MSCC Class of 2020

Paul Hogan

Senior Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, Clemson University

Paul Hogan is in his 12th year at Clemson serving as a Senior Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach under Director Joey Batson in 2023. Hogan earned a Master's degree in management from the University of Alabama in December 2004.

He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), a Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa), a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSCC), and a Certified Sports Nutrition Consultant (CSNC) through the American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA).

Hogan was a four-year starter at center with Alabama from 1997-2000 and was a three-time All-SEC pick and All-American at center. He started 44 of his 45 career games and also earned Academic All-SEC honors two years. Selected a team captain his senior season, Hogan was also the winner of the Pat Trammell Leadership Award for most outstanding leadership. At Alabama, Hogan played under MSCC Labaron Caruthers, MSCC Matt Parker, MSCC Paul Helsel III, former MSCC Steve Martin and MSCC Terry Jones.

Following his graduation in 2000, Hogan signed a free-agent contract with the Oakland Raiders before going to the University of Georgia. In 2001, he spent one year at Georgia as a volunteer coach. From 2002-04, he was a graduate assistant at the University of Alabama, starting in the weight room under MSCC Ben Pollard, before being moved to the coaching side of football.

Hogan spent 2005-06 as an on-field graduate assistant at Clemson. Hogan got his first full-time strength and conditioning job at Samford University in 2007 as Head of Strength and Conditioning for football. He spent seven years at Samford, where he oversaw all aspects of the football training program and performance nutrition. Hogan returned to Clemson in 2012 as a Senior Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach.

Hogan is a native of Valdosta, Ga., where he attended Valdosta High School. In 2019, Hogan was inducted into the Valdosta High School Hall of Fame. He is married to the former Jennifer Rouzie of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and the couple has two sons, Rouzie and Jackson.