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Alex Mirabal
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- Associate Head Coach - Offense/Offensive Line
Alex Mirabal, a high school teammate of Mario Cristobal, has been the one constant on the staff during Cristobal’s career as a head coach. Mirabal came to Oregon to coach the offensive line in 2018 after spending all six years with Cristobal when he was the head coach at FIU. Prior to the 2021 season, Mirabal added the title off associate head coach – offense to his duties coaching the offensive line.
During six of his nine seasons as a head coach, Cristobal has entrusted Mirabal with the development of the offensive line. For the first six, Mirabal served as assistant head coach.
In between his stints with Cristobal, Mirabal put together a successful five-year run at Marshall as the Thundering Herd’s offensive line coach.
Oregon (2018-Present)
In his first three seasons at Oregon, the offensive line has become the driving force behind Oregon’s offensive success. The Ducks have averaged more than 31 points per game each of the last three years finishing second in the Pac-12 in scoring offense the first two seasons and fourth in 2020, while ranking in the top 25 in the nation in both 2018 (34.8 ppg - 25th) and 2019 (35.4 ppg – 16th).
In 2020, Mirabal faced one of the biggest challenges of his career rebuilding an offensive line that lost all five starters off the 2019 Pac-12 Conference championship team and doing it while being limited because of COVID-19 protocols.
Despite the limitations, Mirabal blended a unit that had one career start between them into a cohesive unit that helped lead the Ducks’ to their second consecutive Pac-12 Conference Championship. Four of the five starters earned all-conference honors led by former walkon Ryan Walk, who the Associated Press named first-team all-league.
Junior college transfer T.J. Bass picked up a pair of honors earning second-team all-conference from the AP and honorable mention recognition from the Pac-12 coaches. Center Alex Forsyth was a second-team pick by the coaches, who also gave Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu honorable mention recognition. Bass and Walk also continued Oregon’s success winning conference offensive lineman of the week honors, with Walk winning it after Oregon’s week one win over Stanford and Bass claiming the honor after a week two win at Washington State.
In 2019 when Oregon won the Pac-12 Championship and the Rose Bowl while finishing 12-2, the Ducks’ offensive line was one of four finalists for the Joe Moore Award, which honors the nation’s most outstanding offensive unit in college football.
Mirabal has coached three players in his time at Oregon who have earned All-America honors, including 2019 Outland Trophy winner Penei Sewell. Oregon’s left tackle, Sewell joined LaMichael James (2010) and Marcus Mariota (2014) as the only Oregon players to be unanimous first-team All-Americans. Sewell also claimed freshman All-America recognition in 2018 from USA Today and 247Sports.
Left guard Shane Lemieux and right tackle Calvin Throckmorton also claimed All-America accolades under Mirabal’s tutelage. Lemieux earned first-team honors from Sports Illustrated in 2019 and second-team recognition from The Athletic in 2018. Throckmorton, who was also a second-team academic All-American in 2019, claimed back-to-back second-team recognition in 2018 (FWAA, PFF, Phil Steele) and 2019 (FWAA, CBS, Phil Steele).
Under Mirabal, Oregon’s offensive line dominated the Pac-12’s award for the league’s offensive lineman of the week in 2019, the first season of the award. An Oregon player earned the honor in eight of the 12 weeks Oregon had a game. No other Pac-12 team won the award more than two times. Sewell won the award a league-high four times, while Throckmorton and Lemieux each won it twice. The trio of Ducks were the only multi-week award winners during the season.
Following the 2019 season, Mirabal saw four of his Ducks’ offensive linemen move on to the NFL with Lemieux and center Jake Hanson both selected in the NFL Draft. The New York Jets picked Lemieux in the fifth round (No. 150 overall) and the Green Bay Packers selected Hanson in the sixth round (No. 208 overall). Throckmorton signed a free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints, while offensive tackle Brady Aiello did the same with the Minnesota Vikings.
Mirabal has been instrumental in Oregon’s success on the recruiting trail over the past few years. During the 2021 cycle, Mirabal earned recognition as one of the top 25 recruiters in the country while helping Oregon to an all-time best No. 3 class ranking by Rivals. In the 247Sports rankings, Mirabal ranked second among all Pac-12 assistants and No. 16 overall while the Ducks’ singed the No. 6 class according to the recruiting site.
