He was elevated from defensive coordinator to interim head coach following the firing of Mike Locksley on September 25, 2011.
He still shares the team record for the most interceptions in a single game with three against East Tennessee State in 1989.
[2] In addition to Marshall, he has coached at Hutchinson Community College, West Virginia State, Oklahoma and James Madison, where as defensive coordinator he helped lead the Dukes to the 2004 Division I-AA National Championship and four other playoff appearances, prior to becoming defensive backs coach at New Mexico in 2009.
[2] Barlow was named interim head coach at New Mexico following the firing of Mike Locksley on September 25, 2011.
[3] During the final eight games of the season, Barlow led the Lobos to one win and seven losses (1–7).