Glenn Schumann Explained

Glenn Schumann
Current Title:Defensive Coordinator
Current Team:Georgia
Current Conference:SEC
Birth Date:29 March 1990
Birth Place:Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.
Alma Mater:Alabama (2011)
Coach Years1:2008–2011
Coach Team1:Alabama (SA)
Coach Years2:2011–2014
Coach Team2:Alabama (GA)
Coach Years3:2016–2018
Coach Team3:Georgia (ILB)
Coach Years4:2019–2021
Coach Team4:Georgia (co-DC/ILB)
Coach Years5:2022–present
Coach Team5:Georgia (DC/ILB)
Admin Years1:2014–2015
Admin Team1:Alabama (dir. football pps)
Championships:
  • 6 National (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022)

Glenn Schumann (born March 29, 1990) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Georgia Bulldogs.[1]

Early life

Schumann was born on March 29, 1990, to Eric Schumann, a former college football coach and player, and Sherry Schumann, a college athletic director in Valdosta, Georgia.[2] During his childhood, he moved all over the country because of his father's coaching stops at different places. He played both football and basketball at McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney, Texas, where he lettered in both sports.[3] He was part of McKinney Boyd's first ever graduating class.[4]

Coaching career

Alabama

Unlike most collegiate coaches, Schumann did not play college football. Instead, after graduating high school in Texas, Schumann enrolled at Alabama, his father's alma mater, to be a student assistant under legendary coach Nick Saban in 2008. Reflecting on his time as a student assistant, he said that being a student assistant was, “doing anything that was asked of me.”[5] He graduated from Alabama in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in arts and earned a master's in sports management in 2013.[6]

He served as a student assistant from 2008 to 2011, when he graduated. During his time as a student assistant, Alabama won one SEC Championship and one National Championship. After he graduated, he became a graduate assistant under Saban. During his time as an on-field assistant, he worked closely with Saban and defensive coordinator Kirby Smart in installing the defensive gameplan every week. [7] He worked with the outside linebackers during the early part of his stint and switched to working with the secondary for the latter part of his tenure as graduate assistant.[8]

In 2014, he became the director of football operations. His responsibilities at this position included off-the-field activities, player development, helping student-athletes balance athletics and academics, and organizing recruiting efforts.

Georgia

When Kirby Smart was hired away from Alabama to become the head coach at Georgia, he made Schumann his first coaching hire. Speaking about the relationship between Smart and Schumann at Alabama, Smart said Schumann “was my right-hand for four or five years over there.”[9] He was hired as the inside linebackers coach there. This hire also made him the youngest on-field coaching assistant in the SEC. When Roquan Smith, an inside linebacker for Providence at the time, asked Alabama players about Schumann, the Alabama players, “were talking about how much of a guru he was,” Smith said. “Then when I met him and was watching film with him, I was like, ‘Wow, this guy is really that.’”[10]

Schumann coached the aforementioned Smith to winning the Butkus Award, which goes to the nation's best linebacker in 2017.[11] Also in 2017, Georgia won their first SEC Championship since 2005 and advanced to the National Championship, only to lose to his former boss, Nick Saban, and Alabama.

Prior to the 2019 season, defensive coordinator Mel Tucker left to become the head coach at Colorado, so Smart promoted Schumann and outside linebackers coach Dan Lanning to co-defensive coordinators.[12] Georgia's defense in 2019 had the best team defense in the nation, allowing only 12.6 points per game and 276 yards per game.[13] He was part of the Bulldogs' coaching staff that won the National Championship over Alabama in the 2021 season.[14] He won his second championship with Georgia, and sixth overall, when they defeated TCU in the National Championship.[15]

In February 2023, Schumann interviewed for the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive coordinator job.[16] He ultimately decided to remain at Georgia.[17]