Marshall (2013-17)
Mirabal’s league-leading eight first or second-team All-Conference USA selections on the offensive line from 2013 to 2017 helped pave the way for the Thundering Herd to put together a 44-22 record, three 10-win seasons, a 4-0 record in bowl games, two Conference USA titles and a win in the 2014 Conference USA Championship Game.
Marshall’s offense was among the best in college football during Mirabal’s five seasons. In 2014, the Thundering Herd joined Oregon as the only two programs in the country to rank in the top 12 nationally in scoring offense (3rd), rushing yards (6th) and passing yards (12th). The 2014 offensive line featured a pair of first-team All-Conference USA choices in Chris Jasperse and Clint Horn, as Marshall ranked second nationally in total offense (559.2 ypg), scoring 40-plus points in 11 of 14 games en route to a 13-1 overall mark and a No. 22 final ranking in the coaches poll.
During the 2014 season, Jasperse was on the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award watch lists, while Horn was among the elite centers in the country on the Rimington Trophy watch list. After the dominant offensive season by Marshall, Mirabal was a finalist for the 2014 Football Scoop Offensive Line Coach of the Year Award.
In 2017, Marshall led Conference USA and ranked fourth in the FBS in sacks allowed with just 11 over 13 games, helping quarterback Chase Lifton throw for over 3,000 yards and extend his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 27, which was the second-longest streak among active FBS quarterbacks at the time.
Including three freshman All-Conference USA team selections, Mirabal had at least one lineman earn league postseason recognition each of his five seasons at Marshall, including two or more honorees four times.
FIU (2007-2012)
Mirabal served as the assistant head coach for six years at FIU under Cristobal, working with the offensive line his final three years following three seasons coaching tight ends.
In 2012, FIU offensive linemen Caylin Hauptmann and Rupert Bryan Jr. were named second-team and third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selections, respectively, by Phil Steele. During FIU’s impressive two-year run in 2010 and 2011, Mirabal’s offensive line was regarded as one of the best in the Sun Belt, allowing just 20 and 15 sacks in successive seasons. Behind a much-improved offensive line, FIU continually broke single-season and single-game offensive records.
In 2010, after an impressive victory over Troy – the school’s first against the Trojans when the Panthers rushed for a FIU-record 448 yards – the entire offensive line was awarded a Helmet Sticker by ESPN.com.
High School Coach (1993-2006)
A long-time Miami-Dade high school football coach, Mirabal taught and coached around south Florida starting in 1993 all the way up to his arrival at FIU. He helped lead Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School to three district championships in four years as the Explorers offensive line coach and run-game coordinator.
During the winter of 2007, Mirabal was honored with inclusion on the coaching staff on Team USA Football, a Miami-Dade and Broward County high school all-star team that competed in and advanced to the championship round of the NFL Global Junior Championships XI.
Mirabal began his coaching career at Christopher Columbus by taking on a variety of roles. He was the Explorers assistant track and field coach and a volunteer football offensive line coach for six years. Mirabal was the school’s junior varsity head coach in 1994-95 and then took on the program’s strength and conditioning coordinator responsibilities from 1996-2001. During that time, he also assumed the titles of varsity running backs coach in 1996-97 and then varsity offensive line coach from 1997-2001.
