William Geoffrey Collins (born April 10, 1971)[1] is an American college football coach and former player who most recently served as the defensive coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
[3] Collins graduated from Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Georgia, where he played for coach and mentor Bob Smith.
[4] Following his graduation, Collins served as a student assistant at Western Carolina, his alma mater, during the 1993 and 1994 seasons.
Following two years in the GA position, Georgia Tech promoted Collins to tight ends coach at for the 2001 season.
After a year at Alabama as the Director of Player Personnel, Collins was terminated and reunited with O'Leary at UCF as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator from 2008 through 2009.
[7] Collins secured his first head coaching job in December 2016 when he was named Matt Rhule's successor at Temple.
In 2021, Collins ended his losing streak to FCS opponents when Georgia Tech defeated Kennesaw State.
Following a 1-3 start to the 2022 season, and being out scored 210-20 over the final 5 games of his tenure against FBS opponents, Collins was fired by the Yellow Jackets.