Bryant Vincent

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Bryant Vincent
Biographical details
Born (1975-10-18) October 18, 1975 (age 48)
Glasgow, Kentucky
Alma materWest Alabama
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997West Alabama (SA)
1998Hart County HS (KY) (assistant)
1999–2002Charles Henderson HS (AL) (assistant)
2003–2005Spain Park HS (AL) (AHC)
2006Greenville HS (AL)
2007–2010Spanish Fort HS (AL)
2011South Alabama (TE)
2012–2013South Alabama (QB)
2014UAB (OC/QB)
2015–2017South Alabama (AHC/co-OC/QB)
2018–2021UAB (OC/QB)
2022UAB (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall6–6 (college)
49–16 (high school)

Bryant Vincent (born October 18, 1975) is an American football coach who is currently the interim head coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Vincent was elevated to interim head coach at UAB in June 2022 after Bill Clark announced his retirement.[1]

Coaching career

High school

Vincent was initially a member of the baseball program at West Alabama before joining the football program as a student assistant in 1996.[2] After graduating from West Alabama, he worked as an elementary school teacher and assistant football coach in Hart County, Kentucky before returning to Alabama the next year.

Vincent was an assistant coach at Charles Henderson High School and Spain Park High School in Alabama before being named the head coach at Greenville High School in 2006. Greenville went 10–3 in Vincent's lone season at the helm, and Vincent won the Class 5A Coach of the Year Award.[2] Vincent was also the head coach at Spanish Fort High School from 2007 to 2010, where he accumulated a record of 39–13.

South Alabama

Vincent was hired to be the tight ends coach at South Alabama in 2011.[3] He was reassigned to quarterbacks coach in 2012.

UAB

Vincent was hired as the offensive coordinator at UAB in 2014. The football program was shut down after the season.[4]

South Alabama (second stint)

Vincent was hired back at South Alabama in 2015 as their assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach.[5] He was fired by South Alabama in September 2017.[6]

UAB (second stint)

Vincent was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UAB in 2018.[7]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
UAB Blazers (Conference USA) (2022)
2022 UAB 6–6 4–4 T–4th Bahamas
UAB: 6–6 4–4
Total: 6–6

References

  1. ^ Scarborough, Alex (June 27, 2022). "UAB promotes Bryant Vincent to interim football head coach, replacing the retiring Bill Clark". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b MacDonald, Jared (August 4, 2022). "Glasgow native Vincent excited for 'special opportunity' to lead UAB". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Hicks, Tommy (January 20, 2011). "After leading Spanish Fort to state title, Bryant Vincent joins staff at South Alabama". al.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Irvine, Steve (July 26, 2022). "New football head coach works his way to a special opportunity at UAB". 1819 News. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Evans, Thayer (December 14, 2014). "South Alabama hires UAB offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Stephenson, Creg (September 25, 2017). "Bryant Vincent out as South Alabama offensive coordinator". al.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "UAB hires Bryant Vincent back as offensive coordinator". Associated Press. February 2, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

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