Glenn Schumann

Biography

Glenn Schumann was promoted to Defensive Coordinator (Inside Linebackers) prior to the 2022 season and has been in charge of the Georgia defense since that move. He was named Co-Defensive Coordinator (Inside Linebackers) in February 2019 after three seasons in charge of the team’s inside linebackers. Georgia has continued to set the standard in college football for defense. Schumann has played a central role in keeping the level of performance high. His unit played a pivotal part in the 2025 Bulldogs finishing 12-2, winning their second consecutive Southeastern Conference title and punching their ticket to a fourth College Football Playoff in the last five years. The Georgia defense ranked fourth nationally in Rush Defense (81.5 yards per game), 10th in Scoring Defense (17.6 points per game) and 14th in Total Defense (298 ypg) while allowing only 10 points to No. 10 Texas and seven points to No. 9 Alabama in the SECCG. Individually, Schumann’s linebacker unit also represented with its top two tacklers. Junior ILB CJ Allen earned consensus All-America honors and was named a finalist for both the Butkus Award and the Lott IMPACT Trophy. In addition, sophomore S KJ Bolden collected Second Team All-America honors a year after being named a Freshman All-America. Schumann also continued to train UGA’s next round of leaders on that side of the ball with Ellis Robinson IV and Elijah Griffin each earning Freshman All-America accolades and Robinson collecting FWAA Freshman Defensive Pl