Chris Ash

On December 15, 2019, Texas hired Ash as Defensive Coordinator.

Ash was fired mid-season on September 29th, 2019.

On December 7, 2015, Ash agreed to a 5-year, $11 million-guaranteed contract to become the head coach at Rutgers. He was fired as Rutgers head coach on September 29, 2019 due to poor performance. He spent the rest of the 2019 season as an analyst for the Texas Longhorns.

In January 2014, Ash was hired as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ash held assistant coaching positions with the Drake Bulldogs, Princeton Tigers, Iowa State Cyclones, and San Diego State Aztecs, before being hired by the Wisconsin Badgers in 2010. In 2012, when then Badgers head coach Bret Bielema was hired at the University of Arkansas, Ash followed, accepting the defensive coordinator position with the Razorbacks.

Ash received his bachelor's degree from Drake University, where he played safety on the football team. In 2005, Ash received his master's degree from Iowa State University. A native of Ottumwa, Iowa, he and his wife, Doreen, have four children, Tanner, Jacey, Brady and Alexis.

Ash has coached in eight bowl games in his career including the 2000 Insight.com Bowl, 2001 Independence Bowl, 2002 Humanitarian Bowl, 2004 Independence Bowl, 2005 Houston Bowl, 2009 Insight Bowl, 2011 Rose Bowl, the 2012 Rose Bowl, and the 2013 Rose Bowl.

Chris Ash (born December 24, 1973) is an American football coach who currently serves as defensive coordinator at the University of Texas. Ash served as the head football coach at Rutgers University from 2016 to 2019.