Charlie Ragle
Charlie Ragle is an American football coach and former player. He is the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at Arizona State University, a position he has held since 2023. Ragle served as the head football coach at Idaho State University in 2022. He was previously the special teams coordinator at University of California, Berkeley and the University of Arizona. Prior to joining the college coaching ranks, Ragle had a successful run as a High school football coach in Arizona.
Playing career
Born in Playas, New Mexico, Ragle was a two-time all-state selection at running back for Animas High School in New Mexico and played college football at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. He was a three-year starter at running back for the Division II Greyhounds, and also returned kicks.Coaching career
High school
From 2000 to 2004, Ragle served as the defensive coordinator at Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Moon Valley made the state playoffs in the final three years, and in 2004, they finished with a 14–0 record as state champions. In early 2005 Ragle and offensive coordinator Dave Huffine departed Moon Valley to join Ron Estabrook's staff at powerhouse Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.After a stop as a graduate assistant for Arizona State in 2006 under Dirk Koetter, Ragle returned to the high school ranks as the head coach at Chaparral, following Estabrook's retirement. In five seasons, from 2007 to 2011, Ragle led his team to a 63–7 overall record, and won state championships in his final three seasons. Among his players at Chaparral was future NFL Pro Bowl offensive tackle Taylor Lewan. Lewan would be recruited by then-University of Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez, and Rodriguez and Ragle became acquainted.