Chris Hampton (born February 6, 1986) is an American

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coach who currently serves as the co-

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at the

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. He previously was the defensive coordinator at

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Playing career

Hampton was a

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for

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from 2004 to 2007 where he started for two seasons. He won the Harold White Award for the highest GPA on the team.

Coaching career

Hampton began his coaching career in 2008 as a graduate assistant at

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. In 2011, he became the

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s coach at

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before taking the same job the following year at McNeese State. In 2016, he was hired by Louisiana Monroe as the defensive backs coach leaving for the same job at

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before coaching a game. In 2020, he was hired by

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to be their defensive backs coach. In 2021, he returned to Tulane as the

with head coach

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stating that he was the only coach considered. In 2023, Hampton was hired as the co-defensive coordinator for

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References

External links

South Carolina bio

Duke profile

Tulane profile

Oregon profile
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