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New ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ coach Kevin Sumlin has filled out his coaching staff with 10 full-time assistants, a group that includes numerous former Texas A&M colleagues, a few RichRod holdovers, two NFL coaching veterans and one junior-college coordinator. His supports staff includes Chuck Cecil, who will return as a staff analyst for the second consecutive season.

Here's a coach-by-coach look at Sumlin's 10-man staff.

Here's a coach-by-coach look at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s 2018 coaching staff: 

Noel Mazzone

Job title: Offensive coordinator/QBs coach

2017 role: Offensive coordinator, Texas A&M

Before that? Mazzone spent two seasons (2016-17) at Texas A&M after being hired away from UCLA, where he spent four seasons running the Bruins’ offense. He spent two seasons as ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State’s offensive coordinator under head coach Dennis Erickson. Mazzone has also worked with the NFL’s New York Jets (2006-08), Ole Miss (1995-98, 2005), NC State (2003-04), Oregon State (2002), Auburn (1999-2001), Minnesota (1992-94), TCU (1987-91), Colorado State (1982-86) and New Mexico (1981).

Marcel Yates

Job title: Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach

2017 role: Defensive coordinator, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥

Before that? Yates coached ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s linebackers and served as defensive coordinator in 2016. He was Boise State’s defensive coordinator from 2014-15 after serving as Texas A&M’s co-defensive coordinator from 2012-13. He spent between 2003-11 in various defensive capacities at Boise State.

Jeremy Springer

Job title: Special teams coach

2017 role: Assistant special teams coach, Texas A&M

Before that? Springer spent three seasons (2015-17) at Texas A&M after serving as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, UTEP.

Theron Aych

Job title: Outside receivers coach

2017 role: Wide receivers coach, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥

Before that? Aych was UTEP’s receivers coach in 2016. Aych spent five seasons at Angelo State, where he was a 2015 finalist for the AFCA’s Division II Assistant Coach of the Year Award. He was a graduate assistant at Washington and an assistant at Central Missouri for four seasons.

Joe Gilbert

Job title: Offensive line coach

2017 role: Assistant offensive line coach, Indianapolis Colts

Before that? Gilbert spent six seasons (2012-17) in various capacities with the Colts. His time in the pros came following stints at Illinois (2009-11), Houston (2008), Toledo (2001-03, 2007), Central Florida (2004-08), Maine (1994-99) Northeastern (1991-93), Penn (1989-90) and Albany (1987-88).

Job title: Inside receivers coach

2017 role: Quality control coach, Texas A&M

Before that? The son of offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone spent the previous two years at Texas A&M; before that, he spent three seasons (2013-15) as UCLA's quarterbacks coach from 2013-15 and two (2010-11) as a graduate assistant and quality control assistant at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ State. 

Clarence McKinney

Job title: Running backs coach

2017 role: Running backs coach, Texas A&M

Before that? McKinney spent six seasons (2012-17) at Texas A&M after following head coach Kevin Sumlin from Houston, where he spent the 2008-11 seasons serving as the Cougars’ running backs coach and recruiting coordinator. McKinney was a high school coach from 1997-2007.

John Rushing

Job title: Safeties coach

2017 role: Safeties coach, Oregon State

Before that? Rushing spent eight seasons coaching in the NFL, serving as the Rams’ special teams/defensive consultant in 2016 after spending seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers’ staff. Before that, he spent seven seasons (2003-09) coaching the secondary at Utah State and four seasons (2000-03) in a similar capacity at Montana State. He was a graduate assistant at Boise State from 1998-2000 after spending the 1996-98 seasons coaching Willamette University’s cornerbacks.

Iona Uigalelei

Job title: Defensive line coach

2017 role: Defensive coordinator, Mt. San Antonio College

Before that? Uigalelei spent 17 seasons at Mt. SAC, the last 11 as defensive coordinator. He joined the junior college ranks from Southern Utah, where he served as a graduate assistant.

Demetrice Martin

Job title: Cornerbacks coach

2017 role: Secondary coach, UCLA 

Before that? Martin spent seven seasons at UCLA under coach Jim Mora following four years (2008-11) as Washington's cornerbacks coach. He spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at UCLA following a decade in the junior college ranks. He worked alongside new defensive line coach Iona Uigalelei at Mount San Antonio College from 2003-05.