Slade Nagle
{{Short description|American football coach (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Slade Nagle
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| current_title = Offensive coordinator
| current_team = Houston
| current_conference = Big 12
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|03|23}}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
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| alma_mater = Lake Charles (LA) Barbe
| player_years1 = 1998
| player_team1 = Clemson
| player_years2 = 1999–2001
| player_team2 = McNeese State
| player_positions = Quarterback
| coach_years1 = 2002–2003
| coach_team1 = Northwestern State (GA)
| coach_years2 = 2004–2005
| coach_team2 = Dodge City CC (OC/QB)
| coach_years3 = 2006–2009
| coach_team3 = Northwestern State (OC/QB/WR/TE)
| coach_years4 = 2009
| coach_team4 = LSU (ST)
| coach_years5 = 2010
| coach_team5 = Texas State (co-OC/QB)
| coach_years6 = 2011
| coach_team6 = Central Arkansas (RB/AHC)
| coach_years7 = 2012–2015
| coach_team7 = McNeese State (RB/ST)
| coach_years8 = 2016–2021
| coach_team8 = Tulane (TE)
| coach_years9 = 2022
| coach_team9 = Tulane (TE/AHC)
| coach_years10 = 2023
| coach_team10 = Tulane (OC/QB/AHC)
| coach_years11 = 2023
| coach_team11 = Tulane (interim HC)
| coach_years12 = 2024
| coach_team12 = LSU (ST/TE)
| coach_years13 = 2025–present
| coach_team13 = Houston (OC)
| overall_record = 0–1
| bowl_record = 0–1
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Brandon Slade Nagle (born March 23, 1980) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for the Houston Cougars. He previously served as the special teams and tight ends coach for the LSU Tigers.
Playing career
A quarterback, Nagle played one game for the Clemson Tigers as a freshman, rushing for one yard on one carry.{{cite web |title=Slade Nagle College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/slade-nagle-1.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=December 3, 2023}} He then transferred to McNeese State University, where he played for the Cowboys from 1999 to 2001.{{cite web |title=Slade Nagle |url=https://tulanegreenwave.com/staff-directory/slade-nagle/200 |website=Tulane University Athletic |access-date=December 3, 2023}} Nagle led his team to a Southland Conference title as a senior.
Coaching career
After graduating from McNeese, Nagle served as graduate assistant coach at Northwestern State.{{Cite web |title=Slade Nagle - Interim Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach - Staff Directory |url=https://tulanegreenwave.com/staff-directory/slade-nagle/200 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Tulane University Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-22 |title=Tulane Green Wave Coaching Staff 2023 {{!}} College Football Network |url=https://collegefootballnetwork.com/tulane-green-wave-coaching-staff/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |language=en-US}} He then served in various roles as the quarterback coach at Dodge City Community College, as the quarterback and wide receiver coach at Northwestern State, as an analyst working with the special teams at LSU, as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Texas State, and as the running backs/assistant head coach at Central Arkansas. After coaching at Central Arkansas, Nagle returned to his alma mater, McNeese State, to serve as the running backs and special teams coach. In 2016, Nagle was hired as a tight ends coach at Tulane before receiving the assistant head coach title in 2022. Prior to the start of the 2022 season, Nagle was given control of the Green Wave's offense, which he helped lead to a 12–2 record, conference championship, and Cotton Bowl victory over the #8 ranked University of Southern California.https://theathletic.com/4038662/2022/12/29/tulane-cotton-bowl-fritz-svoboda-naglehttps://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/football/schedule/2022 After the conclusion of the 2022 season and seven years as the Green Wave's tight end coach, Nagle was officially promoted to offensive coordinator and transitioned to coach quarterbacks, helping the team to another 10-win season, finishing 11–3.https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/football/schedule/2023{{cite web |last=Corriher |first=Jason |title=Tulane promotes Slade Nagle to offensive coordinator |url=https://crescentcitysports.com/tulane-promotes-slade-nagle-to-offensive-coordinator/ |website=Crescent City Sports |date=31 January 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2023}}{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Guerry |title=Source: Tulane promoting tight ends coach Slade Nagle to offensive coordinator |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/source-tulane-promoting-tight-ends-coach-slade-nagle-to-offensive-coordinator/article_d7fc255e-8e20-11ed-8184-2336daf2c442.html |website=NOLA.com |date=6 January 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2023}} On December 3, 2023, after head coach Willie Fritz left to take the head coaching job at the University of Houston, Nagle was named as the team's interim head coach for their appearance in the 2023 Military Bowl.{{cite web |last=Kuhn |first=Kenneth |title=Willie Fritz leaving Tulane to become head coach at Houston |url=https://www.wwltv.com/article/sports/houston-to-hire-tulanes-willie-fritz-football-coach-college-championship/289-da365394-1936-41a1-b2a6-e656971d565f |website=WWLTV.com |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2023}}{{cite magazine |last=Londergon |first=Joe |title=Willie Fritz leaving Tulane to become head coach at Houston |url=https://www.si.com/college/group-five/aac/official-willie-fritz-will-be-houstons-next-head-coach-tulane-responds-aac-big-12 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2023}}
Head coaching record
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = both | poll1 = Coaches | poll2 = AP }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Tulane Green Wave
| conf = American Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2023
| endyear = single
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2023
| name = Tulane
| overall = 0–1{{efn|group=record|Nagle was named interim head coach for the team's bowl game following Willie Fritz's departure to Houston.}}
| conference =
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| bowlname = Military
| bowloutcome = L
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Tulane
| overall = 0–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 0–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
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References
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External links
- [https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/slade-nagle/218 Northwestern State Demons coaching profile]
- [https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/slade-nagle/4526 Tulane Green Wave coaching profile]
- [https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/coach/slade-nagle/ LSU Tigers coaching profile]
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