Garret Chachere Explained

Garret Chachere
Current Title:Running backs coach
Current Team:Western Kentucky
Current Conference:C-USA
Birth Date:17 March 1969
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana
Alma Mater:Brother Martin High School
Tulane University, 1988
Player Years1:1987–1988
Player Team1:Tulane
Player Positions:Running back
Coach Years1:1991
Coach Team1:Tulane (GA)
Coach Years2:1992
Coach Team2:Cheyney (RB/DB)
Coach Years3:1993
Coach Team3:Bloomsburg (WR/DB)
Coach Years4:1994
Coach Team4:Bucknell (DB)
Coach Years5:1995–1997
Coach Team5:Nicholls State (LB)
Coach Years6:1998
Coach Team6:Northeast Louisiana (WR/TE)
Coach Years7:1999–2006
Coach Team7:Tulane (LB/ST)
Coach Years8:2007–2008
Coach Team8:Memphis (ST)
Coach Years9:2009–2011
Coach Team9:Arizona (RB/WR)
Coach Years10:2012
Coach Team10:Southern Miss (TE/ST)
Coach Years11:2013–2017
Coach Team11:California (DE/LB/AHC/RB)
Coach Years12:2017
Coach Team12:New Mexico Highlands (OC/WR)
Coach Years13:2018
Coach Team13:Southeastern Louisiana (PGC/RB)
Coach Years14:2019–present
Coach Team14:Western Kentucky (RB)

Garret Chachere (born March 17, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the running backs coach at Western Kentucky.

Playing career

Chachere is an alumnus of the Tulane University and played football at the school from 1987 to 1988.[1]

Coaching career

Chachere began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Tulane University, in 1991.[2] In 1992, Chachere accepted a position at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania where he served as both running backs and defensive backs coach before moving on to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania where he coached wide receivers and defensive backs for one year in 1993.[2] In 1994, he became defensive backs coach at Bucknell University.[2] After the 1994 season, he became linebackers coach at Nicholls State University from 1995 to 1997.[3] In 1998, he coached wide receivers and tight ends at Northeast Louisiana.[4]

Chachere returned to his alma mater, Tulane University, to coach linebackers and special teams from 1999 to 2006.[2] For both the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he coached special teams at the University of Memphis.[5] He then moved on to the University of Arizona where he coached running backs and wide receivers from 2009 to 2011.[6] During his tenure at Arizona, he served as the chairman of the program committee for the American Football Coaches Association.[6]

He then left to coach tight ends and special teams at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2012.[5] [7] On January 6, 2013 Chachere was announced as the defensive ends coach for the Golden Bears football team at the University of California, Berkeley.[8] From 2014 to 2015, he was linebackers coach and was also named assistant head coach at California.[8] With experience coaching both offense and defense, Chachere switched sides to coach running backs in 2016.[9]

In February 2017, Chachere accepted his first coordinator position as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at New Mexico Highlands University for the 2017 season.[10] In January 2018, he was named the passing game coordinator and running backs coach at Southeastern Louisiana University for 2018.[11] In January 2019, Chachere was named running backs coach at Western Kentucky University.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garret Chachere. https://web.archive.org/web/20101230065830/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/chachere_garret00.html. dead. December 30, 2010. tulanegreenwave.com. November 30, 2012.
  2. Web site: Garret Chachere. tulanegreenwave.com. March 6, 2020.
  3. Web site: All-Time Assistants. geauxcolonels.com. 35. March 6, 2020.
  4. Web site: Cal assistant not prone to wearing out his welcome. tucson.com. March 6, 2020.
  5. Web site: Garret Chachere Hired as Assistant Football Coach. conferenceusa.com. March 6, 2020.
  6. Web site: Garret Chachere. arizonawildcats.com. December 3, 2013.
  7. Web site: Garret Chachere. espn.com. March 6, 2020.
  8. Web site: Garret Chachere. calbears.com. March 6, 2020.
  9. Web site: Cal moves Garret Chachere to running backs coach, Art Kaufman to add linebacker duties. 13 February 2016 . californiagoldenblogs.com. March 6, 2020.
  10. Web site: Garret Chachere. nmhuathletics.com. March 6, 2020.
  11. Web site: Southeastern retains three football assistants from previous staff, hires six others. theadvocate.com. March 6, 2020.
  12. Web site: Chachere hired as WKU's new RBs coach. bgdailynews.com. March 6, 2020.