Alex Garwig, who has experience at five Power 4 schools, serves the linebackers coach for the Georgia Southern football program. He comes to Statesboro in 2025 after working at Texas A&M and Duke under defensive mastermind Mike Elko.
Garwig has had stops at Texas A&M, Duke, Ole Miss, UMass, Maryland and Michigan during his young career, working exclusively on the defensive side of the ball. He has worked under some of the top names in the college football landscape, including Lane Kiffin, Elko, Pete Lembo, DJ Durkin, Tyler Santucci, Coleman Hutzler, Jay Bateman and Matt Barnes.
In 2024, Garwig was a senior defensive analyst at Texas A&M, working with a strong linebacker group that helped lead the Aggies to a national ranking and a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl. In 2023, he was a senior defensive analyst for a Duke team that had one of the best seasons in program history. He worked with the safeties and nickels in Durham for a defense that finished first in the ACC in scoring defense and third in red zone defense.
In 2022, he had his first stop in College Station as he served as a defensive analyst for the Aggies and worked with the linebackers. He assisted with game-planning and positional development during his short stint with the Aggies. He helped coach Edgerrin Cooper, who went on to be a second-round NFL Draft pick by Green Bay in 2024 and earned All-America honors.
Before that, he worked at Ole Miss for two seasons as a senior defensive analyst with the linebackers. During his time in Oxford, Ole Miss posted an overall record of 15-8, including an appearance in the 2021 Sugar Bowl. There, he mentored both Chance Campbell and Mark Robinson, a pair of linebackers who went on to be taken in the NFL Draft.
He spent the 2019 season at UMass as a graduate assistant, working with the nickels and sam linebackers.
Garwig’s three previous three seasons came at Maryland. In 2018, Garwig guided the Terrapins’ nickelbacks in all facets, including planning meetings and practices, while also ensuring players were on track with academic responsibilities. Antoine Brooks, Jr. was named All-Big Ten second team and as a whole, Maryland’s scoring defense moved up 41 spots in the FBS rankings from the previous season. His three-year stint in College Park also saw Garwig contribute to game planning, opponent breakdowns, playbook organization and press box scouting on game days.
While an undergraduate student at Michigan, Garwig spent three years assisting the football program in several capacities. Among his other responsibilities, Garwig broke down game and practice film, supervised student managers and assisted coaches in evaluating prospects. Garwig was on staff as the Wolverines reached the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl both in 2013 and 2015.
A native of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, Garwig earned his undergraduate degree in sport management from Michigan in 2015. He added a master’s of professional studies in 2018 while at Maryland.
THE GARWIG FILE
Personal
Hometown: Upper St. Clair, Pa.
Born: May 31, 1994 in Upper St. Clair, Pa.
College: Michigan (2015), Maryland (2018)
Coaching Experience
2025-: Georgia Southern (linebackers)
2024: Texas A&M (senior defensive analyst)
2023: Duke (senior defensive analyst)
2022: Texas A&M (defensive analyst)
2020-21: Ole Miss (senior defensive analyst - linebackers)
2019: UMass (G.A.)
2016-18: Maryland (G.A.)
2013-15: Michigan (defensive coaching intern)
College Bowl/Playoff Experience
2024: Las Vegas (TAMU vs. USC)
2023: Birmingham (Duke vs. Troy)
2021: Sugar (Ole Miss vs. Baylor)
2020: Outback (Ole Miss vs. Indiana)
2016: Quick Lane (Maryland vs. BC)
2015: Citrus (Michigan vs. Florida)
2013: Buffalo Wild Wings (Michigan vs. K-State)
Prominent Pupils
Antoine Brooks Jr. (DB) - Pittsburgh Steelers
Chance Campbell (LB) - Tennessee Titans
Jermaine Carter (LB) - Carolina Panthers
Edgerrin Cooper (LB) - Green Bay Packers
Mark Robinson (LB) - Pittsburgh Steelers
