Travis Bush
Travis Bush is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the first head football coach at UTRGV. Previously, he was the head football coach and athletic director at Canyon High School, a position he held from 2021 to 2022. Before that, he was the head football coach and athletic director at Seguin High School from 2016 to 2020 and was the offensive coordinator for the University of Houston under head coach Tony Levine. While originally hired onto Levine's staff as running backs coach, Bush was promoted to the offensive coordinator position when his predecessor Mike Nesbitt resigned following Houston's first game of the 2012 season.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UTRGV |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Texas State University–San Marcos Texas Christian University |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–2000 | Texas State |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | San Marcos (TX) HS (Asst.) |
| 2001–2003 | TCU (GA) |
| 2004–2006 | Texas State (WRs) |
| 2007–2010 | Texas State (Co-OC) |
| 2011 | UTSA (OC) |
| 2012 | Houston (RBs) |
| 2012–2013 | Houston (OC/QBs) |
| 2013–2014 | Houston (OC/Associate HC) |
| 2015 | Buffalo (Offensive Asst) |
| 2016–2020 | Seguin (TX) HS |
| 2021–2022 | Canyon (TX) HS |
| 2022–Present | UTRGV |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2016–2020 | Seguin (TX) ISD |
| 2021–2022 | Comal (TX) ISD |
On December 11th, sources spoke the announcement of Bush becoming the 1st ever coach of the UT- Rio Grande Valley football team. [1]
Playing career
Travis Bush played as a high school quarterback on his father's team at Gregory-Portland High School in Portland, Texas.[2] Graduating in 1995, Bush was a selection for the UIL AAAA All-State Team. He was then recruited by Texas State as a wide receiver, and graduated in 2000. It was during his time as a Texas State player that Bush became acquainted with Tony Levine, who was the wide receivers coach there from 1997 until 1999.[3]
Coaching career
After his graduation from Texas State, Bush became an assistant under his father at San Marcos High School, before becoming a graduate assistant at TCU where he served until 2003. In 2004, Bush returned to his alma mater at Texas State as wide receivers coach. During his time in this position, Texas State reached the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA national semifinals.
In 2007, he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and associate head coach for Texas State, and the team's record was turned around to 8-5 by the 2008 season. This was one of only five winning seasons that Texas State had achieved over the past twenty three years.[4] That season, Texas State also claimed the Southland Conference championship, and Bush's offense ranked fifth in the NCAA Division I FCS.[2] The following season, Texas State's record was 7-5.
In 2010, UTSA and head coach Larry Coker announced that they had hired Travis Bush as offensive coordinator for their inaugural season in 2011. However, he remained with UTSA for only one year before he decided to leave for Houston as running backs coach.[5]
Following the resignation of Mike Nesbitt as Houston's offensive coordinator after the first game of 2012, Travis Bush was promoted to offensive coordinator by head coach Tony Levine.[6]
References
- ^ "Breaking: Travis Bush to be UTRGV football head coach". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ a b "Travis Bush". Houston Cougars athletics. 2012-10-15.
- ^ Valderas, Andrew (October 18, 2013). "Levine travels lengthy path to UH's top job". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Texas State 2012 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Texas State athletics. 2012-10-15.
- ^ McCarney, Dan (2012-02-11). "Bush leaves for Houston". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph (2012-09-03). "UH offensive coordinator resigns two days after upset loss". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
External links
- Official Houston profile