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The Collins File
Born: April 10, 1971 (47), Conyers
High School: Rockdale
College: Western Carolina
Coaching career
1993-94 Western Carolina (assistant)
1995 Franklin HS (N.C.) (assistant)
1996 Fordham (linebackers)
1997-98 Albright (defensive coordinator)
1999–01 Georgia Tech (grad assistant)
2002–05 Western Carolina (defensive coordinator)
2006 Georgia Tech (recruiting coordinator)
2007 Alabama (director of player personnel)
2008–09 UCF (linebackers/recruiting coordinator)
2010 FIU (defensive coordinator)
2011–12 Mississippi State (co-defensive coordinator)
2013–14 Mississippi State (defensive coordinator)
2015–16 Florida (defensive coordinator)
2017–18 Temple
Pre-press conference history/stories
He turned down other jobs before Temple
A sitdown with Collins after getting the Temple job
When Temple hired Collins