Jack O'Keefe -- Assistant Golf Coach, University of Mississippi Rebels

(as of golf season 2010-11) O'Keefe, one of Arkansas' top amateur golfers in the 1980s and 1990s, joined Ole Miss in July 2010 after four years at Central Arkansas. He came to UCA in July 2006 from Hot Springs Country Club where he had served as a golf professional since 2003.
O'Keefe played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 1998-2002 and finished 175th on the PGA Tour in 1997. He was 15th on the money list on the Nike Tour in 1996 and played in the 1996 U.S. Open, shooting rounds of 72-71-76-76.
As an amateur, O'Keefe was a third-team All-American at Arkansas in 1993 and was an All-Southeastern Conference selection in both 1992 and 1993. He was the Arkansas State Golf Association Player of the Year from 1990-92 and was the ASGA Junior Player of the Year in 1987.

Rich Olson -- Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks, Arizona State University Sun Devils

*Fired on 12/3/09

(as of football season 2009) Rich was named offensive coordinator at ASU on December 19, 2006 after spending one season as OC/running backs coach at Miami. He was the Minnesota Vikings' QB coach in 2005 and the San Francisco 49ers' QB coach in 2004.
Prior to joining San Francisco's staff, Olson served as the offensive coordinator for two seasons (2001-02) with the Arizona Cardinals. In his first season the offense threw only 14 interceptions and had just 27 total turnovers, the team low for a 16-game season. The Cardinals' record improved from 3-13 in 2000 to 7-9 in Olson's first season with the team. Cardinals' WR David Boston led the NFL and set a team single-season record in 2001 with 1,598 receiving yards, earning Pro Bowl honors.
Before joining Arizona's staff, Olson spent two seasons (1999-00) as the Washington Redskins' QB coach.
Prior to his stint at Washington, Olson served in the same capacity with the Seahawks under Erickson, whose high-powered Oregon State squad defeated Notre Dame in the 2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
Olson began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Washington State, in 1970, spent 1971 at Fresno State, and coached at the high-school level from 1972­76 before working with Turner as an offensive line coach on Head Coach John Robinson's staff at Southern California in 1977. The following season, Olson matriculated to Southern Methodist to tutor the Mustangs' offensive line and running backs for three seasons for Mustang Head Coach Ron Meyer, where he helped recruit future NFL running backs Eric Dickerson and Craig James.
Olson coached the defensive backs for Holtz at Arkansas from 1981­83, then returned to Fresno State for eight seasons (1984­91) as offensive coordinator when the school compiled a 77­20­1 composite record.
In 1992, Olson coached wide receivers at the University of Miami and later was the Hurricanes' offensive coordinator under Erickson from 1993­94 when the Hurricanes forged a 30­6 overall mark during his three-year stay.
Olson graduated from Montebello (Calif.) High School, attended Harbor Junior College in Wilmington, Calif., then lettered for two seasons (1968­69) at quarterback and free safety at Washington State where he was awarded a degree in physical education and political science.

Ed Orgeron -- Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach / Recruiting Coordinator, University of Southern Cal Trojans

(as of football season 2011) Ed Orgeron, one of the most popular assistant coaches in USC history, returned to the Trojan staff in January of 2010.
He left USC after 7 seasons to become the head coach at Mississippi for 3 years (2005-07), where he went 10-25.
He then was the defensive line coach with the NFL's Saints in 2008 and spent 2009 as Tennessee's assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach.
Orgeron was USC's defensive line coach from 1998 to 2004. He took on the added responsibility of recruiting coordinator in 2001 and then was named assistant head coach in 2003. USC's 2002, 2003 and 2004 recruiting classes were ranked among the nation's top 5 (the 2003 and 2004 groups were listed by many as No. 1). He was named the 2004 National Recruiter of the Year by The Sporting News and Rivals.com.
The Trojans led the nation in rushing defense in 2003 behind the highly-regarded 'Wild Bunch II' defensive line and were second in 2004. USC won the 2003 and 2004 national championship and played in 5 bowls games when he was on the staff: 1998 Sun Bowl, 2001 Las Vegas Bowl, 2003 Orange Bowl, 2004 Rose Bowl and 2005 Orange Bowl (BCS Championship Game).
Orgeron has 25 years of coaching experience. Before coming to USC, he was Syracuse's defensive line coach for 3 seasons (1995-97) and the Orangemen played in a bowl game each year (1996 Gator, 1996 Liberty and 1997 Fiesta).
He came to Syracuse from Nicholls State, where he was the linebackers coach in 1994.
Before that, he was the defensive line coach at Miami for 4 seasons (1989-92), where he coached 8 All-Americans, including NFL first rounders Cortez Kennedy, Russell Maryland and Warren Sapp. In 1988, he was a graduate assistant at Miami, working with the defensive line. During his tenure, the Hurricanes won the national championship twice (1989 and 1991), finished second in the AP poll once (1988) and third twice (1990 and 1992) while appearing in 5 New Year's Day bowls (1989 Orange, 1990 Sugar, 1991 Cotton, 1992 Orange, 1993 Sugar).
Orgeron also was a graduate assistant at Northwestern (La.) State, his alma mater, in 1984 and McNeese State in 1985, working with the defensive line at both schools, then was an assistant strength coach at Arkansas for 2 years (1986-87). The Razorbacks were in the 1987 Orange Bowl and 1987 Liberty Bowl. He worked in private business in 1993.
He was a 4-year starting defensive lineman at Northwestern State, captaining the Demons as a senior. He received his bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Northwestern State in 1984.

Richard Owens -- Tight Ends Coach, University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers