Charles Huff
Followed Doc Holliday. Charles Huff moved Marshall from Regional Program I to National Program III in 4 seasons.
In his own words
This is no disrespect to the conference, I truly believe we are in a vehicle that is moving forward
I have unbelievable faith that we will be successful
I try to get out of the limelight
This school and university are moving forward.
You trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, because our own understanding would be little old Memphis can’t go to a Power Four conference
I believe God’s timing wasn’t ready for us to go the last time we tried to go
That is just what I believe when I wake up every day, maybe I’m half crazy, maybe I’m half Christian, maybe I’m half believer
Career arc
His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.
Reached National Program in his 2nd career season — faster than 33% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #402 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).
Style position and drift
Where each stint’s offense sat between run-first and pass-first, and how far it moved from one season to the next. The band is that stint’s real season-to-season range, not a fixed-width box.
Season-to-season pass-rate range for all 258 FBS coaching stints with at least three covered seasons, 2014–2025.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
His own effect, isolated
A statistical estimate of this coach’s contribution to team performance, separated from that season’s roster talent, returning production, and his coordinators — pooled across his whole head-coaching career.
Model fit as of 2026-09-04.
Coaching career
7th-best Memphis tenure of 15 by the numbers.
Followed Ryan Silverfield (2020–2025).
A portal-built roster.
Typical size for position, once adjusted for position mix.
Recruits younger transfers than most — more of a development bet.
1 NFL Draft pick: Travis Burke (2026)
14th-best Southern Miss tenure of 16 by the numbers.
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent, on both sides of the ball.
Followed Will Hall (2021–2024).
A portal-built roster.
Typical size for position, once adjusted for position mix.
Recruits younger transfers than most — more of a development bet.
AI Narratives — “Southern Miss — stat check”.
4th-best Marshall tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on offense and outperforms his recruiting talent on defense.
Followed Doc Holliday (2010–2020) · succeeded by Tony Gibson (2025–2026).
| Season | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||
| Record | 7–6 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 10–3 | |
| Postseason | L bowl | W bowl | L bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #124 | #57 | #124 | #103 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||
| Pass rate | 52.2 | 38.1 | 48.5 | 39.7 | |
| Coordinators | |||||
| OC | Tim Cramsey | Clint Trickett | Clint Trickett | Seth Doege | |
| DC | Lance Guidry | Lance Guidry | Jason Semore | Jason Semore | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||
| Offense | 51 | 18 | 29 | 59 | |
| Defense | 77 | 100 | 64 | 76 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only) | |||||
| 1st-down pass% | 51.8 | 36.3 | 47.8 | 34.6 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 33.8 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 36.5 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 30.6 | 27.8 | 33.3 | 25.5 | |
A typical amount of portal roster-building.
Typical size for position, once adjusted for position mix.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
5 NFL Draft picks: Josh Ball (2021), Nazeeh Johnson (2022), Rasheen Ali (2024), Micah Abraham (2024), Mike Green (2025)
2 player-seasons honored (All-America / national award): Jayden Harrison (2023), Mike Green (2024)