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Assistant Coaches
Dan Lanning was named the Fain and Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator in February, 2019, after serving one year as Georgia’s outside linebackers coach. He joined the Bulldog staff after two years as inside linebacker coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Memphis.
In Lanning’s two seasons coordinating the Georgia defense, his charges have ranked among the nation’s leaders in several categories, including total defense, scoring defense and rushing defense. He was also named one of five finalists for the 2019 Broyles Award, which is presented to college football’s assistant coach of the year.
In his first year at Georgia, Lanning was part of a coaching staff that led the Bulldogs to their second straight season with 11 or more wins, second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The UGA defense finished second in the SEC in total defense and third in pass defense and opponent third down conversions.
Lanning joined the Memphis staff in 2016 after spending the 2015 season at Alabama as a graduate assistant coach with the outside linebackers. Prior to Alabama, he held positions at Pittsburgh (2011), Arizona State (2012-13) and Sam Houston State (2014).
At Memphis he was part of a staff that that led the Tigers to their third 10-win season in school history and finished in the top five in the country in turnovers gained two years in a row.
At Alabama, Lanning was a member of the coaching staff that guided the Crimson Tide to a 14-1 record, the SEC Championship and the 2015 College Football Playoff (CFP) national title. Lanning worked with a Crimson Tide defense that ranked top-10 nationally in five statistical categories.
Lanning began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant on the staff at Pittsburgh in 2011. He also includes stops at Arizona State (2012-13) and Sam Houston State (2014) before coming to Alabama in 2015.
Lanning got his start in coaching at Park Hill South High School in Riverside, Mo., from 2008-10. In his three seasons there, he served as an assistant coach with emphasis on special teams, defensive backs and wide receivers.
A Richmond, Mo., native, Lanning played linebacker at William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Mo. He earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in physical education and secondary education in 2008. Two years later, Lanning completed coursework for his master’s degree in secondary administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo.
Lanning and his wife, Sauphia, have three sons: Caden, Kniles and Titan.
Todd Monken
Offensive Coordinator — Quarterbacks
NFL and college veteran coach Todd Monken was named Offensive Coordinator at UGA on January 17, 2020. Monken, a native of Wheaton, Ill., came to Georgia after serving as offensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns in 2019. He had also held the offensive coordinator position with the Tampa Bay Bucs for three seasons (2016-18) and head coaching position at Southern Miss for three years (2013-15). The Knox College (Ill.) graduate also coached the wide receivers his first two seasons in Tampa Bay.
In 2019, Monken directed a Browns offense that was led by former Bulldog standout Nick Chubb, who was second in the NFL with 1,494 yards on 298 carries (5.0 yards/carry) and eight touchdowns.
In 2018, he helped the Bucs lead the NFL in passing offense and finish third in the league in total offense. The Buccaneers set numerous club records including total yards, passing yards and passing touchdowns. Wide receiver Mike Evans thrived under Monken’s offense as he earned his first two Pro Bowl selections and topped 1,000 receiving yards in all three seasons.
In 2013, Monken took over a program at Southern Miss that had finished 0-12 the previous season. By the end of his third season, the Golden Eagles had reached the postseason, going 9-5 in 2015, winning the Conference USA West division and playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.
Before joining Southern Miss, Monken spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Oklahoma State (2011-12), his second stint with the Cowboys after having worked as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach from 2002-04. During his time as offensive coordinator, the team set school season records for total offensive yards, passing yards, completion percentage, points scored and passing touchdowns. He worked with quarterback Brandon Weeden and wide receiver Justin Blackmon, who both went on to be first round picks in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Between stints at OSU, Monken served as the passing game coordinator/ wide receivers coach at LSU from 2005-06. He then spent four seasons (200710) working as the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Monken began his coaching career at Grand Valley State, spending two seasons as a graduate assistant (1989-90), before holding the same title at Notre Dame (1991-92). He also coached at Eastern Michigan, where he worked as the defensive backs/wide receivers coach (1993-97), before being elevated to the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (1998-99). In addition, Monken served as the running backs coach (2000) and the wide receivers coach (2001) at Louisiana Tech.
Monken was a three-year letterwinner at quarterback for Knox College. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in education leadership from Grand Valley State. Monken is a member of the Knox College Athletic Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Terri, have one son, Travis.
