# Blake Gideon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blake_Gideon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blake_Gideon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Gideon > Source revision: 1344286480 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Blake Gideon | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Defensive Pass Game Coordinator / Secondary Coach | current_team = [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football) | current_conference = [SEC](/source/Southeastern_Conference) | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|6|25}} | birth_place = [DeLeon, Texas](/source/DeLeon%2C_Texas), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [University of Texas at Austin](/source/University_of_Texas_at_Austin) | player_years1 = 2008–2011 | player_team1 = [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football) | player_years2 = 2012 | player_team2 = [Arizona Cardinals](/source/Arizona_Cardinals) | player_years3 = 2012–2013 | player_team3 = [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) | player_positions = [Safety](/source/Safety_(American_football_position)) | coach_years1 = 2014 | coach_team1 = [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football) ([DQC](/source/Quality_control_coach)) | coach_years2 = 2015 | coach_team2 = [Auburn](/source/Auburn_Tigers_football) ([GA](/source/Graduate_assistant)) | coach_years3 = 2015 | coach_years5 = 2016–2017 | coach_team5 = [Western Carolina](/source/Western_Carolina_Catamounts_football) (DB) | coach_years6 = 2018 | coach_team6 = [Georgia State](/source/Georgia_State_Panthers_football) (CB) | coach_years7 = 2019 | coach_team7 = [Houston](/source/Houston_Cougars_football) (ST/S) | coach_years8 = 2020 | coach_team8 = [Ole Miss](/source/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football) (ST) | coach_years9 = 2021–2024 | coach_team9 = [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football) (S) | coach_years10 = 2025 | coach_team10 = [Georgia Tech](/source/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football) ([DC](/source/Defensive_coordinator)) | coach_years11 = 2026-present | coach_team11 = [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football) (DPGC/DB) | overall_record = | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Blake Gideon''' (born July 25, 1989) is an [American football](/source/American_football) coach and former player. He currently is the defensive pass game coordinator & secondary coach at [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football). As a player, Gideon started all 52 games at [safety](/source/Safety_(American_and_Canadian_football_position)) during his college football career at Texas, which ranks second in school history. Afterwards, he played professionally for the [Arizona Cardinals](/source/Arizona_Cardinals) and the [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) of the [NFL](/source/National_Football_League). ==High school== Gideon was a two-time all-state selection at [Leander High School](/source/Leander_High_School) in football. On the gridiron, Gideon recorded 300 tackles, 10 INTs, six forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and 14 TDs in his three years as a starter. He was coached by his father, Steve Gideon. He also lettered in baseball and track and field. ==College career== As a freshman [safety](/source/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)), Gideon dropped a potential game-sealing [interception](/source/interception) against the [Texas Tech](/source/Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football) Red Raiders. On the very next play, with just one second remaining, Texas Tech wide receiver [Michael Crabtree](/source/Michael_Crabtree) caught a game-winning touchdown pass, ending Texas’ undefeated season and dashing its hopes of reaching the [2009 BCS National Championship Game](/source/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game). The [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) described Crabtree’s dramatic score as "arguably the biggest touchdown of the college football season." Due to a tiebreaker, Texas instead earned a berth in the [Fiesta Bowl](/source/2009_Fiesta_Bowl).{{Cite web |date=2009-01-03 |title=Gideon's drop could have changed season |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3807228 |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=ESPN.com |agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press)}}{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Chris |title=It took more than a second, but Blake Gideon is over crucial play |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jan-06-la-sp-texas-fyi6-2010jan06-story.html |access-date=14 May 2025 |work=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times) |date=2010-01-06}} As a sophomore for the [Longhorns](/source/2009_Texas_Longhorns_football_team), Gideon started every game and emerged as a defensive cornerstone, recording five [interception](/source/interception)s. He helped anchor a unit that allowed just 251 yards per game — the third-best total defense in the nation. Gideon started all 52 games as safety during his college career.{{cite news |last1=Rittenberg |first1=Adam |title=Georgia Tech hires Texas' Blake Gideon as new DC |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43719003/sources-georgia-tech-hire-texas-blake-gideon-new-dc |access-date=14 May 2025 |work=[ESPN](/source/ESPN)}} His 52 consecutive starts rank second all-time at Texas. He was named to the 2011 [Jim Thorpe Award](/source/Jim_Thorpe_Award) watch list and was a four-time honorable mention All-Big 12 selection. Gideon posted 276 tackles (166 solo), 10 INTs, 20 PBU, two sacks, eight TFL, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked punt during his college career. He was said to have been a "coach on the field." ==Professional career== Gideon went [undrafted](/source/Undrafted_sportsperson) in the [2012 NFL draft](/source/2012_NFL_draft) and was signed as a [free agent](/source/Free_agent_(NFL)) by the [Arizona Cardinals](/source/Arizona_Cardinals) on April 30, 2012. He completed training camp with the Cardinals but was waived on August 21. On October 9 he was signed by the Broncos to their [practice squad](/source/practice_squad). He was placed on the reserve/retired list on May 21, 2013, but the Broncos still hold his rights if he desires to return. == Coaching career == On August 24, 2014, Gideon joined the Florida Gators as a defensive quality control coach. Gideon had played the first three seasons of his college career for the Longhorns under Gators head coach [Will Muschamp](/source/Will_Muschamp), who was the defensive coordinator at UT at the time.