COACHING CAREER
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
2020 Pac-12 Champions – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2019 Pac-12 Champions – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2019 Pac-12 North – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2014 Conference USA Champions – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2014 Conference USA East Division – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2013 Conference USA East Division – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2010 Sun Belt Co-Champions – FIU (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line)
BOWL GAMES
2021 Fiesta Bowl – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2020 Rose Bowl – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2018 Redbox Bowl – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2017 New Mexico Bowl – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2015 St. Petersburg Bowl – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2014 Boca Raton Bowl – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2013 Military Bowl – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2011 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl – FIU (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line)
2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl – FIU (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line)
NFL DRAFT PICKS COACHED & RECRUITED (4)
2021 (RD 1) OT Penei Sewell – Oregon – Detroit Lions
2020 (RD 5) OL Shane Lemieux – Oregon – New York Giants
2020 (RD 6) OL Jake Hanson – Oregon – Green Bay Packers
2014 (RD 6) OL Garrett Scott – Marshall – Seattle Seahawks
NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS COACHED
2019 Outland Trophy – Penei Sewell – Oregon
2019 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year – Penei Sewell -- Oregon
ALL-AMERICANS COACHED
2019 OL Shane Lemieux – Oregon (Sports Illustrated – 1st)
2019 OL Penei Sewell – Oregon (Unanimous – 1st)
2019 OL Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon (FWAA, CBS, Phil Steele – 2nd)
2018 OL Shane Lemieux – Oregon (The Athletic – 2nd)
2018 OL Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon (FWAA, PFF, Phil Steele – 2nd)
FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS COACHED
2018 Penei Sewell – Oregon (USA Today, 247Sports)
CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR COACHED
2019 OL Penei Sewell – Oregon – Pac-12 (Associated Press Co-Offensive Player of the Year)
ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS COACHED
2020 OG Ryan Walk – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st)
2020 OG T.J. Bass – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 2nd, Coaches -- HM)
2020 C Alex Forsyth – Oregon – Pac-12 (Coaches – 2nd)
2020 OL Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu – Pac-12 (Coaches – HM)
2019 OT Penei Sewell – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – 1st)
2019 OG Shane Lemieux – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – 2nd)
2019 OT Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – HM)
2019 C Jake Hanson – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 2nd, Coaches – HM)
2018 OG Shane Lemieux – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – 2nd)
2018 OT Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – HM)
2018 C Jake Hanson – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 2nd, Coaches – HM)
2018 OT Penei Sewell – Oregon – Pac-12 (Coaches – HM)
2014 C Chris Jasperse – Marshall – Conference USA (Coaches – 1st)
2014 RT Clint Van Horn – Marshall – Conference USA (Coaches – 1st)
2013 C Chris Jasperse – Marshall – Conference USA (Coaches – 1st)
2013 RT Clint Van Horn – Marshall – Conference USA (Coaches – 2nd)
2012 OT Caylin Hauptmann – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – 2nd)
2012 OT Rupert Bryan – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – HM)
2011 OT Caylin Hauptmann – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – 2nd)
2011 OT Rupert Bryan – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – HM)
2010 C Brad Serini – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – 1st)
During six of his nine seasons as a head coach, Cristobal has entrusted Mirabal with the development of the offensive line. For the first six, Mirabal served as assistant head coach.
In between his stints with Cristobal, Mirabal put together a successful five-year run at Marshall as the Thundering Herd’s offensive line coach.
Oregon (2018-Present)
In his first three seasons at Oregon, the offensive line has become the driving force behind Oregon’s offensive success. The Ducks have averaged more than 31 points per game each of the last three years finishing second in the Pac-12 in scoring offense the first two seasons and fourth in 2020, while ranking in the top 25 in the nation in both 2018 (34.8 ppg - 25th) and 2019 (35.4 ppg – 16th).
In 2020, Mirabal faced one of the biggest challenges of his career rebuilding an offensive line that lost all five starters off the 2019 Pac-12 Conference championship team and doing it while being limited because of COVID-19 protocols.
Despite the limitations, Mirabal blended a unit that had one career start between them into a cohesive unit that helped lead the Ducks’ to their second consecutive Pac-12 Conference Championship. Four of the five starters earned all-conference honors led by former walkon Ryan Walk, who the Associated Press named first-team all-league.
Junior college transfer T.J. Bass picked up a pair of honors earning second-team all-conference from the AP and honorable mention recognition from the Pac-12 coaches. Center Alex Forsyth was a second-team pick by the coaches, who also gave Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu honorable mention recognition. Bass and Walk also continued Oregon’s success winning conference offensive lineman of the week honors, with Walk winning it after Oregon’s week one win over Stanford and Bass claiming the honor after a week two win at Washington State.
In 2019 when Oregon won the Pac-12 Championship and the Rose Bowl while finishing 12-2, the Ducks’ offensive line was one of four finalists for the Joe Moore Award, which honors the nation’s most outstanding offensive unit in college football.
Mirabal has coached three players in his time at Oregon who have earned All-America honors, including 2019 Outland Trophy winner Penei Sewell. Oregon’s left tackle, Sewell joined LaMichael James (2010) and Marcus Mariota (2014) as the only Oregon players to be unanimous first-team All-Americans. Sewell also claimed freshman All-America recognition in 2018 from USA Today and 247Sports.
