A dozen different jobs over a 20 year career could prove trying for anyone but for Joshua Eargle, it’s been a mission of impacting athletes for Christ. The new Tight Ends coach at Florida International University desires to help his team perform well on the football field but his greatest desire is to help young men learn what it means to Power Up for Christ.
Guest Bio:
Joshua Eargle, who is entering his 20th season in coaching, was slotted as the Panthers' tight end coach in 2022. Eargle arrived in Miami after serving as the senior offensive consultant at the University of Memphis and the tight end coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Kansas.
The Texas native started his coaching career at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2003.
Eargle was named head football coach at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas in 2013. He turned around a struggling program to win the American Southwest Conference Championship in his third season.
Eargle played college football at Memphis and won the inaugural Top Tiger Award, presented to the player who battled back from adversity or overcame difficult circumstances to return to the field. He earned his Master’s in sports administration from Southern Miss in 2004.
The Eargles founded the Ruler of Hope foundation, whose mission is to provide support and research to medically fragile children. Following the 2018 season, Eargle won the Rare Disease Champion Award presented by Uplifting Athletes for his work in raising awareness for his young daughter Landrey’s fight against life-threatening illnesses.
His wife, Kristen, founded and hosts a national podcast, Coach’s Wife Life. The Eargles have three children—Kourtney, Landrey and Stallings.
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