Sport(s) Football 2001–2002 Portland State (DB) Positions Safety 2000 South Florida (GA) Spouse Heather Burton | 1996–1998 Washington Name Nigel Burton 1995 Pacific (CA) 2003–2007 Oregon State (DB) | |
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Born July 30, 1976 (age 47)
Sacramento, California ( 1976-07-30 ) Role American football head coach Past teams coached Portland State Vikings football (Head coach, 2010–2014) People also search for Bruce Barnum, Lester Towns, Ralph Davis, Heather Burton, Ella Joyce Burton, Jace Burton Children Ella Joyce Burton, Jace Burton Education Jesuit High School, University of Washington, University of the Pacific | ||
Nigel burton talks about transition to the pac 12 networks
Nigel Burton (born July 30, 1976) is an American football commentator for the Pac-12 television network and the former head coach for the Portland State Vikings college football team.
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- Nigel burton talks about transition to the pac 12 networks
- Nigel burton interview
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Personal
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Nigel burton interview
Playing career
Burton grew up in Sacramento where he attended Jesuit High School. He attended the University of the Pacific in 1995, but when the school eliminated its football program the following year, he transferred to the University of Washington, where he graduated in 1999 with a bachelor's degree. He played safety for both schools' football teams. He earned all-academic honors from the Pacific-10 Conference three times at Washington and later earned a masters in business administration at the University of South Florida.
Coaching career
Burton's first coaching job was as a defensive assistant for South Florida in 2000. From 2001 to 2002, he coached defensive backs at Portland State, and then from 2003 to 2007, coached the secondary at Oregon State. In 2008, Burton was named defensive coordinator at Nevada.
In 2009, Burton was selected to replace Jerry Glanville as the head coach at Portland State. He became the second African American head football coach in school history after Ron Stratten, who coached in the early 1970s. Burton was fired after the 2014 season and compiled an overall record of 21–36 during his tenure at Portland State.
In 2015, Burton joined Pac-12 Networks as an analyst.
Personal
Burton is married and has two children.