The Sickos Committee explores Journeyman Coaches - Part 7 - Charlie Strong

At the Sickos Committee, we tend to find ourselves digging through Wikipedia looking for weird and niche information. One of our favorite past times is to look at Journeyman coaches and just go through their stops in their careers while trying to figure out how and why they took this path in their playing and coaching careers. We will do this all throughout the college football off-season, so come along with us on this Wikipedia journey. Also, we will try to map out the path on Google Maps (if at all possible) and track the mileage each coach has journeyed. Follow us on our many deep dives where we try to find “Where in the world is this coach??”

Charlie Strong - College Playing Career

Charles Rene Strong grew up in Batesville, Arkansas and began his playing career at the University of Central Arkansas, and FCS school in Conway, Arkansas. Lettering for four years as a defensive back for the Bears. His playing career travels took him 1 hours and 43 minutes and 96 miles.

We beveled the old Central Arkansas Logo

Charlie Strong - College Coaching Beginnings

Immediately following his collegiate playing career Coach Strong joined the University of Florida as a graduate assistant. A 12-hour drive to start the first leg of this journey. But this was on the beginning of the journey for Coach Strong, immediately following his time at UF he embarked on a 13-hour 944-mile trek to College Station to take a position on the Texas A&M Fightin’ Aggie Football Team’s Staff. Coach Strong took his first position coach job at Southern Illinois University, home of the Salukis and 765 miles from College Station!

We beveled the Saluki

For this leg of his coaching journey, you’d have to drive 50 hours and 3,334 miles.

Charlie Strong - Leaving Gainesville and going back again and again…

After a brief stop back in Gainesville, Coach Strong took his talents to Oxford, Mississippi where he was the WR coach for a single year. After that season in Mississippi, Charlie made his way back to Gainesville, FL and then took a job in South Bend, IN coaching the defensive line for the Fighting Irish. Following his time with the Irish, Coach Strong made his way to Columbia, SC and coached the Defensive line of the Gamecocks. Amazingly, Charlie when back to Gainesville, FL for an extended stay.

For this leg of his career you’d have to drive 51 hours and 3,444 miles.

Charlie Strong - Finally a Head Coach

In 2010, Charlie landed his first Head Coaching job at Louisville. After winning 2 Big East Championships. Coach Strong made his way to coach the University of Texas, At Austin, The Longhorns. After an rocky tneure in Austin, Coach Strong made his way to Tampa as USF’s Head Coach.

On this leg of Charlie’s journey, you’d have to drive 42 hours and 2,912 miles. 

Charlie Strong - The Coaching Journey Continues

After his time at South Florida, Charlie then spent a few years at the Saban Finishing School in Tuscaloosa. Following one final stop in north Florida with the Jags. Coach Strong is currently coaching in Miami, FL with the Hurricanes as their DC. 

On the current leg of Charlie’s journey, you’d have to drive 22 hours and 1,388 miles. 

Charlie Strong Journeyman Totals

College Playing Career

• Drive 1 hours and 43 minutes and 96 miles.

Coaching Career

• Drive 50 hours and 3,334 miles.  

• Drive 42 hours and 2,912 miles. 

• Drive 22 hours and 1,388 miles.  

Journeyman Travel Totals

• 116 Hours of Driving for 10,411 Miles driven. 

We wonder if Charlie will wind up in Gainesville for a 5th time?? We hope he’s doing well at Miami.

Dennis Erickson maintains the Journeyman Coach travel lead for driving with 261 Hours of driving and 17,040 miles. June Jones maintains the lead with most hours flying and most flight mileage of 63 hours and 28,557 miles. June Jones also maintains the most combined flight & driving with 307 travel hours and 44,906 miles traveled total.