The University of Memphis is hiring longtime CFL quarterback Kerry Joseph, sources have confirmed to 3DownNation. CBS Sports was first to report the news.
The 52-year-old spent the 2025 season at the University of Texas, serving as a special assistant to the head coach. The Longhorns went 10-3 and missed the College Football Playoff, though they beat the Michigan Wolverines in the Citrus Bowl. Steve Sarkisian, the team’s head coach, played three seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders prior to entering the collegiate coaching ranks in 2000.
Joseph played 12 seasons in the CFL as a member of the Ottawa Renegades, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, and Edmonton Elks, winning Most Outstanding Player and the Grey Cup with Saskatchewan in 2007. He completed 58.4 percent of his career pass attempts for 28,097 yards, 148 touchdowns, and 126 interceptions, and rushed for 4,584 yards and 63 scores.
The six-foot, 215-pound passer spent five seasons in the NFL as a defensive back prior to arriving in Canada. He played in 56 games and made 14 starts with the Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks, recording 143 tackles, six tackles for loss, 11 pass knockdowns, and three interceptions. He also played for the London Monarchs and Rhein Fire in NFL Europe.
In 2024, the native of New Iberia, La. served as the quarterbacks coach with the Chicago Bears, helping first-overall NFL draft pick Caleb Williams throw for 3,541 yards, 20 touchdowns, and six interceptions. He previously spent four seasons with the Seahawks, serving as assistant quarterbacks coach in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to his time in Seattle, Joseph worked as the passing game coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2019 and as the co-offensive coordinator at his alma mater of McNeese State from 2016 to 2018. He also had training camp internships with the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Memphis went 8-5 in 2025 but lost the Gasparilla Bowl to the North Carolina State Wolfpack by a score of 31-7. Longtime head coach Ryan Silverfied left for the University of Arkansas this offseason, leading to the hiring of Charles Huff.
