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Carl "Bull" Reese begins his second season as defensive coordinator at Miami University in 2010. He was initially hired on Jan. 2, 2009.
Reese, whose last coaching assignment was as defensive coordinator for Coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns from 1998-2003, served on the same staff with Haywood during his final season in Austin. The two men also were at LSU together from 1995 through 1997.
One of the nation's premier defensive architects, Reese transformed the Texas defensive unit into one of the nation's annual leaders. The Longhorns' aggressive attacking scheme led the nation in total defense (236.2 ypg) and ranked first in the Big 12 in rushing (89.5 ypg/sixth NCAA), passing (146.7 ypg/third NCAA) and scoring (13.7 ppg/third NCAA) defense in 2001. The Longhorns also ranked fourth nationally in pass efficiency defense (88.0 rating) that season. UT's performance made Reese one of six finalists for the Frank Broyles Award, which honors the nation's top assistant coach. Under Reese's guidance, UT improved in every statistical category over his last 77 games, boasting 95 fumble recoveries, 145 forced fumbles, 91 interceptions, 245 sacks, 751 tackles for loss, 432 pass breakups and 186 forced turnovers. During his last five seasons, the UT defense allowed only 17 runners to gain more than 100 yards and limited 30 opponents to less than 100 total yards rushing. His UT defense produced six All-Americans and numerous finalists for national individual honors, including current NFL players Quentin Jammer, Casey Hampton, Derrick Johnson, Cory Redding, D.D. Lewis and Nathan Vashar.
Prior to his six years at Texas, Reese transformed LSU's defense into one of the SEC's best from 1995-97. The Tigers allowed just 15.3 points per game (11th nationally) and also ranked among the nation's top units in both pass efficiency defense and rushing defense. In 1995, his first season at LSU, he coordinated a defense that led the SEC and ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense. The Tigers also led the league in pass efficiency defense and ranked second in total defense. One of Reese's greatest defensive players at LSU was nose tackle Anthony McFarland.
Reese served as the defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt for four years from 1991-94, where he was responsible for overseeing a unit that shattered all of the school's quarterback sack records.
A 1966 graduate of Missouri, Reese was a tri-captain and fullback on the Tigers' 1966 Sugar Bowl Championship team. He was a three-year starter, led the Tigers in rushing in 1963 and earned Academic All-Big Seven honors as a senior.
Reese began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Dan Devine at his alma mater in 1966. He then served as linebackers coach at Northern Michigan from 1967-68 and Southern Illinois in 1969 before taking his first defensive coordinator job at East Carolina one year later.
Reese coordinated the Pirates' defenses and served as assistant head coach for four years from 1970-73 before working in the same role at Virginia in 1974. He was linebackers coach at Kansas from 1975-76 and returned for a second stint at Missouri as defensive coordinator from 1977-81. The Tigers not only advanced to four consecutive bowl games during his time there, but they also led the nation in pass defense and ranked seventh nationally in total defense in 1981.
A native of Springfield, Missouri, Reese moved on to the professional level in 1982 when he served as the defensive coordinator for the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL until 1985. The Stallions led the USFL in rushing and passing defense in 1984 and in rushing, passing and total defense in 1985.
Reese then returned for a third stint at Missouri in 1986 as defensive coordinator before becoming the defensive coordinator at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1989-90. Having been retired since the end of the 2003 season, Reese says that he has a renewed enthusiasm and that he's anxious to get back to work in the business he loves.
He and his wife, Pamela, have two children, Jennifer and Andy, a granddaughter, Ashton, and grandson, Wayne.
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