Greg McGhee
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
| name = Greg McGhee
| image =
| caption =
| current_team = North Carolina A&T Aggies
| number =
| position = Offensive coordinator
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|22}}
| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 205
| high_school = Pittsburgh (PA) Perry Traditional
| college = Howard
| undraftedyear = 2015
| pastteams =
- BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2015|2016}})
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2016|2017}})
- Green Bay Blizzard ({{IFL Year|2017}})
- Philadelphia Soul ({{AFL Year|2018}})
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2018}})
- Columbus Destroyers ({{AFL Year|2019}})*
| pastcoaching =
- West Liberty (2020)
Graduate assistant - West Liberty (2021)
Quarterbacks coach - West Liberty (2022)
Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach - Howard (2023–2024)
Quarterbacks coach - North Carolina A&T (2025–present)
Offensive coordinator
| highlights =
- MEAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year (2014)
| cflstatlabel1 = Comp. / Att.
| cflstatvalue1 = 2 / 6
| cflstatlabel2 = Passing yards
| cflstatvalue2 = 28
| cflstatvalue3 = 0–0
| cflstatlabel4 = Rushing yards
| cflstatvalue4 = 10
| cflstatlabel5 = Rushing TD
| cflstatvalue5 = 1
| cfl = greg-mcghee/161250/
| aflstatlabel1 = Comp. / Att.
| aflstatvalue1 = 6 / 9
| aflstatlabel2 = Passing yards
| aflstatvalue2 = 48
| aflstatvalue3 = 2–0
| aflstatlabel4 = QB rating
| aflstatvalue4 = 119.44
| aflstatlabel5 = Rushing TD
| aflstatvalue5 = 0
| afl = 13612
}}
Greg McGhee (born November 22, 1992) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He is the offensive coordinator for North Carolina A&T University, a position he has held since 2025. He played college football at Howard University and attended Perry Traditional Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has also been a member of the BC Lions, Montreal Alouettes, Green Bay Blizzard, and Toronto Argonauts.
Early life
McGhee attended Perry Traditional Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was a member of both the football and basketball teams.{{cite web |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2011/06/23/North-Xtra-Perry-s-McGhee-a-two-sport-wizard/stories/201106230360 |title=North Xtra: Perry's McGhee a two-sport wizard |author=Rich Emert |date=June 23, 2011 |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |work=www.post-gazette.com |access-date=May 24, 2018}}
College career
Heading into his senior season, McGhee was voted preseason Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/meac-player-of-the-year-greg-mcghee-leads-howard-football-into-2014-season/2014/08/25/b55124d2-2a1f-11e4-8b10-7db129976abb_story.html?noredirect=on |title=MEAC player of the year Greg McGhee leads Howard football into 2014 season |author=Gene Wang |date=August 25, 2014 |work=Washington Post |access-date=May 24, 2018}} McGhee was named Co-MEAC Offensive Player of the Year at the conclusion of the season, sharing the title with Tarik Cohen.{{cite web |url=https://www.hubison.com/news/2014/11/29/FB_1129145832.aspx?path=football |title=McGhee Named Co-Offensive Player of the Year |date=November 29, 2014 |publisher=Howard University Athletics |work=www.hubison.com |access-date=May 24, 2018}}
Professional career
=BC Lions=
On February 19, 2015, McGhee signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.{{cite web |url=https://www.hubison.com/news/2015/2/19/FB_0219150325.aspx |title=Greg McGhee Signs Contract with CFL's BC Lions |date=February 20, 2015 |publisher=Howard University Athletics |work=www.hubison.com |access-date=May 24, 2018}} On June 18, 2016, McGhee was cut.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/lions-cut-qb-greg-mcghee-9-others-training-camp-roster/ |title=Lions cut QB Greg McGhee, 9 others from training camp roster |date=June 18, 2016 |publisher=Rogers Media |work=www.sportsnet.ca |access-date=May 24, 2018}}
=Montreal Alouettes=
McGhee signed with the Montreal Alouettes prior to the 2017 season, but he did not make the team's roster.{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/montreal-alouettes/rakeem-catos-release-brings-alouettes-quarterback-picture-into-focus |title=Rakeem Cato's release brings Alouettes' quarterback picture into focus |author=Herb Zurkowsky |date=February 7, 2017 |publisher=Post Media Inc. |work=www.montrealgazette.com |access-date=May 24, 2018}}
