Official Site of MTSU · Apr 5, 2021
Spring Q&A: West blessed for opportunity to teach
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Defensive line coach Tommy West is no stranger to college football.
He's going into his eighth season with Middle Tennessee and 39th overall as a coach. His 11 different stops in his career include everything from being a wide receivers and running backs coach to defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and now as a mentor for MT's defensive live.
West has also served as a head coach three different times in his career. He led Chattanooga in 1993 before being hired at Clemson, where he guided the Tigers until 1998. He then went to Memphis in 2000, serving as defensive coordinator before taking over as head coach from 2001-09.