Will Muschamp Biography

Will Muschamp is the defensive genius who will lead the Texas Longhorns to the Promised Land!

Will Muschamp: Playing Career
Born in Rome, Georgia, in 1971, Will Muschamp was both a fan of football and the Georgia Bulldogs. An outstanding safety in high school, Will Muschamp did not receive any scholarship offers to play college football but quickly found a spot on the Georgia Bulldogs as a walk on. In spite of not being recruited, Will Muschamp eventually earned the honors of being a defensive co-captain and started in two Bowl Games. Will Muschamp became known for a vicious and energetic playing style along with an impressive IQ.

Will Muschamp: Nick Sabin
With brilliance in the classroom and on the football field, it was natural for Will Muschamp to transition to the coaching ranks. He moved between a few schools in the NCAA as he gained experience as a coach. Initially a position coach specializing in defensive backs and linebackers, the young prodigy soon earned his first defensive-coordinator job at the small Valdosta State University where he helped the Blazers earn the best record in their short history. The job was small, but Will Muschamp caught the eye of LSU Tigers coach Nick Sabin.

Will Muschamp became an important part of the coaching staff for the LSU Tigers and quickly earned the respect of the coaching community with his quick turnaround of the Bayou Bengals defense. Will Muschamp earned a special reputation for developing defensive backs as he developed future NFL talents like LaRon Landry and Randall Gay. The Will Muschamp defense was key to the LSU Tigers 2003 BCS Championship.

Will Muschamp: Road to Texas
Will Muschamp joined Nick Sabin when he moved to the Miami Dolphins and learned a ton from coaching against some of the best minds in football. This stint only lasted one year as Will Muschamp moved back to the college ranks to coach the Auburn Tigers defense. Will Muschamp gained a reputation as the best defensive mind in college football in his two years with the Auburn Tigers. Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns made a play in 2007 and signed will Muschamp away from the Auburn Tigers.

Will Muschamp: Texas Longhorns
Fans with Texas Longhorns tickets were jumping for joy to hear about the signing of Will Muschamp. They knew that the Texas Longhorns had the offensive talent to win the BCS National Championship, but the defense was lacking. With a great recruiting class and solid talent already available to him, Will Muschamp was in defensive-coordinator heaven with the Texas Longhorns. Fans with Texas Longhorns tickets really wanted to see what Will Muschamp would do with beast DE Brian Orakpo.

Will Muschamp: Brian Orakpo
Will Muschamp quickly found his new best friend in the blue-chip player Brian Orakpo. A fast pass rusher able to bench press a car and squat a house, Will Muschamp knew that Brian Orakpo could be much more. Making Brian Orakpo his special project, Will Muschamp turned the DE from a pure pass rusher into the best defensive lineman in the NCAA. Fans with Texas Longhorns tickets were amazed to see how rapid the advancement in Brian Orakpo was, and he was soon a force against the run. Unleashed by the stunts and schemes of Will Muschamp, the Texas Longhorns defense smothered any team before them.

Will Muschamp: 2008 Longhorns
The offense was selling Texas Longhorns tickets, but the defense of Will Muschamp was winning games. Known for his passion and heart as well as his brains, Will Muschamp made news in the Texas Longhorns’ game against the Florida Atlantic Owls when he cut himself to show his players his blood and to express his intensity. The move turned a lot of heads but got his defense motivated for the rest of the year.

In three-straight big games, the defense of the Texas Longhorns stepped up and handed defeat to the Oklahoma Sooners, Missouri Tigers, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Will Muschamp and the Texas Longhorns derailed the No. 1 offense in the NCAA and ruined the Heisman chances of Oklahoma Sooners QB Sam Bradford with a 45-35 victory in the Red River Rivalry. Fans with Texas Longhorns tickets were disappointed when an injury to Brian Orakpo slowed the defense against Michael Crabtree and the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a close loss.

Will Muschamp: Longhorns vs. Aggies
The Texas Longhorns are No. 4 in the nation and can easily get back in the title hunt. In the meantime, Will Muschamp and fans with Texas Longhorns tickets are glad to get Brian Orakpo back from injury. After destroying the Kansas Jayhawks and Baylor Bears, it is time to prepare for the Texas A&M Aggies. The Texas Longhorns will not only be aiming for a blowout, but Will Muschamp will be out for a shutout as well.

Will Muschamp: Longhorns Head Coach
The Texas Longhorns have recently announced that Will Muschamp will succeed Mack Brown as the head coach of the football team when the legendary coach decides to retire. That should be many years down the road, but the future of the Texas Longhorns is set and the years of victory of victory under Mack Brown will only continue under Will Muschamp. Fans with Texas Longhorns tickets can rest easy know their favorite team will be in good hands for a decade to come.