=Green Bay Blizzard=
On May 18, 2017, McGhee signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.{{cite web |url=http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/May_2017 |title=May 2017 IFL Transactions |publisher=Indoor Football League |work=www.goifl.com |access-date=May 24, 2018 |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622182331/http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/May_2017 |url-status=dead }} McGhee threw for 433 yards and 6 touchdowns in 4 games with the Blizzard.{{cite web |url=http://goifl.com/sports/fball/2016-17/players/gregmcgheejs9w |title=Greg McGhee IFL stats |publisher=Indoor Football League |work=www.goifl.com |access-date=May 24, 2018}}
=Philadelphia Soul=
Prior to the start of the 2018 season, McGhee was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul.{{cite web |url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=13749 |title=Soul's Star Kicker Returns |date=March 22, 2018 |publisher=ArenaFan |work=www.arenafan.com |access-date=May 24, 2018}} After not playing the first 6 weeks, McGhee was thrust into action when Dan Raudabaugh left the Soul's May 19 game against the Albany Empire. McGhee threw two touchdown passes, but the Soul lost to the Empire 41–36.{{cite web |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Albany-Empire-end-20-game-home-streak-for-12928627.php |title=Albany Empire end 20-game home streak for Philadelphia |date=May 19, 2018 |publisher=The Hurst Corporation |work=www.timesunion.com |access-date=May 24, 2018}}
=Toronto Argonauts=
McGhee signed with the Toronto Argonauts in the 2018 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/argos-add-two-to-practice-roster/n-5404411 |title=Argos add two to practice roster}}
=Columbus Destroyers=
On March 5, 2019, McGhee was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers. On April 13, 2019, he was placed on recallable reassignment and became a free agent.
Coaching career
In 2020, McGhee joined West Liberty as a graduate assistant. In 2021, he was promoted to quarterbacks coach. In 2022, he was promoted to offensive coordinator while retaining his role as quarterbacks coach.{{Cite web |title=Greg McGhee - Football Coach |url=https://hilltoppersports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/greg-mcghee/658 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=West Liberty University Athletics |language=en}}
In 2023, McGhee was hired as the quarterbacks coach for Howard.{{Cite web |title=Greg McGhee - Football Coach |url=https://hubison.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/greg-mcghee/849 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Howard University Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-28 |title=McGhee Returns Home |url=https://hubison.com/news/2023/9/28/football-mcghee-returns-home.aspx |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Howard University Athletics |language=en}}
On January 13, 2025, McGhee was hired as the offensive coordinator for North Carolina A&T.{{cite web|url=https://ncataggies.com/story.aspx?filename=football-gibbs-announces-his-coaching-staff&file_date=1/13/2025|title=Gibbs Announces His Coaching Staff|website=ncataggies.com|date=January 13, 2025|access-date=January 17, 2025}}
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- [https://hubison.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/greg-mcghee/849 Howard coach profile]
- [https://hilltoppersports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/greg-mcghee/658 West Liberty profile]
- [https://www.hubison.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2214 Howard player profile]
- [https://www.argonauts.ca/roster/ Greg McGhee], argonauts.ca
{{Philadelphia Soul starting quarterback navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McGhee, Greg}}
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Canadian football quarterbacks
Category:Columbus Destroyers players
Category:Green Bay Blizzard players
Category:Howard Bison football coaches
Category:Howard Bison football players
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:North Carolina A&T Aggies football coaches
Category:Philadelphia Soul players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:West Liberty Hilltoppers football coaches
Category:Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania