Max Bullough 2024-25 Football Staff

THE BULLOUGH FILE

• Name: Max Bullough
• Hometown: Traverse City, Michigan
• High School: St. Francis
• Education: Finance, Michigan State (2014)
• Wife: Bailee

PLAYING CAREER

• 2010-13 Michigan State (Linebacker)
• 2014-16 Houston Texans (Linebacker)
• 2018 Cleveland Browns (Linebacker)

COACHING CAREER

• 2019 Graduate Assistant at Cincinnati
• 2020-22 Graduate Assistant at Alabama
• 2023 Graduate Assistant at Notre Dame
• 2024 Linebackers Coach at Notre Dame

BOWLS COACHED IN

• 2023 Notre Dame (Sun Bowl)
• 2022 Alabama (Sugar Bowl)
• 2021 Alabama (Cotton Bowl)
• 2021 Alabama (CFP National Championship)
• 2020 Alabama (Rose Bowl)
• 2020 Alabama (CFP National Championship)
• 2019 Cincinnati (Birmingham Bowl)

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• In 2023, helped the Irish starting linebacking corps total 182 tackles, led by team-lead JD Bertrand with 76 stops. 
• The 2023 linebacker corps accounted for 16.5 tackles for loss. 
• Helped guide Alabama’s second leading tackler Henry To’oTo’o to a First Team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2022, following up on a second team selection in 2021.
• The 2021 Alabama defense finished fourth nationally in rushing yards per game, allowing just 86.0 yards per game on the ground.
• A member of the Alabama coaching staff during the 2020 National Championship, with the Crimson Tide defeating Ohio State, 52-24
• Tutored three All-SEC selections in his first season at Alabama –  Dylan Moses (first team) Christopher Allen (second team) and Will Anderson (third team).
• While at Cincinnati in 2019, helped the Bearcat defense finish second nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage (0.263).

NOTABLE STUDENT-ATHLETES DEVELOPED BY BULLOUGH THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER

• JD Bertrand, LB, Notre Dame – 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy award finalist, Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist
• Jack Kiser, LB, Notre Dame – 2023 Pro Football Focus’s No.68 in their CFP Top 101 graded players
• Marist Liufau, LB, Notre Dame – 2023 Butkus Award semifinalist
• Henry To’oTo’o, LB, Alabama – Two-time All-SEC selection, 2022 NFL Draft Fifth-Round Selection (Houston)
• Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama – 2021 and 2022 All-American, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, Winner of the Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Award, Chuck Bednarik and the LOTT Impact, 2022 NFL Draft First-Round Selection (Houston)
• Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama – 2020 All-American