Randy Sanders

Who is Randy Sanders?

Randy Lee Sanders is the quarterbacks coach for the Florida State University Football team. He is the only person to wear a national title ring from both the very first and very last BCS National Title games, having been quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for the University of Tennessee in the first and quarterbacks coach for Florida State University in the last.

As quarterbacks coach at University of Kentucky, Sanders’ guidance helped André Woodson develop from an inconsistent performer into one of the top quarterbacks in the nation.

A native of Morristown, Tennessee, Sanders played quarterback for Morristown East High School, where he compiled career totals of 290 completions on 573 attempts for 4,225 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 28 interceptions. During his senior year, he threw for 1,359 yards and 12 touchdowns, and was considered one of the top 100 recruits in the nation. Sanders was a quarterback on the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1984 through 1988. Primarily a backup quarterback, he earned four varsity letters and was a four-year member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. He was also the holder on special teams. After graduation Sanders remained with Tennessee as a volunteer assistant coach, helping coach the quarterbacks in 1989 and 1990 under head coach Johnny Majors.