Reed Stringer
{{Short description|American football coach (born 1979)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Reed Stringer
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| current_title = General manager
| current_team = Southern Miss
| current_conference = Sun Belt
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|1|26}}
| birth_place = Canton, Mississippi, U.S.
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| alma_mater = Delta State University (2001, 2003)
| player_years1 = 1998–2001
| player_team1 = Delta State
| player_positions = Offensive tackle
| coach_years1 = 2002
| coach_team1 = Delta State (GA)
| coach_years2 = 2003–2004
| coach_team2 = Mississippi State (GA)
| coach_years3 = 2005–2006
| coach_team3 = Mississippi State (TE)
| coach_years4 = 2007–2008
| coach_team4 = Mississippi State (TE/ST)
| coach_years7 = 2011–2017
| coach_team7 = Louisiana (AHC/TE/RC)
| coach_years8 = 2018
| coach_team8 = Southern Miss (OQC)
| coach_years9 = 2019
| coach_team9 = Southern Miss (TE)
| coach_years10 = 2020
| coach_team10 = Southern Miss (ST/TE)
| coach_years11 = 2021–2024
| coach_team11 = Southern Miss (AHC)
| coach_years12 = 2024
| coach_team12 = Southern Miss (interim HC)
| admin_years1 = 2009
| admin_team1 = Mississippi State (dir. of recruiting)
| admin_years2 = 2010
| admin_team2 = Clemson (Player development)
| admin_years3 = 2021–present
| admin_team3 = Southern Miss (GM)
| overall_record = 0–5
| bowl_record = 0–0
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Reed Stringer (born January 26, 1979){{cite web | url=https://hailstate.com/services/download_file.ashx?file_location=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/msstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/6/29/CoachesFootball%20Staff%20(PDF).pdf | title=Football Media Guide | date=2006 | accessdate=October 20, 2024 | author=Mississippi State University | page=104}} is an American college football coach currently serving as the general manager for the University of Southern Mississippi, a position he has held since 2021. He served as the interim head football coach in 2024. Before becoming interim head coach in October 2024, he had served in various capacities at Southern Miss since 2018.
Career
Stringer grew up in Canton, Mississippi, and attended the Canton Academy, where he played football and basketball.{{cite news |title=Former CA players honored |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-madison-county-herald-former-ca-play/157561600/ |newspaper=Madison County Herald |date=January 25, 2021 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=October 21, 2024}} Stringer played offensive tackle at Delta State from 1998–2001. The 1998 and 2000 teams won the Gulf South Conference; the 2000 team won the Division II national championship.{{Cite news |last=Dellenger |first=Ross |date=April 22, 2005 |title=Stringer begins reign as MSU tight ends coach |url=https://reflector-online.com/22984/uncategorized/stringer-begins-reign-as-msu-tight-ends-coach/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |work=The Reflector}} Stringer was a graduate assistant at Mississippi State in 2003 under head coach Jackie Sherrill, and was retained when Sylvester Croom succeeded Sherrill for the 2004 season. Croom promoted Stringer to tight ends coach, his first on-field role, in 2005.
New Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Mark Hudspeth hired Stringer as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2011.{{Cite news |date=2011-01-09 |title=Mark Hudspeth's staff at Louisiana-Lafayette nearing completion |url=https://www.kait8.com/story/13808448/mark-hud/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |work=KAIT |language=en}} Stringer and Hudspeth first met when Stringer was a tackle at Delta State and Hudspeth was offensive coordinator there (1999–2000). They overlapped again at Mississippi State in 2009.{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Luke |date=2015-09-24 |title=Striving for more, Cajuns coach Mark Hudspeth driven by never-ending worry |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/sports/ul_lafayette/striving-for-more-cajuns-coach-mark-hudspeth-driven-by-never-ending-worry/article_9b28732c-6212-58de-884e-1bc67649ddab.html |access-date=2024-10-20 |work=The Advocate |language=en}} Stringer remained at Louisiana-Lafayette until the end of the 2017 season when Hudspeth was fired.{{Cite news |last=Foote |first=Kevin |last2=Buckley |first2=Tim |date=December 3, 2017 |title=UL fires head football coach Hudspeth, citing inconsistent play, declining support |url=https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/ul/2017/12/03/mark-hudspeth-ul-lafayette-football-coach-fired/914953001/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |work=The Daily Advertiser |language=en-US}}
For the 2018 season, Stringer joined Jay Hopson's staff at Southern Miss as a quality control coach. He succeeded Brock Hays as tight ends coach in 2019.{{Cite news |last=Magee |first=Patrick |date=March 8, 2019 |title=Southern Miss football hires two more assistant coaches |url=https://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/university-of-southern-mississippi/article227265274.html |work=Sun Herald}} Stringer remained at Southern Miss during a chaotic 2020 season in which Southern Miss had three coaches: Hopson, Scotty Walden, Tim Billings. New permanent head coach Will Hall, hired for the 2021 season, retained Stringer and promoted him to assistant head coach and general manager.{{Cite news |last=Milligan |first=Rashad |date=December 14, 2020 |title=Southern Miss announces 4 additions to football coaching staff |url=https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2020/12/14/southern-miss-announces-4-more-additions-coaching-staff/3897304001/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |work=Hattiesburg American |language=en-US}} Southern Miss fired Hall seven games into the 2024 season and named Stringer the interim head coach.{{Cite news |last=Vannini |first=Chris |date=2024-10-20 |title=Southern Miss fires head coach Will Hall after 1-6 start: What’s next for Golden Eagles? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5858238/2024/10/20/will-hall-southern-miss-fired/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |work=The Athletic |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
Head coaching record
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | conf = yes | bowl = yes | poll = both }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Southern Miss Golden Eagles
| conf = Sun Belt Conference
| startyear = 2024
| endyear = single
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2024
| name = Southern Miss
| overall = 0–5{{efn|group=record|Stringer became interim head coach after Will Hall's firing following week 7.}}
| conference = 0–5
| confstanding = 7th (West)
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Southern Miss
| overall = 0–5
| confrecord = 0–5
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 0–5
| bowls = no
| poll = two
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| legend = no
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References
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External links
- [https://hailstate.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/reed-stringer/99 Mississippi State Bulldogs profile]
- [https://ragincajuns.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/reed-stringer/162 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns profile]
- [https://southernmiss.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/reed-stringer/1888 Southern Miss profile]
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