Greg Hudson
	Position: Asst. Head Coach Defense / Linebackers Coach Experience: 1st Season at FSU Alma Mater: Notre Dame '90

The Hudson File
Birthdate: February 4, 1967
Hometown:Cincinnati, OH
High School: Moeller
College: Notre Dame
Family: wife, Kelly; sons, Garrett and Jack; daughters, Kacey and Kayla.

Coaching Background

• Greg Hudson begins his 20th season of collegiate coaching as Florida State's assistant head coach and linebackers coach after spending the past five seasons as defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at East Carolina. Along the way, Hudson has made coaching stops at Minnesota, Cincinnati and Connecticut. He was on the Cincinnati staff when FSU coach Jimbo Fisher was the Bearcats' offensive coordinator in 1999.

• During his tenure at East Carolina, where he worked for one-time FSU graduate assistant Skip Holtz, the Pirates set new standards for excellence. ECU posted four consecutive winning seasons for the first time in 30 years and made four consecutive bowl appearances for the first time in school history. The Pirates also became the first team to win consecutive Conference USA championship games, pulling off the feat in 2008 and 2009.

• Hudson's ECU defenses earned a reputation for turning over opponents, coming up with 145 takeaways in five seasons - an average of 29 per season - which ranks among the top 10 of all FBS programs in that stretch.

• The Pirates finished in the top 10 nationally in four defensive categories in 2009 - fumbles recovered (3rd, 17), red zone defense (7th, 0.71 pct), turnovers gained (4th, 34) and turnover margin (10th, +0.79). They also led CUSA in scoring defense (21.93) and turnover margin.

• In 2008, Hudson's ECU defense led CUSA in total defense and scoring defense, despite losing several key players to injury. He earned national recognition for his work when the Pirates shut down No. 8 West Virginia's spread offense, led by quarterback Pat White, in a 24-3 victory. ECU also defeated eventual ACC champion Virginia Tech to open in the '08 season.

• Hudson has coached on both sides of the football over the course of his career, which began at the University of Redlands (Cal.) with linebackers in 1991. He worked with the offensive line as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame in 1993 and was on the sideline for the historical "Game of the Century," when the Fighting Irish hosted Florida State. Hudson's first full-time post in the major college ranks came at Connecticut, where he had oversight of the offensive line coach; a position he held during his first season at Cincinnati. Hudson returned to defense and worked with linebackers at both Cincinnati and Minnesota.

• A product of the legendary high school powerhouse Cincinnati Moeller, Hudson attended Notre Dame and was a two-year monogram winner at linebacker for the Irish. He was also a catcher on the Notre Dame baseball team.

Hudson's Coaching Ledger

Year	School	Position	W-L	Postseason
1991	Redlands	LB	7-2
1992	Redlands	LB	8-2	NCAA III
1993	Notre Dame	GA	11-1	Cotton
1994	Connecticut	OL	4-7
1995	Connecticut	OL	8-3
1996	Connecticut	OL	5-6
1997	Cincinnati	TE/OL	8-4	Humanitarian
1998	Cincinnati	RB	2-9
1999	Cincinnati	AHC/LB	3-8
2000	Cincinnati	AHC/LB	7-5	Motor City
2001	Minnesota	RC/LB	4-7
2002	Minnesota	DC/RC/LB	8-5	Music City
2003	Minnesota	DC/RC/LB	10-3	Sun
2004	Minnesota	DC/RC/LB	7-5	Music City
2005	East Carolina	DC/LB	5-6
2006	East Carolina	DC/LB	7-6	Papajohns.com
2007	East Carolina	DC/LB	8-5	Hawai'i
2008	East Carolina	DC/LB	9-5	Liberty
2009	East Carolina	DC/LB	9-5	Liberty

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