Mark Hogan

Biography

Mark Hogan joined Scott Abell’s inaugural staff at Rice in December of 2024, reuniting with Abell after three seasons coaching the nickels at Charlotte. He will coach the Owls’ outside linebackers and also serve as special teams coordinator. He joined the Davidson coaching staff in 2018, coaching the Wildcats’ safeties and assisting with special teams. In his first season, he coached Dreylan Hines, the Pioneer Football League Co-Freshman Defensive Player of the Year and HERO Sports All-America freshman honorable mention honoree. in 2019, the Wildcats’ defense finished fourth in FCS in Total Defense, allowing 278.9 YPG, and 16th in Scoring Defense at 20.7 PPG. Both marks were top in the Pioneer Football League. Prior to Davidson, Hogan served as defensive coordinator at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte. He coached 3 defensive players who went on to see action in the NFL as rookies in 2024. A 2012 graduate of Georgia State, Hogan played three seasons as an outside linebacker for the Panthers, leading the team in tackles during his tenure. He also played two seasons as an outfielder on the Georgia State baseball team. Following graduation from Georgia State, Hogan played a graduate year at Charlotte in 2013 during the 49ers' first football season and scored the first touchdown in program history on an interception return. Hogan was the 49ers' recipient of the Charlotte Touchdown Club Bronko Nagurski Scholarship and named to the All-Independent first-team defense. He finished