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American football coach (born 1975)

Josh Henson
Current position
TitleOffensive coordinator / Tight ends coach
TeamPurdue
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1975-07-14) July 14, 1975 (age 49)
Tuttle, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
1993–1997Oklahoma State
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998Kingfisher HS (OK) (assistant)
1999–2004Oklahoma State (TE)
2005–2008LSU (TE)
2009–2015Missouri (OC/OL)
2016–2018Oklahoma State (OL)
2019–2021Texas A&M (OL)
2022–2024USC (OC/OL)
2025–presentPurdue (OC/TE)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Josh Henson (born July 14, 1975) is an American college football coach and former offensive lineman who is the current the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for the Purdue Boilermakers. Henson was previously the offensive coordinator for the Missouri (2013–2015) and the USC Trojans (2022–2024).

Early life and education

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.

Coaching career

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. 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. After another four years, Henson left LSU to become the co-offensive line coach and later the offensive coordinator for Missouri. 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. Three years after, Henson left to become the offensive line coach for Texas A&M. In 2022, Henson once again got the opportunity to be an offensive coordinator, becoming USC's offensive coordinator under new coach Lincoln Riley.

References

  1. Dave Matter (February 14, 2009). "Henson a team player". www.columbiatribune.com. Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. "Meet USC's coaches under Lincoln Riley: Josh Henson, offensive coordinator". January 18, 2022.
  3. "OSU football: O-line coach Josh Henson happy to be home at OSU". Oklahoman.com. July 28, 2017.
  4. "Josh Henson". LSU. June 1, 2021.
  5. Connelly, Bill (December 17, 2012). "Josh Henson is your new offensive coordinator". Rock M Nation.
  6. David Morrison (December 12, 2012). "Henson, 'a very special guy,' excited about taking reins of MU offense". www.columbiatribune.com. Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  7. Writer, BILL HAISTEN World Sports (March 6, 2016). "Former Missouri offensive coordinator Josh Henson reportedly set to join OSU staff as an analyst". Tulsa World.
  8. "Jimbo Fisher hires Oklahoma State OL coach Josh Henson". Saturday Down South. February 8, 2019.
  9. Rittenberg, Adam (December 20, 2021). "Sources: USC to hire Henson as OC, OL coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
Current offensive coordinators of the Big Ten Conference
2007 LSU Tigers football—consensus national champions
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