One day after Marshall won the Sun Belt Championship, the program and the conference saw some major coaching changes.
Southern Miss announced that Marshall head coach Charles Huff would become USM’s next head coach.
Here’s more about Charles Huff and his resume.
What’s Southern Miss Head Coach Charles Huff’s Salary?
Charles Huff signed a four-year contract that will pay him $950,000 per year. He made $756,000 in total pay while at Marshall in 2024, according to USA Today.
Charles Huff’s Coaching History
| 2025-Present | Southern Miss | HC |
| 2021-2024 | Marshall | HC |
| 2019-20 | Alabama | AHC/RBs |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | AHC/RBs/Run Game Coordinator |
| 2014-17 | Penn State | RBs/ST |
| 2013 | Western Michigan | RBs |
| 2012 | Buffalo Bills | Asst. RBs |
| 2011 | Vanderbilt | Off. Quality Control |
| 2010 | Hampton | OL |
| 2009 | Maryland | Asst. OL |
| 2007-08 | Tennessee State | TEs/ST |
| 2006 | Tennessee State | OL |
What’s Southern Miss Head Coach Charles Huff’s Record?
Charles Huff is 32-20 in the FBS as a head coach. That’s from the past four years at Marshall.
How Old Is Southern Miss Head Coach Charles Huff?
Charles Huff is 42 years old.
Southern Miss Head Coach Charles Huff’s Background
Huff was obviously instrumental in Marshall’s recent success.
The Thundering Herd went 9-3 during the 2024 regular season before defeating Louisiana in the Sun Belt title game. He led Marshall to four consecutive bowl appearances.
Huff was a well-respected assistant coach and recruiter before taking over at Marshall.
During his career, Huff has mostly coached running backs. And within the past decade, he’s mentored some great ones like Saquon Barkley of Penn State and Najee Harris and Brian Robinson Jr. of Alabama.
Huff was an assistant head coach and running backs coach at Alabama from 2019-20. The year before, he was an assistant head coach, running backs coach, and run game coordinator at Mississippi State.
He was a running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Penn State from 2014-17. He also worked with RBs at Western Michigan in 2013, and he was an assistant running backs coach at the pro level for the Buffalo Bills in 2012.
He was an offensive quality control coach for Vanderbilt in 2011 after coaching offensive linemen for a year at Hampton, which is where he played and started 12 games at center as a senior.
He was an assistant O-line coach at Maryland in 2009. He began his coaching career at Tennessee State, first working with offensive linemen in 2006 and then becoming a tight ends coach and special teams coordinator from 2007-08.
