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14 Facts About Chris Cosh

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Chris Cosh was born on May 12,1959 and is an American football coach and former player.

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Chris Cosh currently serves as the defensive coordinator at Hampton University.

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Chris Cosh has been a defensive coach since he started as a student assistant at Virginia Tech in 1983.

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Chris Cosh has moved around a lot, with 13 stops in 25 years, including two with the Maryland Terrapins and re-joining Holtz with the South Carolina Gamecocks.

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Chris Cosh served as linebackers coach in 2004 and 2005 for the Kansas State Wildcats under head coach Bill Snyder, before returning to Maryland as their defensive coordinator and linebackers coach with head coach Ralph Friedgen.

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Friedgen praised Chris Cosh's recruiting but showed public frustration with Chris Cosh's in-game coaching.

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Chris Cosh will have now served as a defensive coordinator in five of the six BCS conferences.

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On January 18,2012, Chris Cosh was announced as the new defensive coordinator at the University of South Florida.

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On February 4,2016, Chris Cosh was named defensive coordinator at the University of Richmond.

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Chris Cosh followed head coach Danny Rocco to the University of Delaware as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach on January 5,2017.

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On July 21,2021, Cosh was named defensive coordinator at Christopher Newport University.

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Chris Cosh is a native of Washington, DC, and graduated from Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland.

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Chris Cosh has a bachelor's degree in physical education from Virginia Tech in 1983.

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Chris Cosh is currently a scout for the Chicago Bears.