Garrick Ladell McGee (born April 6, 1973) is an

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coach and former player. He is currently the wide receivers coach at

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. He was previously the quarterbacks coach at the

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. McGee was the head football coach at the

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(UAB) from 2012 to 2013. He has served as the

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of an American football or Canadian football team who is in charge of the team's offense. Generally, along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, this coach ...

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. McGee played college football as a

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, and the

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Early life

McGee was born in

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and graduated from Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School. He went on to play as a quarterback at

, and the

."Sources: McGee The Man If He Wants The Job." January 13, 2011
Story.

Coaching career

Arkansas

McGee was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the Razorbacks prior to the 2010 season and helped lead them to a 10–3 record and an appearance in the

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. Arkansas' offense finished 8th in the nation, averaging 489 yards per game. The Razorbacks were also fourth in passing offense and 14th in scoring offense (37.3 ppg). On January 13, 2011, media outlets reported that McGee was offered the job to take over the

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's Golden Hurricane football team from the departing

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, who left the head coaching position to take over the program at the

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. McGee withdrew his name from the search the following day.

UAB

On December 3, 2011, numerous media outlets reported McGee would become the next coach of the

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and fourth head coach in school history, replacing

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. On December 4, 2011, UAB officials officially announced they hired McGee as head coach. McGee was officially introduced as the new head coach at a press conference on December 5, 2011. McGee's two-year tenure at UAB was not successful, as the Blazers compiled a 5-19 record over that span, culminating with a 62-27 defeat by the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, which had lost 23 games in a row prior.

Louisville

On January 9, 2014, McGee accepted the position of

Illinois

March 9, 2016, McGee left Louisville, accepting the

' offer for the same position. On December 23, 2017, he was fired by Illinois.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Florida profile

Missouri profile
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