Charles Huff is set to add several assistants from Southern Miss staff

Memphis officially announced Charles Huff as the program’s 26th head coach Monday morning, and Huff has already started assembling his coaching staff.

Various outlets reported that Huff is bringing defensive coordinator Jason Semore, running backs coach Telly Lockette, defensive backs coach Dominique Bowman, chief of staff Sharrod Everett and general manager Reed Grable. All five coaches were on staff at Southern Miss last season, and it’s unclear if more coaches will follow from that staff.

Semore will follow Huff from Hattiesburg to Memphis after making the same move the year prior, following the head coach from Marshall. Semore has spent the last three seasons as an FBS defensive coordinator, but he served in the same role at other levels, with stops at Valdosta State, Montana, Colorado School of Mines and Adams State.

Semore also spent time as a defensive analyst at Georgia Tech, Temple and Oklahoma State. The Golden Eagles' defense allowed 27.4 points per game and 402.3 yards per game this season.

Bowman returns to Memphis after spending time at Temple, Marshall, Austin Peay and UT Martin, and he spent one season at Southern Miss as the defensive backs coach. This year, the Golden Eagles led the country with 21 interceptions, and they returned two of them for touchdowns.

The Memphis native was named to the American Football Coaches Association’s 2020 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute, and he started his coaching career at Cordova High School.

Lockette will also join Huff’s staff and will likely take the over the same role. Lockett is another coach who has been with Huff since Marshall, and he led the Marshall run-game to 201.7 rushing yards per game in 2024, which ranked No. 19 in the country.

In his first season at Southern Miss, the Golden Eagles only averaged 137 yards per game and 18 touchdowns on the ground.

Everett will also follow Huff after spending the last five seasons on staff at Marshall and Southern Miss. The chief of staff has spent time at a ton of different power conference programs, including stops at Vanderbilt, Florida State and Oregon.

Huff will also bring in his general manager Reed Grable from Southern Miss. Grable is Huff’s right-hand man when it comes to putting together a roster, and he helped put together the No. 1 ranked transfer class in the Group of Five last season, according to 247 Sports and Rivals.