Scott Cochran
Special Teams Coordinator
Scott Cochran was named Special Teams Coordinator in February, 2020, after serving 13 years as head strength and conditioning coach at Alabama. In Cochran’s first year overseeing Georgia’s special teams units, the Bulldogs have ranked among the nation’s leaders in kickoff coverage and net punting, while junior punter Jake Camarda has remained all season in the top five nationally in average per punt. A two-time National Strength Coach of the Year, Cochran was on the staff of six national championship teams – five at Alabama (2009, ’11, ’12, ’15, ’17) and one at LSU (2003). Nationally regarded as one of the best in the area of strength and conditioning, Cochran received one of the highest honors in his field when he was named the 2011 Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year, as featured in American Football Monthly.
Smart and Cochran both began their Alabama careers in 2007 and spent nine years together before Smart left to take his current position in Athens. Cochran implemented an offseason workout plan at Alabama before spring practice each year, which included the well-known “Fourth Quarter Program” to help players develop physically and prepare for upcoming practices.
On the way to the 2009 national championship, Alabama won the fourth quarter by an astounding margin of 121-32. The Tide continued this trend in 2011, dominating the fourth quarter 111-18 en route to the program’s second national title in three years. A third title in four years proved strong in the fourth quarter as well posting a 118-47 advantage. The 2015 team won the fourth quarter 138-80 while the 2017 title team boasted 97-47 advantage.
Cochran joined the Bama staff in 2007 after spending three seasons with the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA as an assistant strength coach. With the Hornets, he worked with standouts Chris Paul, Baron Davis, David West and Tyson Chandler.
Prior to joining the Hornets staff, Cochran worked at both LSU (2001-03) and University Laboratory High School (1998-2001) in Baton Rouge. He then was hired on to the full-time staff for the 2003-04 season.
A native of New Orleans, Cochran earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology (2001) and a master’s degree in Sports Management (2003) from LSU. He was born on March 21, 1979, and is married to the former Cissy Schepens. They have three children, including one son Beau and two daughters, Savannah and Lucy.
Pass Game Coordinator — Wide Receivers Georgia Football Matt Luke Associate Head Coach — Offensive Line
Former NFL wide receiver Cortez Hankton was named Pass Game Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach in February of 2019 after serving the 2018 season as an assistant coach in charge of the receivers. In his first year at Georgia, Hankton was part of a coaching staff that led the Bulldogs to their second consecutive season with 11 or more wins, second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. Hankton coached several big-play receivers in Terry Godwin, Mecole Hardman and Riley Ridley who combined for 1,475 receiving yards and were all taken in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Hankton joined the Georgia staff in February, 2018, after coaching wide receivers for three seasons at Vanderbilt. Prior to his time in Nashville, Hankton coached receivers for three seasons at Dartmouth in the Ivy League (2012-14). During that time, he helped the Big Green to a 20-10 overall record, including an 8-2 mark in 2014.
Hankton was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in April, 2003, by the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his four years with the Jaguars, he caught 34 passes for 310 yards and a pair of touchdowns, both of which came in his sophomore campaign in 2004. Hankton signed with Minnesota in 2007 and spent the entire 2008 season on injured reserve with Tampa Bay.
A native of New Orleans, Hankton received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Southern in 2002, where he set season and career records for receiving yards. He and his wife, the former Shon Holder, were married in July, 2014. They are the parents of sons Cortez “Trip” III and Cruz.
Todd Hartley
Assistant Coach — Tight Ends
Todd Hartley, a University of Georgia graduate who had previously been a fulltime staff member of the Bulldog football program, was named tight ends coach on January 14, 2019. In 2019, the Bulldogs became the first team in school history to win 11 or more games three straight seasons, won its third consecutive SEC Eastern Division title, and earned it third straight appearance in a New Year’s Six Bowl game (2018 Rose, 2019 Allstate Sugar, 2020 Allstate Sugar). The ‘Dogs defeated Baylor in the 2020 Allstate Sugar Bowl to complete a 12-2 season. He coached Charlie Woerner in 2019, a member of the senior class that won 44 games—tied for most victories in school history.
Hartley, a native of Gray, Ga., served as Miami’s Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach from 2016-18. During his tenure at Miami under head coach Mark Richt, Hartley coached tight end David Njoku before he was taken in the 2017 NFL Draft as the 29th overall pick and also guided tight end Christopher Herndon, who was taken in the fourth round of the 2018 draft.
