Jeff Grimes
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Jeff Grimes is an American
college football
assistant coach and current offensive line coach
at Auburn University
. Prior to joining Auburn in 2009, he was the assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Colorado Buffaloes
.
. He is married to former Aggies
volleyball player Sheri Hermesmeyer-Grimes, with whom he has three children: daughter Bailey, and sons Garrison and Greydon.
and Dirk Koetter
(Reid was the offensive line coach with Koetter as offensive coordinator). Grimes was not drafted into the National Football League
but had a brief professional career, participating in training camp with both the Los Angeles Raiders and the San Antonio Riders
of the World Football League
.
in El Paso
. After two years as the offensive coordinator and line coach there, he decided to make the move to the college ranks and started working as a graduate assistant
under Ken Hatfield
at Rice
in 1995. He spent the next two seasons in the same position under R. C. Slocum
at Texas A&M
before receiving his first full-time college position in 1998, serving as offensive line coach at Hardin-Simmons
. The Cowboys were 21-2 during his tenure, averaged 39.4 points per game and reached the national semifinals in 1999.
Grimes was hired to join his college coach Dirk Koetter
at Boise State
for the 2000 season, working alongside Dan Hawkins. In his one season at BSU, Grimes’ offensive line helped the Broncos lead the nation in scoring offense and accumulate 175 rushing yards per game. When Koetter was hired as the new head coach at Arizona State after the season, Grimes also left the Broncos to join the Sun Devils
program, serving as offensive line coach and running game coordinator. Grimes achieved great success at ASU, with four of his 2001 seniors drafted into the NFL (just the second time that had been done at any school since the NFL adopted the seven-round draft format in 1993). He helped orchestrate a solid rushing attack, tutoring Loren Wade to break the ASU freshman rushing record while leading the Pac-10 in yards per carry.
After spending 3 years with the Sun Devils, Grimes was offered the job coaching the offensive line at Brigham Young University
by Gary Crowton
. After Crowton resigned following the 2004 season, newly promoted head coach Bronco Mendenhall
decided to keep Grimes on his staff. His 2006 BYU linemen blocked for the nation's fourth best offense, averaging over 465 yards per game including 141.9 on the ground, and were a large part of the Cougars winning the MWC
Championship. BYU finished 11–2 and ranked 15th in the Coaches' Poll.
Dan Hawkins lured Grimes away from BYU to Colorado in February 2007. He had previously worked with Hawkins at Boise State and also served with CU offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich
at Arizona State. Grimes served as the assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Buffaloes
.
On January 18, 2009, Grimes was hired by new head coach Gene Chizik
to fill the vacant position coaching the offensive line at Auburn University
.
After the 2010 season, Grimes was interviewed by Mack Brown
to become the new OL coach at the University of Texas
where it was reported he would become the highest paid coach at his position in the country. Ultimately, Grimes decided to stay at Auburn.
Grimes has experience coaching in seven bowl games: the 2000 Aloha Bowl, 2002 Holiday Bowl
, 2005 Las Vegas Bowl
, 2006 Las Vegas Bowl
, 2007 Independence Bowl
, 2010 Outback Bowl
and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game
.
including Andrew Carnahan
, Edwin Harrison
, Matt Hill
, Drew Hodgdon
, Levi Jones
(the 10th overall pick of the 2002 draft
), Eddie Keele, Kyle Kosier
, Jake Kuresa
, Scott Peters
, Tyler Polumbus
, Travis Scott
and Scott Young. Nine of them were awarded All-Conference honors including Carnahan, Hodgdon, Jones, Kosier, Peters, Scott, Kuresa, Young and Hill.
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college football
College football
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assistant coach and current offensive line coach
Offensive line coach
The offensive line coach is a coaching position in gridiron football that is in charge of the offensive line. This role is very common in the CFL, NFL, and college football programs. The offensive line coach serves the offense, which is led by the offensive coordinator....
at Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
. Prior to joining Auburn in 2009, he was the assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Colorado Buffaloes
Colorado Buffaloes football
The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,...
.
Personal life
Grimes graduated from the University of Texas-El Paso in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in education, and earned his master’s in education administration from Texas A&M in 1997 while serving as a graduate assistantGraduate assistant
A graduate assistant is a position who serves in a support role at a university, usually while completing post-graduate education. The individual typically assists professors or with instructional responsibilities as teaching assistants, coaches with an athletic team, or university department...
. He is married to former Aggies
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M Aggies refers to the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University. The nickname "Aggie" is common at land-grant or "Ag" schools in many states. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports...
volleyball player Sheri Hermesmeyer-Grimes, with whom he has three children: daughter Bailey, and sons Garrison and Greydon.
