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Norrid Joins Duke as Offensive Line Coach
12/26/2023 7:13:00 PM | Football
DURHAM – Duke head football coach Manny Diaz announced Tuesday that Jeff Norrid will join the Blue Devil gridiron program and serve as an assistant coach. Norrid will coach Duke's offensive line.
Norrid brings over 20 years of coaching experience to Durham, including 10-plus years spent in the Southeastern Conference under Lane Kiffin, Guz Malzahn, Houston Nutt, and Nick Saban. Norrid's resume includes three BCS National Championships, three SEC Championships, a Conference USA Championship, and a Sun Belt Conference Championship.
Norrid comes to Durham after a three-year stint (2021-23) as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at the University of Louisiana. In two of his three seasons in Lafayette, La., Norrid helped Louisiana rank in the top-50 nationally in scoring and rushing offense. Additionally, he helped the Ragin' Cajuns post a 25-15 overall record with three consecutive bowl appearances and the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship.
In each of his three seasons, Norrid's offensive line ranked in the top-five in the Sun Belt in tackles for loss allowed, rushing offense and sacks allowed. Last year alone, Louisiana finished second in the conference in tackles for loss allowed, giving up just 5.31 per game. Additionally, the Ragin' Cajuns ranked third in rushing offense (175.7) and fifth in sacks allowed (1.92 per game).
Norrid mentored five players to All-Sun Belt Conference honors during his tenure, including right tackle Max Mitchell, who garnered All-America nods in 2021. Mitchell anchored an offensive line unit in his final season that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Mitchell allowed just 13 pressures in 859 snaps that season and was tabbed as the highest-graded tackle in the nation, making him the PFF Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year. Mitchell went on to be selected in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.
Prior to his time at Louisiana, Norrid served three seasons on staff at Florida Atlantic University as an offensive analyst (2018) before being elevated to the offensive line coach his final two years (2019-20). During his time with the Owls, Norrid mentored Junior Diaz and Brandon Walton to First Team All-Conference USA honors, while also helping Marquice Robinson to Freshman All-Conference USA accolades.
In his final campaign in Boca Raton, the Owls' offensive line blocked for a rushing unit that finished fourth in Conference USA, averaging 180.1 yards per game. The year prior, the line aided in just the fifth 2,000-yard season (2,324) by a rushing unit in program history and helped produce 32 rushing scores. In 2019, PFF ranked the Owls' offensive line as the 50th best in the nation and tabbed them the No. 17 ranked pass-blocking unit.
Norrid joined the Owls after spending one year as a college football research analyst for ESPN in 2017. While with the network, he helped create weekly matchup analysis and broadcast notes for ABC, ESPN, and SEC Network primetime crews.
Prior to his time at ESPN, Norrid spent two seasons (2015-16) on staff as an offensive analyst at Auburn University under Malzahn. While with the Tigers, he worked with the fullbacks.
Before joining the Auburn staff, Norrid served six seasons (2009-14) as an offensive analyst at the University of Alabama, working with offensive coordinators Jim McElwain (2009-11), Doug Nussmeier (2012-13) and Kiffin (2014). While with the Crimson Tide, Norrid was part of Alabama's three national championship and SEC championship teams.
Norrid began his coaching career at the University of Arkansas, where he a served as a student assistant coach for two seasons (2003-04) before being elevated to an offensive graduate assistant for his final three years (2005-08). He worked in a variety of roles with the Razorbacks, assisting with the development of the offensive line and tight ends and working as a quality control assistant with special teams. Norrid also helped in the recruiting effort at Arkansas, focusing on junior college prospects from the states of Arkansas, Alabama and Texas.
A native of Fort Smith, Ark., Norrid graduated with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Arkansas in 2004. He then went on to earn his master's degree from the institution in workforce development in 2006.
Norrid is engaged to Courtney Munson, of Memphis, Tenn.
THE JEFF NORRID FILE
Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark.
Education: Arkansas, 2004 (Kinesiology) and 2006 (Workforce Development)
Fiancé: Courtney Munson
Birthday: June 27, 1980
NORRID'S COACHING CAREER
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Norrid brings over 20 years of coaching experience to Durham, including 10-plus years spent in the Southeastern Conference under Lane Kiffin, Guz Malzahn, Houston Nutt, and Nick Saban. Norrid's resume includes three BCS National Championships, three SEC Championships, a Conference USA Championship, and a Sun Belt Conference Championship.
