Marcus Hall-Oliver

Biography

THE HALL-OLIVER FILE PERSONAL INFORMATION Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska High School: Central High School EDUCATION Minnesota State Bachelors degree in sport management (2014) COACHING HISTORY Fresno State 2025-Present: Edge Stony Brook 2024: Safeties JMU 2022-23: Safeties 2020-21: Defensive Tackles University of Sioux Falls 2017-18: Defensive Line Eastern Michigan 2016: Graduate Assistant Minnesota State 2013-15: Graduate Assistant PLAYING EXPERIENCE Linebacker 2009-10: Nebraska-Omaha 2011-12: Minnesota State Last Updated: March 9, 2026 Marcus Hall-Oliver was added to Fresno State's coaching staff in January 2025 as the Edge coach. In the summer of 2025, Hall-Oliver was selected for the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Cleveland Browns. Hall-Oliver was a key piece to a defensive staff that led one of the top defenses in the FBS as Fresno State ranked 10th in the country allowing an average of 285.7 yards per game in 2025. Fresno State was 16th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 18.8 points per game. The success of the Bulldogs' defense in 2025 was its best since at least the 1992 season. Fresno State has not allowed fewer than 300 yards of offense to its opponent in the last three decades. Junior defensive end Jahzon Jacks was the FBS leader with four fumble recoveries in 2025. It was the most by a Bulldog in a season since at least 2005. He came to the Valley from Stony Brook. Stony Brook football added Hall-Oliver to first year head coach Billy Cosh's coac