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Memphis football has a new head coach — and a completely new coaching staff around him.
Charles Huff was announced as Memphis coach in December to replace Ryan Silverfield, who left for Arkansas, but he waited until the new year to finalize the majority of his staff. Most of those announcements were made on Jan. 1.
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Among the hires announced by Memphis are offensive coordinator Kevin Decker and defensive coordinator Jason Semore.
Decker has been Old Dominion's offensive coordinator since 2023. Before that, he was offensive coordinator at Fordham and Brown. The Monarchs were No. 19 in the country in yards per game in 2025 and had the No. 7 rushing offense in the country.
He has a connection to former Tigers offensive coordinator in Tim Cramsey, who is joining Silverfield at Arkansas. Both played at New Hampshire, and Decker worked under Cramsey at Montana State.
Semore has been with Huff for several years. He was Marshall's defensive coordinator under Huff and went with him before the 2025 season to Southern Miss.
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Huff, who hired Corey Phillips as general manager, did not retain any of Silverfield's assistants. The Tigers have no time to waste: The transfer portal officially opened on Jan. 2, and they have to put together nearly an entirely new roster.
Here's a full list of the hires announced by Memphis.
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Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kevin Decker
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Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Jason Semore
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Special teams coordinator Tim Conner
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Running backs coach Telly Lockette
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Co-offensive coordinator/tight ends coach David Weeks
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Offensive line coach Andy Kwon
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Wide receivers coach Aaron Dobson
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Defensive line coach Eric Mathies
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Defensive backs/safeties coach Dominique Bowman
Staff members include:
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Director of football athletic performance Ben Ashford
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Chief of staff/chief operating officer Sharrod Everett
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Director of football technology Mat Rumshock
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General manager Corey Phillips
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Assistant director of athletic performance Drew White
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Director of football administration Kate Roll
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Director of football nutrition Natalie Grill
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Head football athletic trainer Aaron Estes
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Assistant general manager Reed Grable
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Director of player personnel Jack Jacoby
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Assistant director of player personnel Baker Parrish
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Director of recruiting Akiliyah Sumlin
Reach sports writer Jonah Dylan at jonah.dylan@commercialappeal.com or on X @thejonahdylan.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: See who's joining Charles Huff's coaching staff at Memphis football
