Furman head football coach
Clay Hendrix announced in May of 2024 the hiring of Price Partrick as the Paladins' new director of football operations.
Partrick joined the Furman program following six years at East Tennessee State, where he served as quarterbacks coach and director of football operations for five seasons. In 2022 he headed up the Buccaneers' tight ends before returning to his on-field duties as quarterbacks coach in 2023, while also taking on the role of offensive coordinator.
During his tenure in Johnson City, ETSU captured Southern Conference championships in 2018 and '21, with the most recent title highlighting an 11-2 season that featured a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Top 10 ranking and playoff quarterfinal round appearance.
Partrick was instrumental in the development and production Buccaneer signal callers Tyler Riddell and Austin Herink, who combined to pass for over 8,000 yards and 37 touchdowns in their four seasons in the quarterback room with Partrick.
Prior to going to ETSU, Partrick spent four seasons at Tennessee Tech, where he began his coaching career in 2014 as a student assistant working with the wide receivers. He added offensive quality control duties in 2015 and took over the squad's tight ends in 2016. In his final season in Cookeville, he coached he Golden Eagles' outside linebackers while also gaining his first experience as director of football operations.
A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., and product of Baylor High School, where he played football and golf, he began his collegiate career at The Citadel in 2010 before transferring to Chattanooga and eventually Tennessee Tech, where he sat out the 2012 season following shoulder surgery. He returned to the field in 2013 but saw action in only three games before sustaining a career ending injury.
Partrick received his bachelor's degree in fitness and wellness from Tennessee Tech in 2014.
