Football
McClendon, Bryan
Bryan McClendon
- Title:
- Passing Game Coordinator - Wide Receivers
Four-year University of Georgia letterman and coach Bryan McClendon was named passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach in February of 2022.
He is part of a coaching staff that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship with a 65-7 victory over TCU in the title game following a semi-final win over Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl semi-final, 42-41.
The Georgia offense ranked among the top five nationally in both scoring offense (41.1 ppg) and total offense (501.1 ypg). The ‘Dogs also finished first nationally in red zone offense (97.6%), first downs (375), and fourth down percentage (86.7%). Senior quarterback Stetson Bennett became the first player to be named the offensive Most Valuable Player in four CFP games including twice in a CFP National Championship Game.
McClendon served as a graduate assistant at UGA in 2007-08 and was named to the full-time staff as running backs coach in 2009, a position he held until 2015. McClendon was named interim head coach at UGA at the end of the 2015 season and led the Bulldogs to a 24-17 victory over Penn State in the TaxSlayer Bowl.
Since that time McClendon has held assistant coaching positions at South Carolina (2016-19) and Oregon (2020-21). He had accepted the post of co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Miami in January of 2022 but left when his alma mater offered him his current position.
At UGA, he coached a number of elite running backs during his tenure, including Isaiah Crowell, Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall, as well as Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. Additionally, McClendon was named National Recruiter of the Year by 247Sports in 2014. McClendon lettered as a wide receiver at Georgia in 2002-05. During that time, the Bulldogs won three SEC Eastern Division titles, two SEC championships and played in four bowl games (2003 Nokia Sugar, ’04 Capital One, ‘05 Outback, ‘06 Nokia Sugar), winning three of them.
He graduated in December 2005 with a degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies. He is the son of former Georgia tailback Willie McClendon, 1978 SEC Player of the Year and running back for the Chicago Bears.
McClendon is married to the former Amber Arnold of Atlanta. They have three children, Bryan (born 1/10/07), Brooke (born 12/18/11) and Brayden (born 9/18/17).
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Birthdate: Dec. 28, 1983
Birthplace: Chicago, Ill.
Family: Wife Amber; children Bryan and Brooke
High School: Mays
College: Georgia '05 (BA Recreation & Leisure Studies)
Coaching Experience
2007-08.......................... Georgia (Grad. Asst., offense)
2009-14................................... Georgia (Running Backs)
2015...... Georgia (Asst. Head Coach / Wide Receivers /
Passing Game Coord. / Interim Head Coach)
2016-17.......... South Carolina (Co-OC, Wide Receivers)
2018-19.. South Carolina (Offensive Coordinator, WRs)
2020-21.................... Oregon (Pass Game Coord., WRs,
...................................................... Interim Head Coach)
Jan. 2022..................... Miami (Co-OC, Wide Receivers)
Jan. 2022-Present... Georgia (Pass Game Coord., WRs)
Playing Experience
Georgia (2002-05) - Wide receiver ...member of senior class that won 44 games at UGA, 2 SEC titles, 3 SEC Eastern Division titles, played in four bowl games...caught 56 career passes for 830 yards and six TD's.
Mays H.S. - PrepStar All-American, Superprep All-Dixie Team...as a senior, rushed for 424 yards and four TD's on 62 carries...also caught 37 passes for 736 yards...played in Georgia-Florida All-Star game.
He is part of a coaching staff that led the 15-0 Bulldogs to the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship with a 65-7 victory over TCU in the title game following a semi-final win over Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl semi-final, 42-41.
The Georgia offense ranked among the top five nationally in both scoring offense (41.1 ppg) and total offense (501.1 ypg). The ‘Dogs also finished first nationally in red zone offense (97.6%), first downs (375), and fourth down percentage (86.7%). Senior quarterback Stetson Bennett became the first player to be named the offensive Most Valuable Player in four CFP games including twice in a CFP National Championship Game.
McClendon served as a graduate assistant at UGA in 2007-08 and was named to the full-time staff as running backs coach in 2009, a position he held until 2015. McClendon was named interim head coach at UGA at the end of the 2015 season and led the Bulldogs to a 24-17 victory over Penn State in the TaxSlayer Bowl.
Since that time McClendon has held assistant coaching positions at South Carolina (2016-19) and Oregon (2020-21). He had accepted the post of co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Miami in January of 2022 but left when his alma mater offered him his current position.
At UGA, he coached a number of elite running backs during his tenure, including Isaiah Crowell, Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall, as well as Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. Additionally, McClendon was named National Recruiter of the Year by 247Sports in 2014. McClendon lettered as a wide receiver at Georgia in 2002-05. During that time, the Bulldogs won three SEC Eastern Division titles, two SEC championships and played in four bowl games (2003 Nokia Sugar, ’04 Capital One, ‘05 Outback, ‘06 Nokia Sugar), winning three of them.
He graduated in December 2005 with a degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies. He is the son of former Georgia tailback Willie McClendon, 1978 SEC Player of the Year and running back for the Chicago Bears.
McClendon is married to the former Amber Arnold of Atlanta. They have three children, Bryan (born 1/10/07), Brooke (born 12/18/11) and Brayden (born 9/18/17).
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Birthdate: Dec. 28, 1983
Birthplace: Chicago, Ill.
Family: Wife Amber; children Bryan and Brooke
High School: Mays
College: Georgia '05 (BA Recreation & Leisure Studies)
Coaching Experience
2007-08.......................... Georgia (Grad. Asst., offense)
2009-14................................... Georgia (Running Backs)
2015...... Georgia (Asst. Head Coach / Wide Receivers /
Passing Game Coord. / Interim Head Coach)
2016-17.......... South Carolina (Co-OC, Wide Receivers)
2018-19.. South Carolina (Offensive Coordinator, WRs)
2020-21.................... Oregon (Pass Game Coord., WRs,
...................................................... Interim Head Coach)
Jan. 2022..................... Miami (Co-OC, Wide Receivers)
Jan. 2022-Present... Georgia (Pass Game Coord., WRs)
Playing Experience
Georgia (2002-05) - Wide receiver ...member of senior class that won 44 games at UGA, 2 SEC titles, 3 SEC Eastern Division titles, played in four bowl games...caught 56 career passes for 830 yards and six TD's.
Mays H.S. - PrepStar All-American, Superprep All-Dixie Team...as a senior, rushed for 424 yards and four TD's on 62 carries...also caught 37 passes for 736 yards...played in Georgia-Florida All-Star game.
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