Chris Symington enters his third season with Brevard College in 2025 as the Senior Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Coach after arriving at BC in the Spring of 2023.
Prior to Brevard, Symington most recently served as the Assistant Coach/Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator at NCAA DII Colorado State University-Pueblo.
At CSU Pueblo, Symington guided Ryan Jensen, a two-time All-American that was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2013. After four seasons with the Ravens, Jensen emerged in 2017 as the team's starting center for the entire season. In 2018, he inked a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that made him the highest paid center in NFL history.
Symington brings over 35 years of experience as a player and coach to the Tornados, much of it at the Division-I level. He has held offensive line coaching posts at Eastern Michigan (2003-2008), Tennessee State (2000-03), Western Kentucky (1996-99), and Vanderbilt (1990-94). From 1995-96, Symington was the offensive coordinator at the Division-II level with Northwood University (Mich.).
An offensive lineman at the University of Colorado from 1984-88, Symington was named the Freedom Bowl Most Valuable Player in 1985, was the team’s offensive player of the year in 1987, and was an all-Big 8 honorable mention selection. Prior to obtaining his first coaching position as a graduate assistant at CU (1990 National Champions), Symington signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1988.
Symington and his wife, Marti, have six children: Adam, Jessica, Blair, Jackson, Mary Grace and Stuart, as well as 12 grandchildren.
NFL Players Coached
Ryan Jensen, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Pro Bowl, Super Bowl Champion)
T.J. Lang, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions (2x Pro Bowl, Super Bowl Champion)
Lawrence Smith, Buffalo Bills
Coaching Timeline
- 1989-1990: University of Colorado (Graduate Assistant)
- 1991-1994: Vanderbilt University
- 1994-1995: Northwood University (Mich.)
- 1996-1999: Western Kentucky University
- 2000-2004: Tennesse State University
- 2004-2008: Eastern Michigan University
- 2009-2014: Colorado State University Pueblo
- 2016-2018: Truman State University
- 2018-2022: Colorado State University Pueblo
- 2023-present: Brevard College
