MacDonald got his shot as a volunteer assistant at Georgia after he ran into Todd Grantham in a Starbucks one morning. He’d spent the two years prior to that going by UGA’s football offices once a week in search of an opportunity
16 years later he’s a Super Bowl winner https://x.com/GrahamCoffeyDC/status/2020732170579402809https://t.co/VEdJNvE78G
— Graham Coffey (@GrahamCoffeyDC) February 9, 2026
Mike Macdonald really went from Starbucks patron to Super Bowl champion ☕➡️🏆 #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/3OrcJLJInq
— College Sports Only (@CSOonX) February 9, 2026
Macdonald had a meteoric rise through the coaching ranks, going from a volunteer college assistant to NFL head coach in just 14 years when he was named the Seahawks’ head coach in 2024.
On Sunday night, Macdonald became the third-youngest head coach in NFL history to win the Super Bowl.
