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Mike Groh Sport(s) Football Current position Title Wide receivers coach Team Alabama Conference SEC Biographical details Born December 19, 1971 Place of birth Charlottesville, Va. Playing career 1991-95
1996
1997University of Virginia
Baltimore Ravens
Rhein FirePosition(s) QB Coaching career (HC unless noted) 2000
2001-02
2003
2004-05
2006-2008
2009
2010
2011 -New York Jets (assistant)
Virginia (WR)
Virginia (WR/QB)
Virginia (QB)
Virginia (OC)
Alabama (GA)
Louisville (QB)
Alabama (WR)Mike Groh (born December 19, 1971, in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American college football coach and former player, currently the wide receiver's coach at the University of Alabama. He is a former starting quarterback for the University of Virginia Cavaliers
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High school career
Groh attended Randolph High School in Randolph, NJ, where he was part of the state championship team in 1990. Of note, his last game as a senior is often called the "Miracle at Montclair" or "The Greatest High School Game Ever Played" in New Jersey, a 22-21 victory in dramatic fashion over Montclair High School. The game was the 49th consecutive win for the program, a state record at the time. Groh was the quarterback and kicker on the team, and kicked the game-winning field goal as the clock expired.
College career
Groh enrolled at the University of Virginia in the fall of 1991 and was redshirted as a true freshman. He served as a backup quarterback during his redshirt freshman season in 1992 and replaced struggling starter Bobby Goodman in a late season game against N.C. State. However, in the 1993 season, Groh lost the quarterback competition to fellow redshirt sophomore Symmion Willis and again served as a backup. In the first game of the 1994 season against Clemson, Groh alternated with Willis when the offense struggled during a 6-3 win. Groh and Willis continued to alternate at quarterback for the next few games until Groh emerged as the starting quarterback. The Cavaliers finished 9-3 for the 1994 season with a win over Texas Christian University in the Independence Bowl. Groh led the Cavaliers to a 9-4 record in the 1995 season highlighted by a 33-28 win over Florida State and a win over Georgia in the Peach Bowl. His father is Al Groh the former head coach of football at Virginia.
Coaching career
Groh was hired on the Virginia staff in 2001 as the wide receivers coach before he took on the task of coaching the Cavalier quarterbacks in 2003 along with the receivers. Then in 2006, he was named the teams offensive coordinator. He was relieved of the offensive coordinator position at the University of Virginia in December 2008.[1] Groh spent the 2009 season at Alabama as an offensive graduate assistant as the Crimson Tide recorded a 14-0 record en route to the National Championship. Louisville Cardinals head coach Charlie Strong announced, on January 13, 2010, that he has hired Mike Groh to coach the quarterbacks at University of Louisville. On February 7, 2011, it was announced he had been given the job of wide receivers coach at the University of Alabama.[2]
References
- ^ Goldsmith, Will. "Mike Groh ousted as offensive coordinator". C-VILLE Weekly. http://c-ville.com/index.php?cat=1991704080566501&act=post&pid=12030812084485720. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ Goodbread, Chase (February 7, 2011). "Groh named to replace Cignetti on Alabama staff". The Tuscaloosa News. http://www.tidesports.com/article/20110207/NEWS/110209683/1011?Title=Groh-named-to-replace-Cignetti-on-Alabama-staff. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
Sporting positions Preceded by
Symmion WillisVirginia Cavaliers Quarterback
1994-1995Succeeded by
Aaron BrooksAlabama Crimson Tide Football 2009 Consensus National Champions Javier Arenas | Mark Barron | James Carpenter | Josh Chapman | Terrence Cody | Marcell Dareus | Brandon Deaderick | D. J. Fluker | Jerrell Harris | Dont'a Hightower | Mark Ingram, Jr. | Kareem Jackson | Marquis Johnson | Mike Johnson | Nico Johnson | Barrett Jones | Julio Jones | Dre Kirkpatrick | Eddie Lacy | Robert Lester | Marquis Maze | A. J. McCarron | Rolando McClain | Greg McElroy | Kerry Murphy | Colin Peek | Cory Reamer | Trent Richardson | Leigh Tiffin | Courtney Upshaw | Lorenzo Washington | Justin Woodall
Head Coach Nick Saban
Coaches Curt Cignetti | Mike Groh | Jim McElwain | Joe Pendry | Kirby Smart | Sal Sunseri | Bobby Williams | James WillisCategories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- Rhein Fire players
- New York Jets coaches
- Virginia Cavaliers football coaches
- Louisville Cardinals football coaches
- Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches
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