THE LOADHOLT FILE

Hometown: Fountain, Colo.
College: Oklahoma, 2008
High School: Fountain-Fort Carson High School, 2004
X/Twitter: @LoadholtPhil
Birthday: January 21, 1986

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2025-present:
Mississippi State, Offensive Line
2024:
Colorado, Offensive Line
2022-23:
Oklahoma, Offensive Analyst
2020-21:
Ole Miss, Offensive Analyst
2018-19:
UCF, Offensive Assistant

BOWL GAMES COACHED

2024: Alamo Bowl (Colorado)
2022: Cheez-It Bowl (Oklahoma)
2021: Sugar Bowl (Ole Miss)
2019: Gasparilla Bowl (UCF)
2019: Fiesta Bowl (UCF)

Phil Loadholt was named Mississippi State’s Offensive Line coach on December 30, 2024. He comes to Starkville after spending the 2024 season as an assistant coach at Colorado.

Loadholt is no stranger to working with head coach JeffLebby and his offensive scheme. The two were on staff together at Oklahoma (2022-23), Ole Miss (2020-21) and UCF (2018) where they orchestrated some of the nation's most dynamic offenses.

While at Colorado, Loadholt's offensive line improved in several categories under his leadership, and his unit blocked for the Buffaloes to lead the Big 12 and rank fourth nationally in passing offense.

Loadholt grew up in Colorado and started his college career in Kansas at Garden City Community College where he was a two-time All-American from 2005-06. He enrolled at Oklahoma in 2007 and started at left tackle for two seasons. He earned All-America and All-Big 12 honors while protecting Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Sam Bradford. He earned the reputation as one of the most physically imposing players in OU football history.

Loadholt was selected in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, where he had a seven-year standout career. Loadholt earned a spot on the 2009 PFWA All-Rookie Team and started 89 career games before retiring in 2015 because of a torn Achilles tendon on his left foot. He helped pave the way for some of running back Adrain Peterson's most memorable runs in Vikings franchise history.