{{cite web|url=http://florida.247sports.com/Bolt/Blake-Gideon-joins-Floridas-defensive-quality-control-staff-30467146|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141208220241/http://florida.247sports.com/Bolt/Blake-Gideon-joins-Floridas-defensive-quality-control-staff-30467146|title=Blake Gideon joins Florida's defensive quality control staff|website=247Sports|date=August 21, 2014|archive-date=December 8, 2014}} In 2015, Gideon joined the Auburn Tigers as a graduate assistant. He was given the defensive backs coach duties at Auburn during preparation for the 2015 Birmingham Bowl vs. Memphis after Travaris Robinson joined Muschamp’s staff at South Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburnauthority/2016/01/22/auburn-ga-blake-gideon-follows-muschamp-south-carolina/79184112/|title=Auburn GA Blake Gideon follows Muschamp to South Carolina|website=[Montgomery Advertiser](/source/Montgomery_Advertiser)|first=Matthew|last=Stevens|date=January 22, 2016}} Gideon would follow Robinson and Muschamp to South Carolina in January 2016 as a linebackers and special teams graduate assistant coach before accepting a full-time position at Western Carolina, where he was the defensive backs coach for 2 seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040816aaa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715032120/http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040816aaa.html|title=Mark Speir Completes Coaching Staff; Adds Blake Gideon|website=catamountsports.com|date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=July 15, 2016}} In Spring 2018, he joined the [Georgia State](/source/Georgia_State_Panthers_football) Staff as the cornerbacks coach.{{cite web|url=https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2018/2/19/211701418.aspx|title=Bowens, Gideon Complete Football Staff|website=georgiastatesports.com|date=February 19, 2018|access-date=May 7, 2025}} In January 2019, Gideon was hired by newly named head coach [Dana Holgorsen](/source/Dana_Holgorsen) to coach safeties and be special teams coordinator at the [University of Houston](/source/University_of_Houston).{{cite web|url=https://uhcougars.com/news/2019/1/11/football-tyron-carrier-named-to-houston-staff.aspx|title=Tyron Carrier Named to Houston Staff|website=uhcougars.com|date=January 11, 2019|access-date=May 7, 2025}} Gideon was hired by [Lane Kiffin](/source/Lane_Kiffin) to join him at Ole Miss starting with the 2020 season. After one season in [Oxford](/source/Oxford%2C_Mississippi), Gideon returned to his alma mater to be the safeties coach on [Steve Sarkisian](/source/Steve_Sarkisian)'s inaugural [Texas Longhorns football](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football) staff in 2021. The Longhorns won a Big 12 Championship in 2023 and earned back-to-back [College Football Playoff](/source/College_Football_Playoff) appearances.{{cite news |last1=Barnett |first1=Zach |title=Sources: Blake Gideon to join Texas staff |url=https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-blake-gideon-to-join-texas-staff/ |access-date=January 5, 2021 |work=footballscoop.com |publisher=Football Scoop |date=January 5, 2021}} On February 7, 2025, Gideon was hired as the [defensive coordinator](/source/defensive_coordinator) for the [Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets](/source/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football).{{cite web|url=https://ramblinwreck.com/georgia-tech-names-gideon-defensive-coordinator/|title=Georgia Tech Names Gideon Defensive Coordinator|website=ramblinwreck.com|date=February 7, 2025|access-date=May 7, 2025}} In 2026, Gideon returned to Texas as the defensive pass game coordinator & secondary coach under [Will Muschamp](/source/Will_Muschamp). ==References== {{Reflist}} * {{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Thomas |title=Former assistant coach Blake Gideon is reportedly rejoining Longhorns |url=https://www.statesman.com/sports/college/longhorns/football/article/texas-football-steve-sarkisian-blake-gideon-21274368.php |access-date=3 January 2026 |date=January 3, 2026}} ==External links== *[https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/football/roster/blake-gideon/3528 Texas Longhorns player bio] *[https://catamountsports.com/staff-directory/blake-gideon/197?path=fb Western Carolina Catamounts profile] *[https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/blake-gideon/821 Georgia State Panthers profile] *[https://uhcougars.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/blake-gideon/528 Houston Cougars profile] *[https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/blake-gideon/720 Ole Miss Rebels profile] *[https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/blake-gideon/3101 Texas Longhorns coaching profile] *[https://ramblinwreck.com/coach/blake-gideon/ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Gideon, Blake}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Texas Category:American football safeties Category:Texas Longhorns football players Category:Arizona Cardinals players Category:Denver Broncos players Category:People from De Leon, Texas Category:Western Carolina Catamounts football coaches Category:Georgia State Panthers football coaches Category:Houston Cougars football coaches Category:Ole Miss Rebels football coaches Category:Texas Longhorns football coaches Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Blake Gideon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Gideon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Gideon?action=history)). 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