Staff Directory
Xavier Garcia
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- Defensive Line
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Xavier Garcia was hired as the program's new defensive line coach before the 2025 season.
The Gamecocks defensive line produced a pair of All-Conference USA players in Emmanuel Oyebadejo (first-team) and Talan Carter (second-team) earn All-Conference USA honors during Garcia's first season at Jax State. The unit totaled 31.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks during the season, and helped the Gamecocks finish among the league's top run stopping defenses and earn a trip to the Conference USA Championship and a win in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl during a nine-win season.
Garcia spent the 2024 season at Georgia Tech as a defensive assistant working with the defensive line. The Yellow Jackets racked up 18 sacks in 13 games and made an appearance in the Birmingham Bowl. Tackle Jordan van den Berg was an All-ACC Second Team selection and Zeek Biggers earned honorable mention all-conference honors.
Garcia spent the previous season at Duke, helping the Blue Devils lead the ACC in scoring defense at 19 points per game which was 16th-best nationally.
He also spent time at SMU, Temple, Central Oklahoma, and Angelo State as a graduate assistant. Garcia started his coaching career at New Mexico Military Institute, where he also was a two-time all-conference selection before finishing his career at Eastern Kentucky where he started 10 games his senior year.
The Gamecocks defensive line produced a pair of All-Conference USA players in Emmanuel Oyebadejo (first-team) and Talan Carter (second-team) earn All-Conference USA honors during Garcia's first season at Jax State. The unit totaled 31.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks during the season, and helped the Gamecocks finish among the league's top run stopping defenses and earn a trip to the Conference USA Championship and a win in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl during a nine-win season.
Garcia spent the 2024 season at Georgia Tech as a defensive assistant working with the defensive line. The Yellow Jackets racked up 18 sacks in 13 games and made an appearance in the Birmingham Bowl. Tackle Jordan van den Berg was an All-ACC Second Team selection and Zeek Biggers earned honorable mention all-conference honors.
Garcia spent the previous season at Duke, helping the Blue Devils lead the ACC in scoring defense at 19 points per game which was 16th-best nationally.
He also spent time at SMU, Temple, Central Oklahoma, and Angelo State as a graduate assistant. Garcia started his coaching career at New Mexico Military Institute, where he also was a two-time all-conference selection before finishing his career at Eastern Kentucky where he started 10 games his senior year.
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