Personal life

Schumann and his wife Lauren were married in 2015. They have two children.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weiszer . Marc . January 3, 2018 . UGA ILB coach Glenn Schumann 'a part of the process' with both Crimson Tide and Bulldogs . January 5, 2024 . Athens Banner-Herald . January 6, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180106181736/http://onlineathens.com/sports/dogbytes/2018-01-03/uga-ilb-coach-glenn-schumann-part-process-both-crimson-tide-and-bulldogs . live .
  2. Web site: Poole . Greg . August 11, 2020 . Top Dawgs: Glenn Schumann . January 5, 2024 . Bulldawg Illustrated . November 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118164657/https://bulldawgillustrated.com/sports/uga-football-2/top-dawgs-glenn-schumann/ . live .
  3. Web site: Glenn Schumann- Football Coach - University of Georgia . January 5, 2024 . Georgia Bulldogs Athletics . August 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822173657/https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/glenn-schumann/2769 . live .
  4. Web site: Gosling . Paul . June 6, 2008 . How far we've come: A night of firsts for McKinney Boyd . January 5, 2024 . Star Local Media . August 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822200053/https://starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycouriergazette/news/how-far-weve-come-a-night-of-firsts-for-mckinney-boyd/article_c82344fc-3cfe-55d2-b0cb-5dc89824432d.html . live .
  5. Web site: Emerson . Seth . January 7, 2018 . From Alabama to Georgia: The Glenn Schumann experience . January 5, 2024 . DawgNation . August 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822173658/https://www.dawgnation.com/football/alabama-georgia-glenn-schumann-emergence/ . live .
  6. Web site: Weiszer . Marc . January 4, 2018 . He's young, but Georgia's Schumann knows his stuff . January 5, 2024 . Tuscaloosa News . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027140247/https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20180104/hes-young-but-georgias-schumann-knows-his-stuff . live .
  7. Web site: Tatty . John . January 8, 2018 . Former Alabama defensive guru now helping Kirby Smart at Georgia . January 5, 2024 . AL.com . November 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118164136/https://www.al.com/sports/2018/01/former_alabama_defensive_guru.html . live .
  8. Web site: Rowe . Jake . April 7, 2016 . Georgia's Glenn Schumann is SEC's youngest on-field assistant . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020715/https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Georgias-Glenn-Schumann-is-SECs-youngest-on-field-assistant-44680217/ . dead . November 12, 2020 . January 5, 2024 . 247 Sports.
  9. Web site: Weiszer . Marc . February 15, 2019 . Lanning promoted to Georgia football defensive coordinator, Schumann co-coordinator . January 5, 2024 . Savannah Morning News . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027101657/https://www.savannahnow.com/sports/20190215/lanning-promoted-to-georgia-football-defensive-coordinator-schumann-co-coordinator . live .
  10. Web site: Butt . Jason . January 26, 2018 . While Georgia's Glenn Schumann is only 27 years old, players consider him a football 'guru' . January 5, 2024 . Ledger-Enqiuer . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027063310/https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-georgia/bulldogs-blog/article193432954.html . live .
  11. Web site: Rittenberg . Adam . Georgia linebacker R. Smith wins Butkus Award . ESPN.com . 2017-12-04 . 2024-08-07.
  12. Web site: Towers . Chip . February 15, 2019 . BREAKING: Dan Lanning, Glenn Schumann each get coordinator titles as Georgia reveals staff roles . January 5, 2024 . Dawg Nation . August 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822173659/https://www.dawgnation.com/football/breaking-dan-lanning-glenn-schumann-named-co-coordinators-as-several-georgia-releases-new-staff-roles/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2019 College Football Team Defense . January 5, 2024 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en . February 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240226120316/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2019-team-defense.html . live .
  14. Web site: Blinder . Alan . January 10, 2022 . How Georgia Beat Alabama to Win College Football's National Championship . February 27, 2023 . The New York Times . en-US . February 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230227164106/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/10/sports/alabama-georgia-national-championship . live .
  15. Web site: Witz . Billy . January 9, 2023 . How Georgia Romped Past T.C.U. For a Second Straight Title . February 27, 2023 . The New York Times . en-US . February 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230227163814/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/09/sports/georgia-tcu-score-championship . live .
  16. Web site: Tolentino . Josh . February 22, 2023 . Eagles reportedly interview Georgia aide Glenn Schumann for defensive coordinator’s job . August 23, 2023 . Philadelphia Inquirer . en . November 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118164132/https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-defensive-coordinator-search-glenn-schumann-georgia-20230222.html . live .
  17. Web site: Frank . Reuben . February 27, 2023 . Another candidate for Eagles' DC job withdraws . January 5, 2024 . NBC Sports Philadelphia . en-US.
  18. Web site: University of Georgia Athletics . 2024-08-09 . georgiadogs.com.

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