Greg Studrawa named new head football coach at IMG Academy

IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) on Monday afternoon named Greg Studrawa as its new head football coach. He replaces Billy Miller, who took a position with Bill Belichick at the University of North Carolina. Miller led the Ascenders to a 25-3 record during his three-year stint as head coach.

Studrawa becomes IMG's sixth head coach as it heads into the 13th football season in program history. He has plenty of coaching experience, most notably with Ohio State and LSU. 

He was the offensive line coach at LSU from 2007-13 and held the same position at Ohio State from 2016-21. He has over 25 years of coaching experience coaching under the likes of Les Miles, Urban Meyer and Ryan Day.

"The IMG Academy National Football Team head coaching position is one of the premier coaching jobs in America, and Greg is the perfect candidate to lead our student-athletes on and off the field," said Kyle Brey, Director of of Football at IMG Academy.

IMG Academy's offensive line could be among the best in the country with G'nivre Carr, Will Conroy, Breck Kolojay and Keenyi Pepe, and should immediately benefit from the Studrawa's expertise and experience.

Class of 2028 quarterback Jayden Wade takes over under center and should thrive with the great offensive line and talented set of skill players led by Osani Gayles, Eric McFarland lll and Tranard Roberts.

The Ascenders will have plenty of defensive talent as well, headlined by Preston Carey, Duyon Forkpa, Zech Fort, Censere Gaylord, Amarri Irvin, Jake Kreul, A.J. Marks, Cameron McHaney and Chuck Roberts.

There are 20 players rated as a three-star recruit or higher, according to 247Sports, on IMG's roster and the Florida power should add more before the 2025 season kicks off.

IMG Academy has finished ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25 more than any other program over the last decade and will be in contention to begin next season as the top-ranked team in the country. The Ascenders lone national championship came in 2020 with J.J. McCarthy under center.