Cordale Grundy - Football Coach - Michigan State University Athletics

Cordale Grundy

Title:
Assistant Tight Ends Coach
Email:
football@msu.edu
Phone:
355-1647

Cordale Grundy, who is in his second year at Michigan State, was appointed assistant tight ends coach in January 2025. He spent his first year at MSU as a graduate student coach on offense in 2024.

Prior to coaching with the Spartans, Grundy spent two seasons (2022-23) as a graduate student coach on defense at Colorado, working with the nickelbacks and safeties.

He also has experience coaching in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins, serving as the assistant cornerbacks coach in 2021 in his second year with the franchise. In 2020, Grundy was an offensive assistant coach for three months and then shifted into the scouting department (both college and pro). He began his coaching career at Minnesota.

Grundy played two seasons (2018-19) at UTSA as a quarterback, passing for 993 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for 164 yards and one score. He started nine games as a junior in 2018, including the season opener at Arizona State, and led the Roadrunners to a 25-21 win over rival Texas State.

He began his collegiate playing career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, where as a freshman and sophomore he combined to rush for 534 yards and seven touchdowns and pass for 1,408 yards with 11 TD’s. NEO claimed the Southwest Junior College Football Conference title his sophomore year in 2017.

Grundy graduated with his bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies from UTSA in December 2019. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Grundy lettered in football and basketball at Booker T. Washington High School. He earned all-state honors his senior year, passing for 1,688 yards and 18 TDs while rushing for 460 yards and four scores.