Tulane reportedly targeting Florida assistant Russ Callaway for OC job
By David Wasson
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Tulane and Florida are apparently about to switch offensive coordinators, as Russ Callaway has been targeted to head from Gainesville to New Orleans for new Green Wave coach Will Hall.
CBS Sports first reported that Callaway had emerged as Tulane’s top offensive coordinator choice. A subsequent report from On3 stated that Tulane and Florida are working through the financial arrangement to make the transaction official.
Callaway served as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach under Billy Napier at Florida in 2024-25 after coaching tight ends in 2023 and working as a defensive intern in 2022. The Valdosta State product and son of former UAB coach Neil Callaway also worked for the NFL’s New York Giants, LSU, Samford, Murray State, and Alabama – the final stop coming with national championship rings in 2011 and 2012.
Hall was hired by Tulane on Dec. 8 to replace Jon Sumrall, who took Napier’s job with the Gators. Hall was promoted from passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach to the top spot after previously serving as offensive coordinator in 2019-20.
Sumrall is continuing to coach the American Conference champion Green Wave (11-2) in the 2025 College Football Playoff, as 11-seed Tulane travels to play 6-seed Ole Miss in a first-round matchup on Dec. 20 (3:30 pm ET, TNT/HBO).
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
