Bryan McClendon Coming Back to Athens

Georgia is bringing back another former coaching staff member.

Just weeks after former wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton announced his decision to leave the University of Georgia for LSU following Georgia’s national championship win, Georgia has found a replacement for the former Louisiana native. 

It did not take long for Kirby Smart to find a replacement as the Bulldogs will turn to a familiar face to take the opening on the staff. Former longtime coach member Mark Richt, Bryan McClendon will once again join the Georgia coaching staff. 

In his last stint McClendon previously worked in Athens as the running backs coach from 2009 to 2014 before transitioning to receivers coach in 2015, the last season under head coach Mark Richt. A former wide receiver during his playing days for Georgia left Athens for Columbia, South Carolina, after the hiring of now Georgia’s special teams coordinator Will Muschamp as the Gamecocks’ head coach. 

McClendon spent two seasons as the co-offensive coordinator (2016-17) before being promoted to offensive coordinator for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Then the former Bulldog would leave Columbia for Eugene, Oregon, under then head coach Mario Cristobal where he spent  the past two seasons. 

McClendon is now set to make his way home according to a report from DawgsHQ. 

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