Hartley arrived in Miami after serving as Georgia’s Director of Player Personnel in 2015. Before his return to Georgia, he spent four years at Marshall serving in a variety of roles, including tight ends and safeties coach and recruiting coordinator from 2011-14.
Hartley originally joined the Georgia program as a student assistant at the end of the 2005 season. He worked with the offense and special teams until the spring of 2008 while he was an undergraduate.
Georgia had an 11-win season and tallied three bowl victories during Hartley’s years working with the Bulldogs, including a 41-10 rout of No. 10 Hawai’i in the 2008 Sugar Bowl. He was instrumental in preparation of the Georgia defense for the 2009 Independence Bowl at a time when only one fulltime defensive assistant was on staff.
Hartley graduated from Georgia with a degree in health and physical education in May, 2008. He and his wife Jessica have four children: Tucker, Teagan, Tenley and Tatum. Matt Luke, head coach at Ole Miss for the past three seasons, was named Associate Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach at Georgia on Dec. 10, 2019. Luke brings a wealth of experience, both as a developer of talent and a builder of offenses. During his 25 years in the collegiate game, both as a player and coach, he has worked alongside a number of successful coaches. On the field he has tutored 17 all-conference players, including All-Americans and first-round NFL draftees Laremy Tunsil and Laken Tomlinson.
A native of Gulfport, Miss., Luke was named the interim head coach at Ole Miss in time for the 2017 season. After a 6-6 regular season, capped by a road victory over Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, the “interim” tag was removed from his title.
Luke lettered four seasons (1995-98) as a center at Ole Miss. A starter in 33 career games for the Rebels, he served as team captain in 1998 as the Rebels posted a 7-5 ledger and defeated Texas Tech in the Independence Bowl.
After his playing career, Luke was a student assistant coach at Ole Miss in 1999, and he graduated in May 2000 with a degree in business administration. His coaching career included stops which led to his head coaching position at Ole Miss: Murray State (OL, 2000-2001), Ole Miss (OL/TE, 2002-2005), Tennessee (OL/TE, 2006-07), Duke (Co-Off. Coordinator/OL, 2008-2011), Ole Miss (Co-Off. Coordinator/OL, 2011-2016).
Luke is married to the former Ashley Grantham of Oxford, Miss., and the couple has two sons, Harrison (born Feb. 18, 2008) and Cooper (born July 20, 2011). Luke’s father, Tommy, was a defensive back at Ole Miss in the 1960s while his brother, Tom, quarterbacked the Rebels from 1989-91.
Dell McGee Run Game Coordinator — Running Backs
Dell McGee was named Run Game Coordinator and Running Backs Coach after one season as Assistant Head Coach. He had served the previous two seasons as an assistant coach, overseeing running backs. In his five seasons at UGA, McGee coached four 1,000-yard season rushers: Nick Chubb (1,345 in 2017 and 1,130 in 2016); Sony Michel (1,161 in 2017); D’Andre Swift (1,049 in 2018); Elijah Holyfield (1,018 in 2018); and Swift again in 2019 (1,218). In the 2018 NFL draft, Michel was the 31st player picked by New England and Chubb was 35th pick of the draft by Cleveland. Chubb and Michel finished their careers as the Nos. 2 and 3 career rushers in UGA history, amassing over 8,400 combined yards and 87 touchdowns. Additionally, Rivals.com named McGee the 2018 National Recruiter of the Year after the Bulldogs signed the consensus No. 1-rated recruiting class.
Just 10 days before he came to UGA, McGee led Georgia Southern to victory in its first-ever bowl game (GoDaddy Bowl) as interim head coach.
He served as running backs coach at GSU the previous two seasons, during both of which the Eagles led the nation in rushing offense—384 yards per game in 2014 and 363 yards per game in 2015.
McGee developed Carver-Columbus High School into a perennial powerhouse. The Tigers rattled off seven straight seasons with 10 or more wins, including a perfect 15-0 season en route to the Georgia state title. McGee was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Auburn from 1992-95, helping preserve the Tigers’ undefeated 1993 season with a critical interception against Alabama. McGee and his wife Linda have a son, Austin.
Co-Defensive Coordinator — Inside Linebackers Assistant Coach — Defensive Backs
Glenn Schumann was named Co-Defensive Coordinator & Inside Linebackers coach at Georgia in February of 2019 after three seasons in charge of the Bulldogs’ inside linebackers. In 2019 he was part of a coaching staff that led Georgia to its third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense led the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, ranking among FBS leaders in several other categories.
