Jim Panagos

Jim Panagos (born 1975) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive line coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.[1]

Jim Panagos
Current position
TitleDefensive line coach
TeamRutgers
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1971-03-23) March 23, 1971
Brooklyn, New York
Playing career
1992Maryland
Position(s)Defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993Maryland (ADL)
1994–1997C. R. James Alt School (FL) (assistant)
2002–2003Minnesota Vikings (DQC)
2004–2005Minnesota Vikings (ADL)
2007–2011UCF (DL)
2012–2015Rutgers (DL)
2016Pittsburgh (volunteer)
2017Temple (DL)
2018Temple (DL/AHC)
2019Minnesota (DL)
2020-presentRutgers (DL)

Coaching career

Minnesota Vikings

Panagos joined the Minnesota Vikings as an offensive assistant and quality control coach in 2002. His title was defensive quality control coach from 2003–2004. In 2005, he was named assistant defensive line coach and assistant special teams coach.

UCF Knights

Panagos was the defensive line coach at the University of Central Florida from 2007 to 2011.

Rutgers

After leaving UCF, Panagos served as the defensive line coach for Rutgers underneath Kyle Flood from 2012–15.[2]

Pittsburgh

Panagos spent the 2016 season as a defensive consultant with Pittsburgh[3]

Temple

In January 2017, Panagos was named the defensive line coach for Temple underneath new Temple coach Geoff Collins. Panagos had previously worked with Collins at UCF.[4] During his first season at Temple, Panagos led a defensive line that finished No. 11 in the nation in sacks. Panagos was named a semi-finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach.[5]

Minnesota

In 2019, Jim was the defensive line coach for Minnesota.[6]

Return to Rutgers

On December 14, 2019[7] it was announced that Jim was leaving Minnesota to return to Rutgers[8] to once again be their defensive line coach.[9]

References
  1. "Football Adds Defensive Line Coach Panagos".
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Panagos Joining Pitt". Pittsburgh Sports Now. March 3, 2016.
  4. "Temple to hire Jim Panagos as DL coach". philly.com.
  5. "Panagos Named Broyles Award Nominee". Temple University Athletics.
  6. "Jim Panagos - Football Coach". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  7. Andy Greder | agreder@pioneerpress. com | Pioneer Press (December 14, 2019). "Gophers defensive line coach Jim Panagos to leave for Rutgers". Twin Cities. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  8. Ruane, Blake (December 15, 2019). "Defensive line coach Jim Panagos leaves for Rutgers". The Daily Gopher. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  9. Taylor, John (December 15, 2019). "Minnesota loses DL coach to Rutgers". CollegeFootballTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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