TEMPE, Ariz.—Josh Henson, a former offensive coordinator at Missouri and assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at LSU, has joined the Arizona State University football staff as Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator, Head Coach Todd Graham announced Tuesday.



"Josh brings a tremendous background of winning championships at the highest levels," says Graham. "He was the offensive coordinator at Missouri and won back-to-back SEC East Championships. He was the recruiting coordinator at LSU and was recognized as one of the nation's top recruiters for his accomplishments there. He helped LSU win the 2008 BCS National Championship. Josh brings a wealth of knowledge of our system to our staff, in addition to being one of the finest recruiters in the country. He will blend well with Chip Lindsey and Rob Likens ."



Coach Graham's last three assistant coach hires of Henson (19), Defensive Coordinator Phil Bennett (39) and Wide Receiver Coach Rob Likens (25) have a combined total of 83 years of college football coaching experience.



"I am so happy to be at Arizona State University," says Henson. "One of the things that attracted me to ASU is that Coach Graham has a track record of winning wherever he's been. And he has a track record of developing young men. Winning is important, but being involved in their lives is also what appeals to me. I know a lot of members of the current staff and they have great things to say about the university and about the Phoenix area. I came out here years ago as a guest of former ASU assistant football coach Johnny Barr and found it to be one of the best places in the country to live. I am very excited to get started."



A four-year letterman at Oklahoma State from 1994-97, Henson returned to his alma mater in the spring of 2016 to assume the role of offensive analyst. Henson returned to Stillwater after serving the previous three seasons as offensive coordinator at Missouri, where he helped the Tigers to a trip to the Cotton Bowl at the end of the 2013 season and an appearance in the Citrus Bowl at the end of the 2014 season. The Tigers won back-to-back SEC East titles in 2013 and 2014.



In Henson's first year as offensive coordinator, Missouri ranked 13th nationally in scoring (after ranking 80th in 2012) at 39.1 points per game, 16th in total offense (96th in 2012) at just under 500 yards per game, 16th in rushing (88th in 2012) and 34th in passing efficiency, a year after ranking just 103rd nationally in that category.



Henson began at Missouri in 2009 and during his time there he coached the Tiger tight ends and offensive line before being elevated to offensive coordinator in 2013.



When Les Miles left Oklahoma State for LSU, he took Henson with him to Baton Rouge and Henson again served as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. As LSU's recruiting coordinator, Henson assembled a pair of top-10 recruiting classes in 2006 and 2007 that helped the Tigers win the BCS National Championship in 2008. For his efforts, Henson was ranked as one of college football's top 25 recruiters in 2006 and 2007 by Rivals.com.



He returned to OSU as a grad assistant in 1999 after a high school coaching stint and was elevated to tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2001. As recruiting coordinator, Henson played a key role in OSU's 2003 signing class being ranked No. 15 in the nation by Rivals.com. A year earlier, Rivals.com rated the Cowboy class as the 26th-best in the country.



As a player, Henson was a standout offensive lineman for the Cowboys who logged 37 starts over his four-year career. As a senior in 1997, he was a second-team All-Big 12 performer and was a leader for a Cowboy squad that went 8-4 and finished second in the Big 12 South.



After graduating in 1998 with a degree in secondary education, Henson went straight into coaching, serving as a high school football coach in Kingfisher (Okla.). In one season at Kingfisher, he helped guide the Yellowjackets to the Oklahoma state semifinals.



A native of Tuttle, Okla., Henson and his wife Shauna have a son, Will, and a daughter, Kate.



The hire is pending ASU Human Resources paperwork approval.



Henson At A Glance

Alma Mater: Oklahoma State, 1997

Hometown: Tuttle, Oklahoma

Wife: Shauna

Children: Will and Kate



Coaching Experience

2017-Present, Arizona State (Asst. HC/OL/Run Game Coordinator)

2016-17, Oklahoma State (Offensive Analyst)

2013-15, Missouri (Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends/Offensive Line)

2009-12, Missouri (Co-Offensive Line)

2005-08, LSU (Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator)

2001-04, Oklahoma State (Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator)

1999, Oklahoma State (Graduate Assistant)

1998, Kingfisher High School (Assistant Coach)

Playing Experience

1994-97, Oklahoma State



Bowl Games – Coach

2016 Alamo Bowl

2014 Citrus Bowl

2014 Cotton Bowl

2011 Independence Bowl

2010 Insight Bowl

2009 Texas Bowl

2008 Peach Bowl

2008 BCS National Championship Game

2007 Sugar Bowl

2005 Peach Bowl

2004 Alamo Bowl

2004 Cotton Bowl

2002 Houston Bowl