USC quickly replaced offensive line coach Josh Henson with Zach Hanson, who will transition from tight ends coach. Hanson brings prior offensive line coaching experience from Tulsa and Kansas State. The Trojans are also searching for a new tight ends coach.
Already poised to turn over most of its offensive line , USC has moved quickly to replace departed offensive line coach Josh Henson with a familiar face. Zach Hanson , who spent the last three seasons as USC ’s tight ends coach, will shift to leading the Trojans offensive line . He’ll take the place of Josh Henson, who left Tuesday to become the offensive coordinator at Purdue.
While Henson technically carried the same title at USC, he will step into a play calling role for new Boilermakers coach Barry Odom, who previously coached alongside Henson at Missouri. Hanson’s move to offensive line coach also leaves USC without an assistant working with tight ends. It was unclear, as of Wednesday morning, how or if Lincoln Riley planned to fill that opening. 'In addition to coaching our tight ends and being an outstanding recruiter, Zach has been instrumental in working with our offensive linemen at USC,' Riley said in a statement. 'He's had extensive experience coaching the offensive line at Tulsa and Kansas State. We're excited to have Zach lead this unit and develop our offensive line.' Hanson, a former offensive tackle at Kansas State, last coached the offensive line when he spent two seasons (2020-21) as offensive line coach at Tulsa. Prior to that, he was an assistant offensive line coach at Kansas State for one season (2018). He takes the reins of USC’s offensive line with much less experience than his predecessor. Henson’s three seasons made him the longest tenured offensive line coach at USC in a decade. But his time leading the Trojans front will be remembered as a largely uneven one. After a strong showing in 2022, behind a veteran line, USC’s front took a step back in 2023, then struggled to start the 2024 season before steadying in the second half of the season. It's thought the quick decision to move Hanson to offensive line coach help limit any potential fallout from Henson’s exit, which was expected to leave USC’s offensive line on even shakier groun
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