Carson Hunter - Football Coach - Murray State University Athletics

Carson Hunter

At MSU

Enters his third season at Murray State in 2018 and will coach the running backs and will oversee all recruiting eforts
Coached wide receivers in 2017
Assisted with the linebackers and all defensive scouting in 2016
Recruits West Tennessee including his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee

Before MSU

Prior to Murray State, spent several years as a high school coach in West Tennessee most recently coaching at Rossville Academy
He maintained a winning record, graduated every player he coached, and helped develop twenty one total college football players
Prior to Rossville, he served two years as an assistant coach at Juggernaut Trinity Christian Academy in Jackson, Tennessee.
Spent a year as the Special Teams Coordinator and Linebackers coach for the Dyer County Football team prior to Trinity.
Selected as a Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach in the West-Tennessee All-Star Game in 2013 and 2014
Selected to coach the Linebackers in the 2015 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis-Metro All-Star Game

Personal

Worked as a corporate defense attorney prior to his coaching career
Four-year player as a Linebacker and Special Teams player for the Memphis Tigers
In last three season as a player, helped his team achieve rankings in the AP Top 25, and wins over ranked Ole Miss, Louisville, and Cincinnati
2007 graduate of Memphis with degrees in English Literature and Interpersonal Communications
2010 graduate of The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Hunter and wife Alex, a Murray, Kentucky native, have three children; Liam, Izzy, and Naomi