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Tons of DC experience (most recently at USF - was fired in the middle of the season). Greg Jones demoted to defensive analyst.
https://godeacs.com/news/2022/2/7/f...-tabbed-as-demon-deacons-assistant-coach.aspx
https://godeacs.com/news/2022/2/7/f...-tabbed-as-demon-deacons-assistant-coach.aspx
Wake Forest head football coach Dave Clawson announced Monday that Glenn Spencer has been added to his coaching staff as the Demon Deacons linebackers coach.
"We are fortunate to get a football coach with Glenn's experience and pedigree to join our staff," Clawson said. "His familiarity with Brad Lambert, coaching at other schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference and recruiting experience around North Carolina and surrounding areas over the course of his career will help our program. He has a long history of coaching great linebackers and will bring another veteran presence to our staff."
"Wake Forest is a great institution and I am proud to join Coach Clawson and the entire staff in Winston-Salem," Spencer said. "I have deep roots in the southeast and look forward to competing and coaching in this premiere conference. What I enjoy about this game transcends more than what happens on the field. I enjoy being able to impact lives and create great relationships with student-athletes and their families."
Spencer comes to Winston-Salem with over three decades of college coaching experience and spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator coach at USF. Additionally, he coached the linebackers in 2020 with the Bulls and safeties in 2021.
Prior to his time in Tampa, Spencer spent the 2019 campaign at FAU as its defensive coordinator where he led the Owls defense to improve more than 40 spots in the national rankings in 10 defensive categories while FAU posted an 11-3 record and won the Conference USA championship.
Following Lane Kiffin's departure to be the head coach at Ole Miss, Spencer served as interim head coach for FAU's 52-28 Boca Raton Bowl victory over SMU, a game in which the defense gained two turnovers and returned a fumble for a touchdown. The Owls held SMU to 14 points through three quarters as FAU built a dominating 45-14 lead after scoring 33 straight points.
Before his one-year stint at FAU, Spencer spent eight seasons as a defensive coordinator at two different schools, leading the defense at Charlotte under the direction of Brad Lambert for one season (2018) and the Oklahoma State defense for seven (2011-17).
Hired as the Cowboys' defensive line coach in 2008, Spencer began coaching the linebackers in 2009. He coached linebackers for the remainder of his time in Stillwater and was named co-defensive coordinator in 2011 before taking on defensive coordinator responsibilities completely in 2013.
Prior to his time at OSU, Spencer served as assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator at Duke University (2004-06) for three seasons, where he coached the defensive backs and linebackers. He also coached at Georgia Tech (2001-03), and spent three years as head coach of the University of West Georgia Wolves (1998-2000).
Spencer began his coaching career at West Georgia, where he began as linebackers coach (1990-97) before becoming defensive coordinator (1997-98) for two seasons and then taking over as head coach for three seasons from 1998-2000. The Wolves went 28-7 with Spencer at the helm, including winning Gulf South Conference titles in 1998 and 2000. Spencer was named the NCAA Division II Region Coach of the Year in 1998 and led West Georgia to the NCAA Division II Playoffs in both 1998 and 2000. He was inducted into the West Georgia Hall of Fame in 2017.
A native of Douglasville, Ga., Spencer graduated from Georgia Tech in 1987 with a degree in management. He was a four-year letterman as a defensive tackle for the Yellow Jackets from 1982-85.
He has two sons, Luke and Abraham, and is married to recently retired ESPN college football and basketball reporter Jeannine Edwards.
With Spencer's hire, Greg Jones will become a defensive analyst on Wake Forest's football staff and work closely with defensive coordinator Brad Lambert.
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