US EditionUSM Hires Blake Anderson as New Head Football Coach
Blake Anderson, with 10 years of head coaching experience, was promoted after leading Southern Miss to a 7-5 season and interim head coach role for the upcoming bowl game.
- On Dec. 11, 2025, Southern Miss promoted Blake Anderson to head coach after a brief interim stint, and he will debut in the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 23 against Western Kentucky.
- Charles Huff's departure to Memphis opened the Southern Miss job, and Jeremy McClain cited Blake Anderson's experience and respect among players for the hire.
- His résumé includes head jobs at Arkansas State and Utah State with 10 years of head-coaching experience, multiple conference championships, and nine bowl appearances.
- Utah State dismissed Blake Anderson in July 2024 after he personally investigated a player’s arrest and violated policy, and the school said he failed to report to the Office of Equity before being placed on leave and dismissed two weeks later.
- After joining Southern Miss for 2025, Anderson helped the Golden Eagles to a 7-5 record, and a New Orleans Bowl win would deliver their first eight-win season since 2017.
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USM hires Blake Anderson as new head football coach
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Following the departure of Charles Huff, Southern Miss has found their new head coach for the football program. Southern Miss Athletics announced the hiring of former Utah State head coach Blake Anderson, making Anderson the 24th head coach in USM history. "We are excited to announce Blake Anderson as the next leader of [...]
Southern Miss Hires Blake Anderson: Why The Golden Eagles Picked Anderson To Be Their Next Head Coach
For the second time in about a year, Southern Miss has hired a new head coach. Charles Huff was hired as Southern Miss’ coach after the 2024 season and brought many of his players with him from Marshall, where he won the Sun Belt Championship a season ago. But now Huff has gone to Memphis to lead the Tigers. Which left USM looking for a new head coach. Huff turned the program around in a short amount of time, as the Golden Eagles went from 1-11 …
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