THE COLLEGE GAME · 2026
Southern Conference · Coaches & staff
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Assistant Coach - Defensive Ends · Chattanooga · 2026
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Tyrus Ward joined Chattanooga in June 2021 and is listed as its defensive-ends coach.
Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Tyrus Ward - Assistant Coach - Defensive Ends - Football Coaches - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics
Career
Ward previously led the football programs at Brainerd High School from 2017 through 2020 and Whites Creek from 2015 through 2016, following assistant work at Brainerd and Red Bank. He played receiver at Chattanooga after transferring from East Tennessee State. His official biography records 52 receptions for 745 yards and five touchdowns across 18 Chattanooga appearances. It also identifies a 2022 Carolina Panthers Bill Walsh fellowship and work with Jay Person, the Southern Conference’s defensive player of the year in 2022 and 2023.
Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Tyrus Ward - Assistant Coach - Defensive Ends - Football Coaches - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics
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