolina University. While he was with the Pirates, he coached three first-team All-Conference USA players and had seven players chosen to the Freshman All-Conference team.As a defensive coordinator, Thompson's units led their respective conferences in total defense three different times. Over 40 of his defensive players were drafted or signed with National Football League teams, 40 earned all-conference honors, five were named All-America, and one -- former Northwestern State linebacker Gary Reasons -- has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.Thompson served as the defensive coordinator at Florida, Arkansas, LSU, Memphis, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State, and co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina.A native of Forrest City, Ark., Thompson began his coaching career in the high school ranks in 1977 while pursuing his bachelor's degree at UCA. He graduated from UCA in 1978 and continued to coach high school football until moving on to the college ranks at the University of Arkansas as a graduate assistant for then-head coach Lou Holtz in 1982.Thompson was the defensive coordinator at Northwestern State from 1983-86, where Orgeron was one of his pupils. He went to Alabama to coach the linebackers for Bill Curry in 1987 before returning to Northwestern State for the 1988 and '89 seasons. In 1990, he became defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech and in his two seasons there his defense ranked No. 8 nationally in rushing defense, No. 19 in scoring defense and No. 23 in total defense.He was the mastermind behind the dominant Southern Mississippi defense of the mid-1990s as he took over as defensive coordinator for the Golden Eagles in 1992 and was given the additional title of assistant head coach in 1993. He remained with that program until 1998. Along the way, Southern Miss won or shared two Conference USA titles, ranked among the top 25 nationally in scoring defense twice and made two bowl appearances.He had comparable accomplishments in 1999 as defensive coordinator at Memphis as his Tiger defense ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense and 20th in total defense.In December 1999, Thompson made his move to the SEC when he was named Nick Saban's first defensive coordinator at LSU. Afforded with the opportunity to move back to his home state, Thompson was co-defensive coordinator at Arkansas in 2000, as the Razorbacks were second in the nation in pass defense and led the SEC in both pass defense and total defense. As the sole defensive coordinator in 2001, Thompson helped lead Arkansas to the 2002 Cotton Bowl.Thompson was appointed defensive coordinator at Florida in 2002 and the Gators advanced to the Outback Bowl against Michigan. Allowing just 162.4 passing yards per game, his Florida pass defense ranked seventh in the nation and was the best by a Gator team since 1989.Thompson's playing career includes time as a prep quarterback at Forrest City High School and two seasons as a defensive back at Central Arkansas. He hosts an annual charity golf event in Forrest City each year and was inducted into the Forrest City High Hall of Fame in 2006.Thompson and his wife, Charleen, have two sons, Cabe and Hays.
ohn Thompson brings 25 years of college coaching experience, including 21 seasons as a defensive coordinator, to his position as Georgia State’s first defensive coordinator. He also served two years as the head coach at East Carolina. Thompson previously worked one season with Panthers’ head coach Bill Curry as linebackers coach at Alabama in 1987. Recognized as a top defensive mind, Thompson has worked as a defensive coordinator or co-coordinator at Southeastern Conference schools Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas and South Carolina, as well as at Memphis, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State. As a defensive coordinator, Thompson has seen more than 40 of his defensive players drafted by, or sign with, National Football League teams. Forty of his defenders earned all-conference honors, five were named all-America, and one, former Northwestern State linebacker Gary Reasons, has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. “John was with us at Alabama as a very young coach but an outstanding one, and we have stayed in touch through the years,” said Curry. “He has coached at all those places because people have sought him out to be their defensive coordinator after they couldn’t move the ball on him. He finds a way to convey a defensive that is simple to our players but utterly confusing to the opposing offense. We’re going to need to that, especially early on.” Thompson spent the 2007 season as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Ole Miss. That followed a one-year stint as the athletics director at his alma mater, the University of Central Arkansas, which he guided in its move to NCAA Division I. He served as co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina in 2005. As the head coach at East Carolina in 2003-04, he coached three first-team all-conference players and seven all-freshman selections. Thompson was the defensive coordinator at Florida in 2002, when the Gators’ pass defense was ranked seventh in the nation, allowing just 162.4 yards per game. He also spent two years at Arkansas, serving as co-defensive coordinator in 2000 and then defensive coordinator in 2001. In 2000, the Razorbacks were second in the nation in pass defense while leading the SEC in pass defense and total defense. The following year, Thompson helped lead Arkansas to the 2002 Cotton Bowl. Thompson’s first position as a defensive coordinator came at Northwestern State, where he served from 1983-86, and again from 1988-89 after spending the 1987 season at Alabama. In 1990, he became the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech for two seasons before moving to Southern Miss as defensive coordinator in 1992. He was given additional responsibility as assistant head coach in 1993. In Thompson’s seven seasons at Southern Miss (1992-98), the Golden Eagles won or shared two Conference USA titles, twice ranked among the top 25 nationally in scoring defense and made two bowl appearances. In one season at Memphis in 1999, his Tiger defense ranked 11th in the nation in scoring defense and 23rd in total defense. A native of Forrest City, Ark., Thompson began as a high school coach in 1977 while pursuing his bachelor’s degree at UCA. He continued to coach prep football until moving to the college ranks in 1982 as a graduate assistant at Arkansas, where he worked under Lou Holtz. A high school quarterback, Thompson was inducted into the Forrest City High School Hall of Fame in 2006. His playing career also includes two seasons as a defensive back at Central Arkansas. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from UCA in 1978. Thompson and his wife, Charleen, have two sons, Cabe and Hays.
Where are y'all getting that he was OCing at any of his coaching stops? As for him leaving Ole Miss, I'm guessing that he wasn't retained, after the '07 season, when Coach Nutt came in.Wait, did someone say M&Ms!?!?!?!?!
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