Ben Hodges - Football Coach - Murray State University Athletics

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Ben Hodges

Title:
Assistant Coach (Off. Coord./QB)
Email:
mhodges6@murraystate.edu
Phone:
(270) 809-3746

At Murray State

Ben Hodges enters his fourth season as at Murray State in 2023.
He is Offensive Coordinator and in charge of MSU quarterbacks.
Coached DJ Williams to 2021 OVC Freshman of the Year honors, as well as a spot on the All-Newcomer team
In his first season in 2020, coached Preston Rice to All-OVC second team honors
Led an offense that led the OVC in scoring in 2021 with 27.6 point per game

Before MSU

Hodges comes to Murray State after spending 2019 as the inside linebackers coach at The Citadel
At The Citadel, coached Willie Eubanks to 2019 Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and consensus first team All-American honors
Hodges served as the linebackers coach/special teams coordinator at Saginaw Valley State for the 2018 season
Hodges spent two years on staff at Western Illinois prior to his time at SVSU
In 2017, Western Illinois’ defense ranked in the top 25 nationally in defensive touchdowns, forced turnovers, tackles-for-loss, rush defense and third-down defense
In the spring of 2016, Hodges worked as a special teams quality control coach at Ohio State
Hodges spent a decade on the coaching staff at Eastern Kentucky under then-head coach Dean Hood
Notable players coached at EKU include 2006 All-American tight end Patrick Bugg, 2010 All-OVC wide receiver Orlandus Harris, 2014 OVC Player of the Year running back Dy’shawn Mobley and Super Bowl Champion tight end Matt Lengel
Hodges served in various roles on the Colonels staff, including tight ends and receivers coach
In 2015, Hodges made the switch to the defensive side working with the outside linebackers
Hodges spent his final six years serving as the Colonels’ recruiting coordinator
As recruiting coordinator, the Colonels won the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference championship and made two appearances in the FCS playoffs
Hodges helped sign 50 first and second team all-conference selections while serving as recruiting coordinator