Anthony Tucker (born February 27, 1976) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the assistant head coach and running backs coach for Mississippi State University, positions he has held since 2024.
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Assistant head coach & running backs coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 27, 1976 Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Los Alamitos (CA) |
| College: | Fresno State |
| Undrafted: | 1999 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| As a coach: | |
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Playing career
editTucker played college football at Fresno State from 1994 to 1998 before signing with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He was released by the Giants and signed with their practice squad multiple times over a period of two seasons before being loaned out to the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 2001.[1] Tucker was briefly a member of the St. Louis Rams in 2002 before he suffered a career-ending injury.
Coaching career
editTucker began his coaching career at Lakewood High School in California at the request of one of his friends, who took over as the head coach of the football team.[2] From there, Tucker went on to coach at Colorado as an offensive technical assistant before moving on to Idaho State to coach wide receivers.[3] He also coached at Arkansas State before going on to joining the coaching staff at Maryland as running backs coach.[4][5][6]
UCF
editTucker was named the running backs coach at UCF in December 2017, on Josh Heupel's inaugural coaching staff.[7] After being promoted to passing game coordinator in 2019, Tucker was named co-offensive coordinator in 2020, splitting coordinator duties with Alex Golesh.[8]
Utah State
editTucker was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Utah State in 2021.[9] The move reunited him with Blake Anderson, who he worked under at Arkansas State.
Indiana
editOn February 18, 2023, Tucker was named co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Indiana.[10]
Mississippi State
editOn December 2, 2023, Tucker was named assistant head coach at Mississippi State.[11]
References
edit- ^ "GIANTS SIGN RECEIVER". Orlando Sentinel. December 13, 2000. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Q&A with Utah State Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Anthony Tucker". Cache Valley Daily. March 22, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Tucker Named Wide Receivers Coach". Idaho State University Athletics. August 3, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Tucker leaves as Red Wolves runnings back coach". KAIT8. January 6, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Durkin Announces Additions to Coaching Staff". University of Maryland Athletics. January 7, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Maryland RBs coach Anthony Tucker 'brings a lot more to the table'". Baltimore Sun. January 19, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Heupel Adds To Staff". University of Central Florida Athletics. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Tucker, Golesh, Halzle Take On New UCF Football Assignments". University of Central Florida Athletics. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Tucker Named Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Utah State". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Tucker joining Indiana staff as Co-OC and WR Coach".
- ^ "Anthony Tucker, Jon Cooper join Mississippi State coaching staff". December 2, 2023.