Florida Gators | |
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Position: | Offensive coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | July 1, 1979
Career information | |
High school: | Neville (LA) |
College: | LSU (1998–2002) |
Career history | |
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Robert Alan Sale (born July 1, 1979) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Florida Gators of the NCAA (SEC).[1] He previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Arizona State University, University of Louisiana at Monroe, University of Georgia, McNeese State University, University of Alabama, and the New York Giants.
Playing career
[edit]Sale was an offensive lineman at LSU from 1998 to 2002, where he was a three-year starter at both guard positions and center.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Catholic HS of Pointe Coupee
[edit]Sale began his coaching career in 2006 at Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee in Louisiana as their offensive line coach.
Alabama
[edit]Sale was hired as a strength & conditioning assistant and offensive analyst at Alabama in 2007 under his former college coach Nick Saban.
McNeese State
[edit]Sale served as the offensive line coach at McNeese State from 2012 to 2014 and later added the title of co-offensive coordinator in 2014.
Georgia
[edit]Sale was named the offensive line coach at Georgia in 2015.[3] Sale was fired after the season following the termination of Mark Richt. In 2016, Sale joined as the offensive line coach at Louisiana–Monroe.[4]
Arizona State
[edit]Sale joined the coaching staff at Arizona State in 2017 as their offensive line coach and running game coordinator, working under Sun Devils offensive coordinator Billy Napier, who he met when they were offensive analysts at Alabama.[5]
Louisiana
[edit]When Napier was named the head coach at Louisiana in 2017, Sale followed him to Lafayette to be the Ragin' Cajuns offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.[6]
New York Giants
[edit]On March 10, 2021, Sale was hired by the New York Giants as their offensive line coach under head coach Joe Judge.[7] However, the Giants had an abysmal season, going 4-13 with the worst blocking unit in the NFL.[8]
Florida
[edit]On January 11, 2022, Sale was hired by Florida as their offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under head coach Billy Napier.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Sale's family has owned a store since 1946, and has sold LSU items since 2000.[10] Sale and his wife Amanda have two sons, Tripp and Briggs.
References
[edit]- ^ "Giants OL coach Rob Sale hired as Florida’s offensive coordinator" "NBC Sports". Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Joining Napier at UL 'no-brainer' for ex-LSU Tiger Sale". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Georgia hires Rob Sale as offensive line coach". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "ULM Football Adds Four Assistant Coaches". University of Louisiana–Monroe Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "ASU adds Rob Sale, Michael Slater to football coaching staff". Arizona Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Monroe's Rob Sale is new OC for UL". Monroe News Star. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Report: Giants hiring Rob Sale as offensive line coach". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Final 2021 NFL Offensive Line Rankings". pff. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ Rush, Doug (January 11, 2022). "Rob Sale leaves Giants, joins Florida Gators". Giantswire.com.
- ^ "Rob Sale interviews for LSU offensive line coaching job; Mawae interested". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved November 12, 2020.