John Thompson

John Thompson (born October 16, 1955) is an American football coach and former player. He most recently served as defensive coordinator at Texas State University (TXST), a position he has held since March 2014 until resigning on September 27, 2015. He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University (ECU) from 2003 to 2004, and at Arkansas State on an interim basis twice—first during the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl and also in the 2014 GoDaddy Bowl. To date, he has compiled a career college football record of 5–20.