Report: Former Georgia Tech Defensive Coordinator Kevin Sherrer Taking Same Position at Georgia State

Sherrer was on Georgia Tech's staff last season

According to Matt Zenitz at 247Sports, former Georgia Tech linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator Kevin Sherrer is taking the defensive coordinator position at Georgia State under new head coach Dell McGee. 

Dell McGee is expected to hire Jim Chaney as his offensive coordinator at Georgia State and Kevin Sherrer as his defensive coordinator, sources tell @chris_hummer and me for @247Sports.

Chaney has been an OC at places like Georgia, Tennessee and Arkansas. Sherrer has worked for… pic.twitter.com/sAbNiuWGFd

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) February 27, 2024

Sherrer only spent one season at Georgia Tech and was brought on as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. After Andrew Thacker was demoted from defensive coordinator after the Yellow Jackets loss to Bowling Green, Sherrer took over the defensive coordinator duties. 

Georgia Tech and Georgia State will face each other on August 31st at Bobby Dodd Stadium this upcoming season. 

From his bio at Georgia Tech Athletics: 

"Sherrer has made his mark as a coach at every level of football, winning three state championships as one of the most prominent assistant coaches in the state of Alabama, two national titles as a member of the staff at the University of Alabama, and most recently as an assistant coach for the New York Giants. He spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Giants, first as inside linebackers coach in ’20, then as linebackers coach in ’21.

Prior to his two seasons in the NFL, Sherrer spent the previous five seasons coaching linebackers in the Southeastern Conference, first at Georgia (2014-17), then at Tennessee (2018-19).

Before making the jump to the collegiate level, Sherrer established himself as one of the preeminent high school assistant coaches in the state of Alabama, with stints as a defensive assistant at Tuscaloosa County H.S. (1996-97), defensive backs coach at Spain Park H.S. (2001-04) and, most notably, a defensive assistant (2005-06) and defensive coordinator (2007-09) at state power Hoover H.S.. He won three Alabama 6A state championships during his time in the high school ranks – 1997 (Tuscaloosa County), 2005 (Hoover) and 2009 (Hoover)."

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