Greg Frey - Football Coach

Greg Frey

Title:
Offensive Line Coach

SECOND YEAR

Greg Frey (pronounced Fry) is in his second season at The University of Tulsa and his first coaching the offensive line. Frey was named to the Golden Hurricane coaching staff as tight ends coach in January 2023.

Frey brought with him to Tulsa a vast amount of coaching experience at the collegiate level in a career that started in 1996. He has tutored more than 24 student-athletes that have gone onto NFL careers and mentored has also 21 all-conference honorees. His coaching stints include stops at Duke, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia and South Florida.

Frey came to Tulsa following one season at South Alabama as a quality control analyst on the defensive side of the ball.

Before his stint at USA, Frey spent two seasons at Duke (2020-21) coaching the offensive line and adding the duties of offensive recruiting coordinator in January of 2021. In his first year on Duke’s staff, Frey had the tough task of coaching three different starting centers after two season-ending injuries and tutored true freshman Graham Barton, who moved into the starting role, to Freshman All-America honors by The Athletic.

Previously, Frey spent the 2019 campaign at Florida as a quality control analyst. He spent the 2018 season as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at his alma mater, Florida State. Under Frey’s direction, the Seminole line blocked for an offense that compiled 4,334 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2018.

Frey spent the 2017 season as Michigan’s run game coordinator, while also coaching tackles and tight ends. It was the first of two coaching stints at Michigan. That season, Frey’s group helped the Wolverines rank fourth in the Big Ten in rushing by averaging 177.7 yards per game on the ground with 26 rushing touchdowns. The Michigan tight ends combined to catch 54 passes for 697 yards and five touchdowns, while leading the team in receptions and yards.

From 2011-16, Frey spent six years on Kevin Wilson’s coaching staff at Indiana as the school’s offensive line coach. With the Hoosiers, he also served as the run game coordinator in 2012 and 2013, co-offensive coordinator in 2014 and 2015 and assistant head coach in 2016. In 2015, Frey was nominated for the prestigious Broyles Award, an honor presented annually to college football’s top assistant coach.

While with the Hoosiers, Frey mentored some of the best offensive lines in Indiana gridiron history. Guard Dan Feeney was a two-time All-America selection and first-team All-America tackle Jason Spriggs became the program’s first Outland Trophy semifinalist in 2015.

In 2015, Frey’s offensive line blocked for one of the most prolific and balanced offenses in NCAA history as Indiana became just the fourth FBS team with one 3,500-yard passer, two 1,000-yard rushers and one 1,000-yard receiver. In addition, the Hoosiers became the first Big Ten team since Ohio State in 1995 to lead the conference in total offense, scoring offense and passing offense.

Before that, Frey spent three seasons (2008-10) as the offensive line coach at Michigan and helped the Wolverines amass a school-record and Big Ten-leading 6,353 total offensive yards in 2010. UM boasted a balanced attack that year by averaging 250.2 passing yards and 238.5 rushing yards per game.

In 2007, Frey served as the offensive line coach at West Virginia and helped the Mountaineers to an 11-2 overall record, the Big East Championship and a Fiesta Bowl victory.

Frey’s first 11 years (1996-06) as a collegiate coach was spent on the initial coaching staff at South Florida, which began its program in 1997. After spending three seasons as a graduate assistant and serving as the Bulls’ defensive line coach in 1999, Frey shifted to the offensive line for his final seven seasons in Tampa. During his tenure, the Bulls were 70-43 and participated in the first two bowl games in program history.

Frey spent five seasons (1991-95) playing on the offensive line at Florida State, as the Seminoles posted a 54-7-1 record during that time. He was on the 1993 National Championship Team and was a part of four ACC Championships, five bowl winning teams and finished among the top-5 in the Associated Press national poll.

A native of Clearwater, Fla., Frey graduated from Florida State in 1996 with degrees in interdisciplinary social science and political science. He and his wife, Andrea, have children: Elle, Hudson, Bryce, Alex, Cameron and Drew

Alma Mater: Florida State ‘96
Hometown: Clearwater, Fla.
Playing Experience: Played five seasons and was a three-year letterwinner as an offensive lineman at Florida State

Bowl Games as a Player
1993   Orange Bowl (Florida State)
1994   Sugar Bowl (Florida State)
1995   Orange Bowl (Florida State)

Bowl Games as a Coach
2005   Meineke Car Care Bowl (South Florida)
2006   PapaJohns.com Bowl (South Florida)
2007   Fiesta Bowl (West Virginia)
2010    Gator Bowl (Michigan)
2015   Pinstripe Bowl (Indiana)
2016   Foster Farms Bowl (Indiana)
2017   Outback Bowl (Michigan)
2019    Orange Bowl (Florida)
2022   New Orleans Bowl (South Alabama)