Schumann’s star pupil over his first two years was Roquan Smith, the Bulldogs’ leading tackler who capped his junior season by winning the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. Smith in 2017 was a consensus All-American, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and he finished in the top ten in the Heisman Trophy voting. He has led the Chicago Bears in tackles in each of his first three years as a professional.
Schumann spent eight years with the Crimson Tide, first as an undergraduate analyst (2008-Dec. 2011) and then as a graduate assistant (Dec. 2011-Feb. 2014). He was named Director of Player Development and Associate Director of Player Personnel in Feb., 2014.
Born in Valdosta, Schumann graduated from McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney, Texas, where he lettered in both football and basketball. He earned his B.A. degree from Alabama in 2011 and his M.S. in sports management UA in December, 2013. He and his wife Lauren were married in the summer of 2015 and the couple has a son, Bryson Eric Schumann, born in September of 2019.
Tray Scott
Assistant Coach — Defensive Line
Tray Scott was named defensive line coach at UGA on February 10, 2017, after serving two years in a similar position at the University of North Carolina (2015-16).
In 2019 he was part of a coaching staff that led Georgia to its third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense led the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, ranking among FBS leaders in several other categories.
Scott’s top player during his tenure at UNC was Nazair Jones, an AllACC tackle who had 70 stops, 9.5 for lost yardage and 2.5 QB sacks as a junior in 2016. Jones was a third-round selection by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Prior to moving to North Carolina, Scott served two years (2013-14) as defensive line coach at UT Martin, an FCS team in the Ohio Valley Conference. He also held positions as defensive line graduate assistant at Ole Miss (2012), assistant coach at Arkansas State (2010-11). Scott was also a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Arkansas Tech, from the fall of 2008 until the spring of 2010.
Scott earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Arkansas Tech in 2008. He also received his Master’s degree from Arkansas Tech in 2010. He is married to the former Sarah Fancher and the couple has a son, Julian Thomas Scott, born on May 22, 2017.
Charlton Warren was named Defensive Backs Coach in January 2019, after coaching the secondary at the University level for more than 14 years.
In 2019 he was part of a coaching staff that led Georgia to its third straight season with 11 or more wins, third straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game. The Georgia defense led the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, ranking among FBS leaders in several other categories.
Warren, a native of Atlanta, spent the 2018 season coaching cornerbacks at Florida and the 2017 season coaching Tennessee’s defensive backs and serving as the program’s special teams coordinator. In addition to stops at North Carolina (2015-16) and Nebraska (2014), Warren worked at his alma mater of Air Force from 2005 to 2013 in a variety of roles.
Warren graduated from Air Force in 1999 with a degree in Human Factors Engineering. While stationed at Warner Robins AFB from 2000-03, he earned an MBA from Georgia College and State University. Before returning to the Academy in 2005, Warren was stationed at Eglin AFB, Fla., as an air-to-ground weapons program manager for the Air Armament Center.
During his time at Air Force, Warren was a three-year letterman at defensive back for the Falcons, helping the program achieve consecutive 10-win seasons in 1997 and 1998, including a 12-1 record and an outright conference title in 1998.
Warren is married to Jocelyn Warren and the couple has three children: Jayree, Teya and Chase.
Scott Sinclair
Director of Strength & Conditioning
Scott Sinclair was named Director of Strength and Conditioning in January of 2015. In the past five years, he has played an integral part in Georgia’s rise to prominence. During that time, the Bulldogs have posted three straight seasons of at least 11 wins, won or shared the past four SEC East Championships and played in three straight New Year’s Six bowl games. Sinclair came to Georgia after two years at Marshall. He joined the Marshall program in January, 2013, after nine years as an associate director of strength and conditioning at Central Florida, where he worked with the football, baseball and track programs.
In 2012, he was awarded the highest honor in his field when he was certified as a master strength and conditioning coach (MSCC) at the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association’s national conference.
Sinclair served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Georgia Tech from 2001-03. While with the Jackets, he worked as the assistant director of player development for the Yellow Jackets’ football squad. From 19992001, he worked in the Wake Forest strength and conditioning department.
A native of Rockingham, N.C., he earned his bachelor’s degree in sports medicine from Guilford College in 1999. Sinclair, a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, received a master’s degree in physical education from UCF in 2006. Sinclair and his wife, Farrah, have one son, Creed, and one daughter, Asher.
