Alex Grinch

Alex Grinch
Current position
TitleCo-defensive coordinator / Safeties coach
TeamWisconsin
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1980-05-29) May 29, 1980 (age 44)
Grove City, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2001Mount Union
Position(s)Strong safety[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004Missouri (GA)[2]
2005–2006New Hampshire (CB)
2007–2008New Hampshire (DB/RC)
2009–2011Wyoming (DB/RC)
2012–2014Missouri (S)[3]
2015–2017Washington State (DC/DB)
2018Ohio State (co-DC/S)
2019–2021Oklahoma (DC/S)
2022–2023USC (DC/S)
2024–presentWisconsin (co-DC/S)

Alexander Gregory Grinch (born May 29, 1980) is an American football coach who is currently the safeties coach for the Wisconsin Badgers. He previously served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Oklahoma, Ohio State University and Washington State University. Grinch is a four-time nominee for the Broyles Award (given to the nation’s top assistant coach) and was a semifinalist in 2017 and 2019.[4] Grinch has also served as an assistant coach at the University of Missouri, the University of Wyoming, and the University of New Hampshire.

  1. ^ "Mount Union College Football". Archived from the original on January 15, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2002.
  2. ^ Loh, Stephanie (August 26, 2015). "First-time defensive coordinator Alex Grinch seeking higher standard from WSU". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Sandritter, Mark (January 14, 2015). "Everything we know about WSU's new DC Alex Grinch". CougCenter.
  4. ^ "Grinch Named Broyles Award Semifinalist". University of Oklahoma. Retrieved November 15, 2022.