University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
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- General Manager
Stringer, an interim head coach for the Golden Eagles in 2024, returns after spending a year as General Manager at Louisiana. Stringer returns following a second stint in Lafayette - and his first as General Manager with the program - after spending the previous seven years at Southern Miss.
Stringer spent his final four seasons as assistant head coach/general manager and seventh year overall with the Golden Eagle football program, where he assisted with the daily needs of the football program.
Before coming to Southern Miss, Stringer spent the previous seven seasons (2011-17) as assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach at Louisiana. At UL, Stringer developed and mentored one of the most consistent and high achieving units on the Ragin Cajun squad with five different tight ends earning all-conference honors in seven years.
Known for being a great evaluator and a relentless recruiter, Stringer’s recruiting efforts led the way in Louisiana posting four consecutive nine-win seasons for the first time in school history. The Ragin’ Cajun recruiting classes consistently finished at the top of the Sun Belt conference and among the group of 5 institutions.
Stringer, the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Recruiter of the Year by Scout.com, was also recognized in 2009 as one of the SEC’s “Top 10 Recruiters” by Rivals.com for his contributions to Mississippi State’s nationally-ranked class which produced 12 players who signed NFL contracts and included Cincinnati Red’s centerfielder Billy Hamilton, Thorpe Award winner Jonathan Banks, and the Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Fletcher Cox.
Before spending the 2010 season on Dabo Swinney’s staff at Clemson, Stringer spent seven seasons at Mississippi State in a variety of roles. At 25, he became the youngest full-time coach in the SEC when he was promoted to tight ends coach on Sylvester Croom’s staff in 2005 and added special teams duties to his resume in 2007. He was also the Director of Recruiting for Dan Mullen’s 2009 staff.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Delta State in 2001 and completed a master’s in business administration from DSU in 2003. A four-year letterman on the Statesmen’s offensive line, he helped DSU claim the 2000 NCAA Division II national championship. Stringer concluded his career with a string of 35 consecutive starting assignments at offensive left tackle. In addition to the 2000 national title, he was also instrumental in helping Delta State win the 1998 and 2000 Gulf South Conference championships.
Stringer will assist in recruiting and scouting, as well as handle duties with revenue sharing with the program.
Stringer is married to the former Emily Howell and they have three sons, Smith, Banks, and John Reed.