Norrid comes to Durham after a three-year stint (2021-23) as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at the University of Louisiana. In two of his three seasons in Lafayette, La., Norrid helped Louisiana rank in the top-50 nationally in scoring and rushing offense. Additionally, he helped the Ragin' Cajuns post a 25-15 overall record with three consecutive bowl appearances and the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship.
In each of his three seasons, Norrid's offensive line ranked in the top-five in the Sun Belt in tackles for loss allowed, rushing offense and sacks allowed. Last year alone, Louisiana finished second in the conference in tackles for loss allowed, giving up just 5.31 per game. Additionally, the Ragin' Cajuns ranked third in rushing offense (175.7) and fifth in sacks allowed (1.92 per game).
Norrid mentored five players to All-Sun Belt Conference honors during his tenure, including right tackle Max Mitchell, who garnered All-America nods in 2021. Mitchell anchored an offensive line unit in his final season that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Mitchell allowed just 13 pressures in 859 snaps that season and was tabbed as the highest-graded tackle in the nation, making him the PFF Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year. Mitchell went on to be selected in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.
Prior to his time at Louisiana, Norrid served three seasons on staff at Florida Atlantic University as an offensive analyst (2018) before being elevated to the offensive line coach his final two years (2019-20). During his time with the Owls, Norrid mentored Junior Diaz and Brandon Walton to First Team All-Conference USA honors, while also helping Marquice Robinson to Freshman All-Conference USA accolades.
In his final campaign in Boca Raton, the Owls' offensive line blocked for a rushing unit that finished fourth in Conference USA, averaging 180.1 yards per game. The year prior, the line aided in just the fifth 2,000-yard season (2,324) by a rushing unit in program history and helped produce 32 rushing scores. In 2019, PFF ranked the Owls' offensive line as the 50th best in the nation and tabbed them the No. 17 ranked pass-blocking unit.
Norrid joined the Owls after spending one year as a college football research analyst for ESPN in 2017. While with the network, he helped create weekly matchup analysis and broadcast notes for ABC, ESPN, and SEC Network primetime crews.
Prior to his time at ESPN, Norrid spent two seasons (2015-16) on staff as an offensive analyst at Auburn University under Malzahn. While with the Tigers, he worked with the fullbacks.
Before joining the Auburn staff, Norrid served six seasons (2009-14) as an offensive analyst at the University of Alabama, working with offensive coordinators Jim McElwain (2009-11), Doug Nussmeier (2012-13) and Kiffin (2014). While with the Crimson Tide, Norrid was part of Alabama's three national championship and SEC championship teams.
Norrid began his coaching career at the University of Arkansas, where he a served as a student assistant coach for two seasons (2003-04) before being elevated to an offensive graduate assistant for his final three years (2005-08). He worked in a variety of roles with the Razorbacks, assisting with the development of the offensive line and tight ends and working as a quality control assistant with special teams. Norrid also helped in the recruiting effort at Arkansas, focusing on junior college prospects from the states of Arkansas, Alabama and Texas.
A native of Fort Smith, Ark., Norrid graduated with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Arkansas in 2004. He then went on to earn his master's degree from the institution in workforce development in 2006.
Norrid is engaged to Courtney Munson, of Memphis, Tenn.
THE JEFF NORRID FILE
Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark.
Education: Arkansas, 2004 (Kinesiology) and 2006 (Workforce Development)
Fiancé: Courtney Munson
Birthday: June 27, 1980
NORRID'S COACHING CAREER
- 2024-pres. – Duke (Offensive Line)
- 2021-23 – Louisiana (Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line)
- 2019-20 – Florida Atlantic (Offensive Line)
- 2018 – Florida Atlantic (Offensive Analyst)
- 2017 – ESPN (College Football Research Analyst)
- 2015-16 – Auburn (Offensive Analyst)
- 2009-14 – Alabama (Offensive Analyst)
- 2005-07 – Arkansas (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
- 2003-04 – Arkansas (Student Assistant Coach)
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