Josh Henson | |
Current Title: | Offensive coordinator & Offensive Line coach |
Current Team: | USC |
Current Conference: | Big Ten |
Birth Date: | 14 July 1975 |
Birth Place: | Tuttle, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1993–1997 |
Player Team1: | Oklahoma State |
Player Positions: | Offensive lineman |
Coach Years1: | 1998 |
Coach Team1: | Kingfisher HS (OK) (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1999–2004 |
Coach Team2: | Oklahoma State (TE) |
Coach Years3: | 2005–2008 |
Coach Team3: | LSU (TE) |
Coach Years4: | 2009–2015 |
Coach Team4: | Missouri (OC/OL) |
Coach Years5: | 2016–2018 |
Coach Team5: | Oklahoma State (OL) |
Coach Years6: | 2019–2021 |
Coach Team6: | Texas A&M (OL) |
Coach Years7: | 2022–present |
Coach Team7: | USC (OC/OL) |
Josh Henson (born July 14, 1975) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the offensive coordinator for the USC Trojans. Henson was previously the offensive line coach for the Texas A&M Aggies.[1]
Josh Henson was born on July 14, 1975, in Tuttle, Oklahoma. After finishing high school, Henson attended Oklahoma State University and played college football there for five years. While at Oklahoma State, Henson started 37 games at offensive line and was named All-Big 12. Henson graduated from Oklahoma State with a bachelor's degree in secondary education.[2]
After graduating from Oklahoma State, Henson had a one-year stint as an assistant to the Kingfisher High School football team, where he helped the team reach the state semifinals.[3] The next year, Henson became a graduate assistant for Oklahoma State but later he became the tight ends coach at Oklahoma State for the next four years. After four years as tight ends coach for Oklahoma State, Henson became the tight ends coach for LSU.[4] After another four years, Henson left LSU to become the co-offensive line coach and later the offensive coordinator for Missouri.[5] After not being retained as offensive coordinator by the new head coach, Barry Odom, Henson returned to Oklahoma State to become the offensive line coach.[6] Three years after, Henson left to become the offensive line coach for Texas A&M.<ref>Web site: Jimbo Fisher hires Oklahoma State OL coach Josh Henson. February 8, 2019. Saturday Down South. In 2022, Henson once again got the opportunity to be an offensive coordinator, becoming USC's offensive coordinator under new coach Lincoln Riley.[7]