Playing career
Grimes earned four letters as an offensive tackle for the UTEP Miners between 1987 and 1990. He was coached by Andy ReidAndy Reid
Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, a post he has held since 1999. Since 2001, he has also been the team's executive vice president of football operations...
and Dirk Koetter
Dirk Koetter
-NFL drafted players under Koetter:-External links:* *...
(Reid was the offensive line coach with Koetter as offensive coordinator). Grimes was not drafted into the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
but had a brief professional career, participating in training camp with both the Los Angeles Raiders and the San Antonio Riders
San Antonio Riders
The San Antonio Riders were a professional American football team that played in the WLAF in 1991 and 1992. The team played in the Alamo Stadium in 1991 and then were forced to move to Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, 45 miles northeast of San...
of the World Football League
World Football League
The World Football League was a short-lived gridiron football league that played in 1974 and part of 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest the WFL reached was placing a team – the Hawaiians – in Honolulu, Hawaii. The...
.
Coaching career
Grimes entered into coaching in 1993 as a high school coach at Riverside High SchoolRiverside High School (El Paso, Texas)
-History:Riverside High School in El Paso, Texas opened its doors in 1969. It is a traditional four-year high school and a part of the Ysleta Independent School District. The school sits in El Paso's Lower Valley only a few hundred yards from the Rio Grande and Mexico...
in El Paso
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
. After two years as the offensive coordinator and line coach there, he decided to make the move to the college ranks and started working as a graduate assistant
Graduate assistant
A graduate assistant is a position who serves in a support role at a university, usually while completing post-graduate education. The individual typically assists professors or with instructional responsibilities as teaching assistants, coaches with an athletic team, or university department...
under Ken Hatfield
Ken Hatfield
Ken Hatfield is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy , the University of Arkansas , Clemson University , and Rice University , compiling a career college football record of 168–140–4.-Playing...
at Rice
Rice Owls football
The Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:...
in 1995. He spent the next two seasons in the same position under R. C. Slocum
R. C. Slocum
Richard Copeland Slocum , better known as R. C. Slocum, was the head football coach at Texas A&M University from 1989 until 2002. He has won more games as coach than anyone else in Texas A&M football history.-Personal:...
at Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies football
The Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in college football. The Aggies have competed in the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996. They will join the Southeastern Conference in July 2012. Texas A&M football has earned one national title and 18...
before receiving his first full-time college position in 1998, serving as offensive line coach at Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons University
Hardin–Simmons University is a private Baptist university located in Abilene, Texas, United States.-History:Hardin–Simmons University was founded as Abilene Baptist College in 1891 by the Sweetwater Baptist Association and a group of cattlemen and pastors who sought to bring Christian higher...
. The Cowboys were 21-2 during his tenure, averaged 39.4 points per game and reached the national semifinals in 1999.
Grimes was hired to join his college coach Dirk Koetter
Dirk Koetter
-NFL drafted players under Koetter:-External links:* *...
at Boise State
Boise State Broncos football
This page discusses the Boise State football program. For more Boise State athletics, see Boise State Broncos.The Boise State Broncos football program represents Boise State University in college football and compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I as a member of the Mountain West...
for the 2000 season, working alongside Dan Hawkins. In his one season at BSU, Grimes’ offensive line helped the Broncos lead the nation in scoring offense and accumulate 175 rushing yards per game. When Koetter was hired as the new head coach at Arizona State after the season, Grimes also left the Broncos to join the Sun Devils
Arizona State Sun Devils football
The Arizona State Sun Devils' football program represents Arizona State University in college football, and competes in NCAA Division I FBS as a member of the Pacific-12 Conference....
program, serving as offensive line coach and running game coordinator. Grimes achieved great success at ASU, with four of his 2001 seniors drafted into the NFL (just the second time that had been done at any school since the NFL adopted the seven-round draft format in 1993). He helped orchestrate a solid rushing attack, tutoring Loren Wade to break the ASU freshman rushing record while leading the Pac-10 in yards per carry.
After spending 3 years with the Sun Devils, Grimes was offered the job coaching the offensive line at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University Cougars football
The Brigham Young Cougars football team is a college football program representing Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The Cougars won the national championship in 1984 and have a Heisman Trophy winner in Ty Detmer. Since 1965, BYU has claimed 23 conference championships and played in 29 bowl...
by Gary Crowton
Gary Crowton
-External links:* *...
. After Crowton resigned following the 2004 season, newly promoted head coach Bronco Mendenhall
Bronco Mendenhall
-Personal life:Mendenhall has three children: Raeder-Steel, Breaker, and Cutter. Mendenhall is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.-External links:**- References :...
decided to keep Grimes on his staff. His 2006 BYU linemen blocked for the nation's fourth best offense, averaging over 465 yards per game including 141.9 on the ground, and were a large part of the Cougars winning the MWC
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
Championship. BYU finished 11–2 and ranked 15th in the Coaches' Poll.
