After Jon Gruden’s resignation Monday night, a former Clemson assistant coach has been named the interim head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Rich Bisaccia, who has been on the Raiders’ staff since 2018 as assistant head coach/special teams coordinator, was named the interim head coach after Gruden and the Raiders parted ways.
Bisaccia was Clemson’s running backs coach from the 1993 Peach Bowl through the 1998 season under Tommy West.
The 61-year-old Bisaccia is in his 20th season as an NFL special teams coach. He began his NFL coaching career in 2002 with the Buccaneers under Gruden, and after staying in Tampa Bay until 2010, he has since coached with the San Diego Chargers (2011-2012) and Dallas Cowboys (2013-2017) before joining the Raiders’ staff in 2018.
In the wake of the Jon Gruden resignation, Las Vegas special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia has been named interim head coach. Rich is a former assistant coach at South Carolina under Sparky Woods and at Clemson under Tommy West.@Raiders pic.twitter.com/X7cKc7Q69Y
— Reggie Anderson (@ReggieWLTX) October 12, 2021
Rich Bisaccia was Clemson running backs coach from 1993 Peach Bowl thru 1998 season under Tommy West. He coached Raymond Priester to Clemson career rushing record that he held for 24 years until Travis Etienne broke it last year.
— Tim Bourret (@TimBourret) October 12, 2021
I always remember Rich Bisaccia's emphasis on ball security and the drills he put his players thru to help them. His first full year (1994) Clemson had just two lost fumbles, best in the nation, best on Clemson history and still an ACC record.
— Tim Bourret (@TimBourret) October 12, 2021
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