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EDDIE GRAN CLU '88
 

Gran's 26 seasons in the college ranks includes stops from coast-to-coast. It began at his alma mater Cal Lutheran, where he played four seasons 1984-1987 as a wide receiver and then coached there from 1987-1988. He spent 15 seasons as a running backs coach and special teams coordinator in the SEC, including 10 years at Auburn, followed by a stop at Tennessee before coming to Florida State in 2010. In 2012, Gran's coaching and position group responsibilities helped lead the Seminoles to their first ACC Championship since 2005, first 11-win season since 2000 and ninth Orange Bowl appearance..

Gran has a strong record for developing backfield talent. During his 14 seasons as the assistant to Tommy Tuberville at Ole Miss and Auburn, he sent eight running backs to the NFL, including former Tigers Carnell Williams, Ronnie Brown, Rudi Johnson, Brandon Jacobs, Heath Evans and Kenny Irons. They were preceded by former Rebels Deuce McCallister and John Avery.

Tennessee's Mario Hardesty (1,345 yards) added his name to the lengthy list of 1,000-yard rushers Gran has worked with over the course of his career in `09. Hardesty, who did not fumble on 282 carries from scrimmage in 2009, was a second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2010. He was selected one slot after Auburn's Ben Tate (Houston Texans), whom Gran coached in 2008.

Gran's tenure as a special teams coach included oversight of Auburn kicker John Vaughn, who was the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006. With his hands-on approach in all facets of special teams play, Gran is widely regarded as one of the most meticulous in tutoring the game's critical "third phase."

Eddie Gran has just accepted an offer from the Kentucky Wildcats  to become their offensive coordinator IN 2016, after playing the same role for the Cincinnati Bearcats over the past three seasons. In addition to his familiar offensive coordinator title, Gran will be given an assistant head coach title under Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops. Stoops and Gran worked together at Florida State from 2010-12, which led to Gran's role in offensive coaching for Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

Gran and his wife, Rosemary, were blessed with four daughters, Hannah, Dillan, Sydney and Lucy Grace. Sydney, the third of the Gran's four daughters, was born with the rare disease called Holoprosnecephaly. She passed away just shy of her sixth birthday in 2005. The Gran family is deeply involved in the community for this disease that has changed their lives and continues to impact others. The Sydney Gran Foundation is a charity designed to support children's hospitals and other families whose children are facing serious illness. Additional information is available at www.sydneygranfoundation.org.

Gran’s 27 seasons of offensive coaching in the college ranks began at Cal Lutheran, where he played four seasons as a wide receiver. Eddie Gran has just accepted an offer from the Kentucky Wildcats  to become their offensive coordinator, after playing the same role for the Cincinnati Bearcats over the past three seasons. In addition to his familiar offensive coordinator title, Gran will be given an assistant head coach title under Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops. Stoops and Gran worked together at Florida State from 2010-12, which led to Gran's role in offensive coaching for Florida State in the Orange Bowl. 

Gran’s 27 seasons in the college ranks includes stops from coast-to-coast. He spent 15 seasons as a running backs coach and special teams coordinator in the SEC, including 10 years at Auburn, followed by stops at Tennessee and Florida State before rejoining Tommy Tuberville’s staff in 2013. Gran previously coached with Tuberville at Miami (1990-91), Ole Miss (1995-98) and Auburn (1999-2008).

 
 
 
 
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