Chuck Heater is listed as a quality control coach, but in reality he is on staff as insurance for when Todd Grantham, takes another job.
Heater served as the recruiting coordinator for the 2006 and 2007 Florida classes that each ranked among the Top-two nationally, including No. 1 by several services. The 2008 class was ranked in the top five by several services.
Heater, who served as the co-defensive coordinator at the University of Florida and has three national championship titles under his belt, (Notre Dame, 1988; Florida, 2006 and ’08) and has been part of 30 bowl games with a 24-6 record. The programs he’s coached have a combined record of 344-164-4 (.676) and he’s been part of 14 10-win seasons.
Heater has coached at Marshall, Temple, & Maryland since leaving the Univ of Florida.
Before going to Maryland (2018), Heater worked as Marshall's defensive coordinator and secondary coach from 2013-17. The year before he arrived at Marshall, the Herd ranked 123rd (second last in the FBS) in scoring defense (43.1 ppg). Heater’s arrival provided immediate dividends, as Marshall slashed its points allowed per game to 22.9. The 20.1-point improvement was the best by a major college team since Central Michigan improved 20.5 points from 1997 to ’98.
In his first three seasons with Marshall, Heater’s defenses lowered their points-against ranking from 31st (22.9) in 2013, to No. 18 (21.0 ppg) in 2014 to No. 10 (17.8 ppg) in 2015. And in 2014 and ’15, the Herd had back-to-back Conference USA Defensive Players of the Year in linebackers Neville Hewitt (2014) and Evan McKelvey (2015). Hewitt made the Miami Dolphins’ roster as a free agent rookie in 2015 and played in all 16 games
In my mind, its only a question of when (not if) Todd Grantham leaves. Grantham has changed jobs four times in his nine years as a college DC. https://www.gatorcountry.com/florid...lorida-is-important-but-he-wont-stay-forever/
I see Chuck Heater as similiar to Steve Sarkisian (Bama) getting promoted to OC, after Lane Kiffin left.
This way, we will have someone ready to step in & take over.
GO GATORS !!!
Heater served as the recruiting coordinator for the 2006 and 2007 Florida classes that each ranked among the Top-two nationally, including No. 1 by several services. The 2008 class was ranked in the top five by several services.
Heater, who served as the co-defensive coordinator at the University of Florida and has three national championship titles under his belt, (Notre Dame, 1988; Florida, 2006 and ’08) and has been part of 30 bowl games with a 24-6 record. The programs he’s coached have a combined record of 344-164-4 (.676) and he’s been part of 14 10-win seasons.
Heater has coached at Marshall, Temple, & Maryland since leaving the Univ of Florida.
Before going to Maryland (2018), Heater worked as Marshall's defensive coordinator and secondary coach from 2013-17. The year before he arrived at Marshall, the Herd ranked 123rd (second last in the FBS) in scoring defense (43.1 ppg). Heater’s arrival provided immediate dividends, as Marshall slashed its points allowed per game to 22.9. The 20.1-point improvement was the best by a major college team since Central Michigan improved 20.5 points from 1997 to ’98.
In his first three seasons with Marshall, Heater’s defenses lowered their points-against ranking from 31st (22.9) in 2013, to No. 18 (21.0 ppg) in 2014 to No. 10 (17.8 ppg) in 2015. And in 2014 and ’15, the Herd had back-to-back Conference USA Defensive Players of the Year in linebackers Neville Hewitt (2014) and Evan McKelvey (2015). Hewitt made the Miami Dolphins’ roster as a free agent rookie in 2015 and played in all 16 games
In my mind, its only a question of when (not if) Todd Grantham leaves. Grantham has changed jobs four times in his nine years as a college DC. https://www.gatorcountry.com/florid...lorida-is-important-but-he-wont-stay-forever/
I see Chuck Heater as similiar to Steve Sarkisian (Bama) getting promoted to OC, after Lane Kiffin left.
This way, we will have someone ready to step in & take over.
GO GATORS !!!