Left guard Shane Lemieux and right tackle Calvin Throckmorton also claimed All-America accolades under Mirabal’s tutelage. Lemieux earned first-team honors from Sports Illustrated in 2019 and second-team recognition from The Athletic in 2018. Throckmorton, who was also a second-team academic All-American in 2019, claimed back-to-back second-team recognition in 2018 (FWAA, PFF, Phil Steele) and 2019 (FWAA, CBS, Phil Steele).
Under Mirabal, Oregon’s offensive line dominated the Pac-12’s award for the league’s offensive lineman of the week in 2019, the first season of the award. An Oregon player earned the honor in eight of the 12 weeks Oregon had a game. No other Pac-12 team won the award more than two times. Sewell won the award a league-high four times, while Throckmorton and Lemieux each won it twice. The trio of Ducks were the only multi-week award winners during the season.
Following the 2019 season, Mirabal saw four of his Ducks’ offensive linemen move on to the NFL with Lemieux and center Jake Hanson both selected in the NFL Draft. The New York Jets picked Lemieux in the fifth round (No. 150 overall) and the Green Bay Packers selected Hanson in the sixth round (No. 208 overall). Throckmorton signed a free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints, while offensive tackle Brady Aiello did the same with the Minnesota Vikings.
Mirabal has been instrumental in Oregon’s success on the recruiting trail over the past few years. During the 2021 cycle, Mirabal earned recognition as one of the top 25 recruiters in the country while helping Oregon to an all-time best No. 3 class ranking by Rivals. In the 247Sports rankings, Mirabal ranked second among all Pac-12 assistants and No. 16 overall while the Ducks’ singed the No. 6 class according to the recruiting site.
Marshall (2013-17)
Mirabal’s league-leading eight first or second-team All-Conference USA selections on the offensive line from 2013 to 2017 helped pave the way for the Thundering Herd to put together a 44-22 record, three 10-win seasons, a 4-0 record in bowl games, two Conference USA titles and a win in the 2014 Conference USA Championship Game.
Marshall’s offense was among the best in college football during Mirabal’s five seasons. In 2014, the Thundering Herd joined Oregon as the only two programs in the country to rank in the top 12 nationally in scoring offense (3rd), rushing yards (6th) and passing yards (12th). The 2014 offensive line featured a pair of first-team All-Conference USA choices in Chris Jasperse and Clint Horn, as Marshall ranked second nationally in total offense (559.2 ypg), scoring 40-plus points in 11 of 14 games en route to a 13-1 overall mark and a No. 22 final ranking in the coaches poll.
During the 2014 season, Jasperse was on the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award watch lists, while Horn was among the elite centers in the country on the Rimington Trophy watch list. After the dominant offensive season by Marshall, Mirabal was a finalist for the 2014 Football Scoop Offensive Line Coach of the Year Award.
In 2017, Marshall led Conference USA and ranked fourth in the FBS in sacks allowed with just 11 over 13 games, helping quarterback Chase Lifton throw for over 3,000 yards and extend his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 27, which was the second-longest streak among active FBS quarterbacks at the time.
Including three freshman All-Conference USA team selections, Mirabal had at least one lineman earn league postseason recognition each of his five seasons at Marshall, including two or more honorees four times.
FIU (2007-2012)
Mirabal served as the assistant head coach for six years at FIU under Cristobal, working with the offensive line his final three years following three seasons coaching tight ends.
In 2012, FIU offensive linemen Caylin Hauptmann and Rupert Bryan Jr. were named second-team and third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selections, respectively, by Phil Steele. During FIU’s impressive two-year run in 2010 and 2011, Mirabal’s offensive line was regarded as one of the best in the Sun Belt, allowing just 20 and 15 sacks in successive seasons. Behind a much-improved offensive line, FIU continually broke single-season and single-game offensive records.
In 2010, after an impressive victory over Troy – the school’s first against the Trojans when the Panthers rushed for a FIU-record 448 yards – the entire offensive line was awarded a Helmet Sticker by ESPN.com.
High School Coach (1993-2006)
A long-time Miami-Dade high school football coach, Mirabal taught and coached around south Florida starting in 1993 all the way up to his arrival at FIU. He helped lead Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School to three district championships in four years as the Explorers offensive line coach and run-game coordinator.
