Joshua Eargle

Joshua King Eargle (born January 6, 1979) is an American football coach and former player.

[3] Eargle was recruited by Rip Scherer, then head football coach at the University of Memphis and signed with the Tigers after offers from Arkansas and Texas.

[3] At Memphis, Eargle won the inaugural Top Tiger Award given by head coach Tommy West to the player who battled back from adversity or overcame difficult circumstances to return to the field.

[4] Eargle was named head football coach at East Texas Baptist University on January 22, 2013.

[6] At East Texas Baptist, he won the American Southwest Conference championship in 2015 and was named the ASC Coach of the Year.

[8] In 2016, Eargle became the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Austin Peay State University.

[10] The running attack headed by Eargle ranked sixth in Division I FCS, averaging 258.8 rushing yards a game.

[10] Prior to the Austin Peay vs. Morehead State game on September 15, 2018, Eargle was named offensive coordinator.

[14] In January 2022, it was reported that Eargle would follow Mike MacIntyre to FIU as the tight ends coach.

Following his 2018 season at Austin Peay, Eargle won a national online public vote for his work in raising awareness for his young daughter Landrey's fight against the life-threatening illnesses that she's been battling her entire life.