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Chip Viney

Chip Viney

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    Cornerbacks Coach

Chip Viney joined the Wildcats as Cornerbacks Coach in 2024 after serving the last two seasons with San Jose State in the same role. He enters his second season with the program in 2025.

Prior to joining Arizona in 2023, the Spartans finished second in the Mountain West in total defense, first in pass defense including 12 interceptions which tied for second in the conference. SJSU allowed a conference-low 183.00 yards through the air.  

In 2022, his defensive backs combined for nine interceptions and helped the Spartans achieve a Mountain West best +12 turnover margin in the regular season. 
 
Viney had various roles with Oklahoma football over two tenures. The most recent stint was from 2018 through 2021 when he served in recruiting and team defense analyst roles. For the 2021 season, he was the director of player development and scouting analyst. 
  
The Fresno, Calif., native also spent 2013 through 2016 at Oklahoma as a graduate assistant working with cornerbacks his first three seasons and was the Sooners' 2016 special teams analyst. 
  
In his eight seasons with Oklahoma football, the Sooners won five Big 12 Conference championships and participated in the 2018 and 2019 College Football Playoffs, and the 2013 Bowl Championship Series (BCS). 
 
In between his two tenures at Oklahoma, Viney was at the University of Nevada in 2017 coaching cornerbacks. 
 
He earned letter awards for the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Bruin teams and was named its scout team player of the year as a freshman. Viney completed his college career at New Mexico State in 2011. He then played one season of Arena Football for the 2012 San Jose SaberCats. 

Viney graduated from UCLA (2010) and was a history major. He and his wife Whitney have two daughters Milan and Brooklyn. Viney was born on July 20, 1989, in Fresno, Calif. 

THE VINEY FILE 

  • 2024-present Arizona – Cornerbacks Coach 
  • 2022-23 San Jose State – Cornerbacks Coach  
  • 2021 Oklahoma – Director of Player Development and Scouting Analyst 
  • 2018-20 Oklahoma – Defensive Analyst/Recruiting Analyst 
  • 2017 Nevada – Cornerbacks Coach  
  • 2016 Oklahoma – Special Teams Analyst  
  • 2013-15 Oklahoma – Graduate Assistant  
  • 2012 Central East High School (Fresno, Calif.) - Defensive Backs Coach
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