During the winter of 2007, Mirabal was honored with inclusion on the coaching staff on Team USA Football, a Miami-Dade and Broward County high school all-star team that competed in and advanced to the championship round of the NFL Global Junior Championships XI.
Mirabal began his coaching career at Christopher Columbus by taking on a variety of roles. He was the Explorers assistant track and field coach and a volunteer football offensive line coach for six years. Mirabal was the school’s junior varsity head coach in 1994-95 and then took on the program’s strength and conditioning coordinator responsibilities from 1996-2001. During that time, he also assumed the titles of varsity running backs coach in 1996-97 and then varsity offensive line coach from 1997-2001.
COACHING CAREER
| 2021-present | Associate Head Coach – Offense/Offensive Line | Oregon |
| 2018-2020 | Centers & Guards/Offensive Line | Oregon |
| 2013-2017 | Offensive Line | Marshall |
| 2010-2012 | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line | FIU |
| 2007-2009 | Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends | FIU |
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
2020 Pac-12 Champions – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2019 Pac-12 Champions – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2019 Pac-12 North – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2014 Conference USA Champions – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2014 Conference USA East Division – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2013 Conference USA East Division – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2010 Sun Belt Co-Champions – FIU (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line)
BOWL GAMES
2021 Fiesta Bowl – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2020 Rose Bowl – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2018 Redbox Bowl – Oregon (Centers & Guards/Offensive Line)
2017 New Mexico Bowl – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2015 St. Petersburg Bowl – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2014 Boca Raton Bowl – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2013 Military Bowl – Marshall (Offensive Line)
2011 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl – FIU (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line)
2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl – FIU (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line)
NFL DRAFT PICKS COACHED & RECRUITED (4)
2021 (RD 1) OT Penei Sewell – Oregon – Detroit Lions
2020 (RD 5) OL Shane Lemieux – Oregon – New York Giants
2020 (RD 6) OL Jake Hanson – Oregon – Green Bay Packers
2014 (RD 6) OL Garrett Scott – Marshall – Seattle Seahawks
NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS COACHED
2019 Outland Trophy – Penei Sewell – Oregon
2019 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year – Penei Sewell -- Oregon
ALL-AMERICANS COACHED
2019 OL Shane Lemieux – Oregon (Sports Illustrated – 1st)
2019 OL Penei Sewell – Oregon (Unanimous – 1st)
2019 OL Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon (FWAA, CBS, Phil Steele – 2nd)
2018 OL Shane Lemieux – Oregon (The Athletic – 2nd)
2018 OL Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon (FWAA, PFF, Phil Steele – 2nd)
FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS COACHED
2018 Penei Sewell – Oregon (USA Today, 247Sports)
CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR COACHED
2019 OL Penei Sewell – Oregon – Pac-12 (Associated Press Co-Offensive Player of the Year)
ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS COACHED
2020 OG Ryan Walk – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st)
2020 OG T.J. Bass – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 2nd, Coaches -- HM)
2020 C Alex Forsyth – Oregon – Pac-12 (Coaches – 2nd)
2020 OL Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu – Pac-12 (Coaches – HM)
2019 OT Penei Sewell – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – 1st)
2019 OG Shane Lemieux – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – 2nd)
2019 OT Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – HM)
2019 C Jake Hanson – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 2nd, Coaches – HM)
2018 OG Shane Lemieux – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – 2nd)
2018 OT Calvin Throckmorton – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 1st, Coaches – HM)
2018 C Jake Hanson – Oregon – Pac-12 (AP – 2nd, Coaches – HM)
2018 OT Penei Sewell – Oregon – Pac-12 (Coaches – HM)
2014 C Chris Jasperse – Marshall – Conference USA (Coaches – 1st)
2014 RT Clint Van Horn – Marshall – Conference USA (Coaches – 1st)
2013 C Chris Jasperse – Marshall – Conference USA (Coaches – 1st)
2013 RT Clint Van Horn – Marshall – Conference USA (Coaches – 2nd)
2012 OT Caylin Hauptmann – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – 2nd)
2012 OT Rupert Bryan – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – HM)
2011 OT Caylin Hauptmann – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – 2nd)
2011 OT Rupert Bryan – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – HM)
2010 C Brad Serini – FIU – Sun Belt (Coaches – 1st)
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