Tag: WR coach

Michigan State football officially retains Courtney Hawkins as WR coach

Courtney Hawkins is being retained as MSU’s WR coach.

Michigan State has officially announced that Courtney Hawkins will be retained onto Jonathan Smith’s staff as the team’s wide receiver coach. Hawkins has been Michigan State’s wide receiver coach since 2020, prior to that, Hawkins was the head coach of Flint Beecher High School from 2006-2019.

Hawkins, a former Spartan player in his own right, has produced two NFL draft picks and has been a solid recruiter during his four years with the program.

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Ravens hire former Chiefs assistant Greg Lewis as WR coach

The #Chiefs have a new assistant coaching vacancy to fill with RB coach Greg Lewis joining the #Ravens coaching staff as WR coach.

The Kansas City Chiefs now have another assistant coaching vacancy to fill.

The Baltimore Ravens announced on Wednesday that they’ve hired former Chiefs RB coach Greg Lewis for their WR coaching vacancy. Lewis was in the running for a position with the Washington Commanders under Eric Bieniemy, but they ultimately went a different direction.

When Andy Reid was asked about the situation with Lewis at the combine, he gave the following response to the Athletic’s Nate Taylor.

“I don’t know exactly where Greg is with things,” Reid said.

Well, now we know exactly where he stands.

Lewis has a long history with Andy Reid, which is where he first crossed paths with Ravens HC John Harbaugh. He played wide receiver with the Eagles from 2003-2008, a time when Harbaugh was special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach in Philly.

A member of the Chiefs’ coaching staff since 2017, Lewis spent four seasons as WR coach before becoming the team’s RB coach in 2021. He claimed that he wanted a new challenge and was switched to that position with Kansas City. Now, he’ll find himself back in his old role and the Chiefs will find themselves looking for their third RB coach of the Patrick Mahomes era.

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Report: Cortez Hankton to leave UGA for LSU

It appears the Brian Kelly staff is complete.

Almost a week ago, reports surfaced that current UGA wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Cortez Hankton was the favorite to fill the same role with LSU.

On Sunday morning, multiple outlets including On3 announced that it was a done deal and Hankton would be taking the final spot on the Brian Kelly staff. Hankton has spent the last four seasons on the Georgia Bulldogs staff. Prior to that run, he was a member of the Vanderbilt staff as the wide receivers coach from 2015-17.

The New Orleans native knows all about SEC football having spent the last seven seasons in the conference. All of that time in the SEC East, he now heads to the West division with LSU. Hankton played his high school days at St. Augustine in New Orleans before playing for Texas Southern.

He had a brief stint in the NFL for the Jaguars, Buccaneers, and Vikings. Hankton will now focus on his new role back in his home state with the Tigers. LSU has had a history of producing top wide receivers and Hankton will look to continue that trend.

He was credited with being the primary recruiter for top Bulldogs wide receiver George Pickens, who entered the NFL draft following the national championship-winning season. He also had a hand in recruiting Lewis Cine out of Texas, who is also heading to the NFL. Hankton will see a familiar face in Major Burns, who he recruited to UGA before the transfer to LSU.

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