Reed Stringer (born January 26, 1979) is an American

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coach. He served as the interim head football coach and

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for the

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, positions he has held since 2024. Before becoming interim head coach in October 2024, he had served in various capacities at Southern Miss since 2018.

Career

Stringer grew up in

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, and attended the Canton Academy, where he played football and basketball. Stringer played

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from 1998–2001. The 1998 and 2000 teams won the

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; the 2000 team won the Division II national championship. Stringer was a

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in 2003 under head coach

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, and was retained when

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succeeded Sherrill for the 2004 season. Croom promoted Stringer to tight ends coach, his first on-field role, in 2005. New Louisiana-Lafayette head coach

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hired Stringer as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2011. Stringer and Hudspeth first met when Stringer was a tackle at Delta State and Hudspeth was offensive coordinator there (1999–2000). They overlapped again at Mississippi State in 2009. Stringer remained at Louisiana-Lafayette until the end of the 2017 season when Hudspeth was fired. For the 2018 season, Stringer joined

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's staff at

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as a quality control coach. He succeeded Brock Hays as tight ends coach in 2019. Stringer remained at Southern Miss during a chaotic 2020 season in which Southern Miss had three coaches: Hopson,

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, Tim Billings. New permanent head coach Will Hall, hired for the 2021 season, retained Stringer and promoted him to assistant head coach and general manager. Southern Miss fired Hall seven games into the 2024 season and named Stringer the interim head coach.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Mississippi State Bulldogs profile

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns profile

Southern Miss profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stringer, Reed 1979 births Living people Clemson Tigers football coaches Delta State Statesmen football players Delta State Statesmen football coaches Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football coaches Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches Southern Miss Golden Eagles football coaches People from Canton, Mississippi Coaches of American football from Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi