Max Bullough 2024-25 Football Staff

Linebackers Coach


phone 631-7475
Max Bullough
Bio

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’s (76) 
  • 2023 saw the Irish linebackers account for 16.5 tackles for loss 
  • Guided Alabama’s second leading tackler Henry To’oTo’o to a a First Team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2022, and a second team selection in 2021
  • Helped the 2021 Alabama defense finish fourth nationally in rushing yards per game, allowing just 86.0 yards on the ground on average
  • Helped Alabama win the 2020 National Championship, as the Crimson Tide defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 52-24
  • Tutored three All-SEC selections in his first season at Alabama, helping Dylan Moses (first team) Christopher Allen (second team) and Will Anderson (third team) earn honors
  • Moses led the Crimson Tide defense with 80 total tackles, 6.3 for loss, 1.5 sacks and an interception
  • 2021 Will Anderson Jr. Consensus All-america
  • 2022 Will Anderson Jr. Consensus All-america
  • Helped the 2019 Cincinnati defense finish second nationally, allowing just a 0.263 fourth down conversion percentage

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