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Former Ole Miss player, analyst lands on-field assistant coaching position with FBS team
By Andrew Olson
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Former Ole Miss player and analyst Micheal Spurlock has reportedly landed his first on-field coaching position in the FBS ranks. Spurlock, 40, will be the next wide receivers coach at Western Kentucky.
The news comes from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Sources: Western Kentucky is expected to hire Micheal Spurlock as the school’s new WRs coach. Spurlock spent last year with the Packers in a QC role, the two prior years in player personnel at Ole Miss and has coached various college jobs after an eight-year NFL career.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 27, 2023
Spurlock played multiple positions during his Ole Miss career (2001-05). In the NFL, he caught on as a return specialist and receiver. Spurlock bounced around the league from 2006-to-2014.
In 2015, Spurlock got into coaching at the high school level. His first FBS gig came in 2017 at UTSA as a quality control assistant who worked with special teams and linebackers. For 2 seasons (2018-19), Spurlock was on staff as wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator for FCS program Southeastern Louisiana.
Spurlock returned to Ole Miss in 2020, joining Lane Kiffin’s staff as a senior analyst. He held the position for 2 seasons before joining the Green Bay Packers as a special teams quality control coach.
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