Jim Panagos (born 1975) is an

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coach who is the

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s coach at the

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Coaching career

Minnesota Vikings

Panagos joined the

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as an offensive assistant and quality control coach in 2002. His title was defensive quality control coach from 2003 to 2004. In 2005, he was named assistant

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coach and assistant special teams coach.

UCF Knights

Panagos was the defensive line coach at the

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from 2007 to 2011.

Rutgers

After leaving UCF, Panagos served as the defensive line coach for Rutgers underneath

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from 2012 to 2015.

Pittsburgh

Panagos spent the

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season as a defensive consultant with

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Temple

In January 2017, Panagos was named the defensive line coach for

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underneath new Temple coach Geoff Collins. Panagos had previously worked with Collins at UCF. During his first season at Temple, Panagos led a defensive line that finished No. 11 in the nation in sacks. Panagos was named a semi-finalist for the

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, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach.

Minnesota

In 2019, Panagos was the defensive line coach for

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Return to Rutgers

On December 14, 2019, it was announced that Jim was leaving Minnesota to return to Rutgers to once again be their defensive line coach.

Kansas

In January 2022, Panagos joined

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's staff at

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as the defensive tackles coach.

References

External links

Minnesota profile
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