Christopher Ash was born on December 24,1973 and is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
13 Facts About Chris Ash
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Chris Ash served as the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from 2016 to 2019, and defensive coordinator of the Wisconsin Badgers, Arkansas Razorbacks, Ohio State Buckeyes, and Texas Longhorns.
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Chris Ash has previously coached for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League.
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In 2005, Chris Ash received his master's degree from Iowa State University.
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Chris Ash held assistant coaching positions with the Drake Bulldogs, Princeton Tigers, Iowa State Cyclones, and San Diego State Aztecs, before being hired by the Wisconsin Badgers in 2010.
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In 2012, Chris Ash joined as the defensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas, following former Badgers head coach Bret Bielema who was hired in the same capacity at Arkansas.
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In January 2014, Chris Ash was hired as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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On December 7,2015, Chris Ash agreed to a 5-year, $11 million-guaranteed contract to become the head coach at Rutgers.
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Chris Ash was fired as Rutgers head coach on September 29,2019 due to poor performance.
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Chris Ash spent the rest of the 2019 season as an analyst at the University of Texas at Austin.
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On December 15,2019, Chris Ash was hired as the defensive coordinator at Texas there he spent the 2020 season.
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On February 11,2021, Chris Ash was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their defensive backs and safeties coach under head coach Urban Meyer.
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On February 6,2022, Chris Ash was hired by the Las Vegas Raiders as their defensive backs coach under head coach Josh McDaniels.