Randy Pippin is an American football coach. He grew up in Texas and attended Cisco College before transferring to Tennessee Technological University where he played running back from 1983 to 1984. He began his coaching career in 1985 as a graduate assistant at Tennessee Tech, and then held assistant positions at Middle Tennessee (1988–1989), Trinity Valley Community College (1990–1992) and again at Tennessee Tech (1996–1997). Pippin has also served as head coach at Trinity Valley Community College (1993–1995), Middle Georgia College (1998–2000), West Alabama (2001–2003), Cottage Hill Christian Academy in Mobile Alabama (2004), Northwest Mississippi Community College (2005–2007), The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado(2009–2010) while directing the Glazier Mega Clinics. He then returned to Texas as the Defensive Coordinator at East Texas Baptist and later East Central Oklahoma while directing the Texas and Oklahoma Nike Coach of the Year Clinics. In recent years Pippin worked both on and off the field from 2015-2022 as an assistant at UAB until 2023 when he became a Senior Analyst for Rich Rodriguez at Jacksonville State University (Alabama). Coaching career Pippin started his coaching career as a graduate assistant on the defense at Tennessee Technological University from 1985 to 1987. From Tech, Pippin served as linebackers coach at Murfreesboro (1988–1989) and as defensive coordinator at Trinity Valley Community College (1990–1992). From 1993 to 1995, Pippin had his first head coaching job at Trinity Valley after being promoted from defensive coordinator. At Trinity Valley Randy was the NJCAA National Coach of the Year in 94, he compiled an overall record of 26 wins, six losses and two ties (26–6–2). He also led the Cardinals to the 1994 NJCAA National Football Championship after defeating Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in the Tyler Shrine Bowl. After serving as offensive coordinator at Tennessee Tech for two seasons, Pippin took the position of head coach and athletic director at Middle Georgia College. At Middle Georgia, he led the Warriors to an overall record of 26 wins and eight losses (26–8) and a victory in the 1998 Mineral Water Bowl. Pippin was also noted for having Tonya Butler sign a national letter of intent to attend Middle Georgia on a football scholarship for a placekicker. At the time of her signing, Butler was the first female to earn a football scholarship in Georgia. Following the 2000 season, Pippin resigned from Middle Georgia and took the head coaching position at the