Mike Markuson (born June 15, 1961) is an American

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coach. He was formerly the offensive line coach for

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and the

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of the

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(CFL). Markuson was the

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coach at the

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from January to September 9, 2012.ESPN College Football: Reports: Badgers fire Mike Markuson
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Education

Markuson is a 1979 graduate of Farmington Senior High School in

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. He earned his

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in 1983, and earned his

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in athletic administration at

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in 1986. Markuson also played football for Hamline from 1979 to 1982 at the

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position.

Coaching experience

As an assistant coach, Markuson has coached on both the high school and college levels of football. He coached for his alma mater, Farmington High in 1983 as the defensive line coach. Overall, Markuson has coached at nine different colleges spread across the different division levels of

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football. In 1984, Markuson returned to

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where he coached the defensive line until 1985. Moving back to Hamline University in 1986, he spent a season there coaching the defensive line. In 1987,

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offered him a position as a graduate assistant coach which he accepted. After two seasons at Oklahoma State, Markuson had the opportunity to become a graduate assistant at one of college football's traditional powerhouses, Notre Dame. In his season with the Fighting Irish, he was able to coach in the coveted

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in January 1990. After spending three seasons as a graduate assistant coach,

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offered him the position of coaching the offensive line. He has coached the offensive line units ever since his move to Austin Peay. He spent only one season there, moving on to

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in 1991. In 1992, he was granted the reigns as the offensive coordinator at Alabama A&M to add to his responsibilities of offensive line coach. Markuson moved on to

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under newly hired head coach

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in 1993. After suffering two consecutive losing seasons at Murray State in 1993 and 1994, Nutt and Markuson turned the program around. From 1995 to 1996, the Racers posted a combined record of 22–3. In 1997, Nutt was hired as the head coach at

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. He decided to bring Markuson and Bobby Allen, the inside linebackers coach and defensive coordinator for Murray State, with him to

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. The Broncos finished the season with a 5–6 record. Nutt was hired as the head coach of the

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in December 1997 and brought Markuson in to coach the offensive line. In 2003, he was also named the team's running game coordinator. Markuson coached in six post-season bowl games at Arkansas, including a

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(1999) and two

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s (2000, 2002). Under Markuson's offensive line coaching, the Razorbacks led the Southeastern Conference in rushing offense for nearly five consecutive seasons. Markuson coached the Arkansas offensive line from 1998 until his departure to

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for the 2008 season. Markuson continued in his roles as offensive line coach and running game coordinator at Ole Miss until 2010 when he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator. Markuson debuted as the offensive line coach for the

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in January 2012, but was fired on September 9, 2012 after just two games, including a 10–7 loss to the

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. UTSA head coach

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announced Monday February 23, 2015 that he has hired Mike Markuson as an assistant coach. He will tutor the program’s offensive linemen and his appointment is effective March 2, 2015. He was named the named offensive line coach of the

on April 11, 2016.

Personal life

Markuson has two children, Joy Noelle and Elliot Bryan, with his wife, Dottie (née Bryant).

References

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