Dan Hawkins lured Grimes away from BYU to Colorado in February 2007. He had previously worked with Hawkins at Boise State and also served with CU offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich
Mark Helfrich
Mark Helfrich is an ACE -certified film editor. He has edited over thirty films, such as the cult classic Showgirls with Mark Goldblatt...
at Arizona State. Grimes served as the assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Buffaloes
Colorado Buffaloes football
The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,...
.
On January 18, 2009, Grimes was hired by new head coach Gene Chizik
Gene Chizik
Eugene "Gene" Chizik is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Auburn University football team, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Chizik's 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS...
to fill the vacant position coaching the offensive line at Auburn University
Auburn Tigers football
Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the...
.
After the 2010 season, Grimes was interviewed by Mack Brown
Mack Brown
William Mack Brown is head coach of The University of Texas at Austin Longhorn football team.Prior to his head coach position at Texas, Brown was head coach at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina. Brown is credited with revitalizing the Texas and North Carolina football programs...
to become the new OL coach at the University of Texas
Texas Longhorns football
The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...
where it was reported he would become the highest paid coach at his position in the country. Ultimately, Grimes decided to stay at Auburn.
Grimes has experience coaching in seven bowl games: the 2000 Aloha Bowl, 2002 Holiday Bowl
2002 Holiday Bowl
The 2002 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 27, 2002 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the against the Kansas State Wildcats...
, 2005 Las Vegas Bowl
2005 Las Vegas Bowl
The 2005 edition to the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl was the 14th edition of that annual game. It featured the California Golden Bears, and the ....
, 2006 Las Vegas Bowl
2006 Las Vegas Bowl
The 2006 Las Vegas Bowl was an NCAA-sanctioned Division I post-season college football bowl game between the Oregon Ducks and the Brigham Young University Cougars. The Las Vegas Bowl gets its first choice of bowl-eligible teams from the Mountain West Conference and the fourth/fifth choice of...
, 2007 Independence Bowl
2007 Independence Bowl
The 2007 PetroSun Independence Bowl, part of the 2007–08 NCAA football bowl season, took place on December 30, 2007 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference, and the Colorado Buffaloes, from...
, 2010 Outback Bowl
2010 Outback Bowl
The 2010 Outback Bowl was the 24th edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The game started at 11 AM US EST on Friday, January 1, 2010. The game was telecast on ESPN and matched Auburn University against Northwestern University...
and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game
2011 BCS National Championship Game
The 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game was the final college football game to determine the national champion of the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision season. The finale of the 2010-2011 Bowl Championship Series was played at the University of Phoenix Stadium, the host...
.
Players coached
Grimes has helped developed a number of highly-rated players. Twelve of his former players went on to play professionally in the National Football LeagueNational Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
including Andrew Carnahan
Andrew Carnahan
Andrew Carnahan is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
, Edwin Harrison
Edwin Harrison
Edwin Charles Harrison is a gridiron football guard for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Colorado.-Personal:Harrison is the grandson of former CFL offensive lineman Cal...
, Matt Hill
Matt Hill
Matthew "Matt" Hill is a Canadian voice actor. He is known for several roles, including Kevin Keene/Captain N in Captain N: The Game Master, Kira Yamato in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, Ed in Ed, Edd n Eddy, Raphael in Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, Ryo Sanada in Ronin Warriors and Artha...
, Drew Hodgdon
Drew Hodgdon
Lincoln Andrew Hodgdon was an American football offensive lineman for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.-Early life:...
, Levi Jones
Levi Jones
Levi J. Jones is an American football offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 10th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State.-College career:Jones attended Arizona State University...
(the 10th overall pick of the 2002 draft
2002 NFL Draft
The 2002 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft took place April 20–21, 2002 at the theater at...
), Eddie Keele, Kyle Kosier
Kyle Kosier
Kyle Blaine Kosier is an American football guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.He was originally selected with the 37th pick of the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Arizona State University. He has also played for the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco...
, Jake Kuresa
Jake Kuresa
Jake Kuresa is an American football offensive lineman who is currently playing for the Utah Blaze AFL team. Out of college Jake was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints on May 2, 2007 but was waived on August 22, 2007. Kuresa was a 4 year starter at guard and tackle after...
, Scott Peters
Scott Peters (American football)
Scott Thomas Peters is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
, Tyler Polumbus
Tyler Polumbus
Tyler Polumbus is an American football offensive tackle who is currently on the Washington Redskins. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
, Travis Scott
Travis Scott
Travis Scott is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League .-Playing career :...
and Scott Young. Nine of them were awarded All-Conference honors including Carnahan, Hodgdon, Jones, Kosier, Peters, Scott, Kuresa, Young and Hill.