Panagos joined the Minnesota Vikings as an offensive assistant and quality control coach in 2002.
After leaving UCF, Panagos served as the defensive line coach for Rutgers underneath Kyle Flood from 2012 to 2015.
Panagos was named a semi-finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach.
[5] On December 14, 2019,[6] it was announced that Jim was leaving Minnesota to return to Rutgers[7] to once again be their defensive line coach.
[8][9] In January 2022, Panagos joined Lance Leipold's staff at Kansas as the defensive tackles coach.