North Carolina State University Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
BYU ‘92
34th year in coaching; 4th year at NC State
PRONUNCIATION: TOO jay
PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
COLLEGE - Played left guard at BYU under LaVell Edwards from 1989-1991 after two years at Chabot College, where he earned All-America honors as an offensive lineman. Contributed to the Cougars’ second-straight 10-3 season and top-25 final ranking in 1990. Statistically, the offense ranked No. 2 in the nation at 565.8 yards per game while also rating No. 2 in scoring, putting up 42.5 points per contest. Started as a senior, protecting Heisman Trophy winner and consensus All-American quarterback Ty Detmer. The Cougar offensive front helped BYU rank No. 5 in total offense at 479.5 yards per outing and No. 11 nationally in scoring at 35 points per game. The Cougars won the conference championship all three seasons Tujague was in Provo.
EDUCATION
Earned a bachelor’s degree in recreation management from BYU in 1992 and a master’s degree in educational counseling from the University of Redlands in 1997.
PERSONAL:
A native of Pleasanton, CA., he and his wife, Cami, are the parents of three children: daughters Savanah and Summer and son Carson
BOWL EXPERIENCE:
AS A COACH (22): NC State – 2025 Gasparilla Bowl, 2024 GoBowling Military Bowl, 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl; Virginia – Virginia – 2019 Orange Bowl, 2018 Belk Bowl, 2017 Military Bowl; BYU – 2015 Las Vegas Bowl, 2014 Miami Beach Bowl, 2013 Fight Hunter Bowl; College of the Canyons – 1998 McDonalds Community College Bowl, 1999 Southern California Bowl, 2000 Western State Conference Bowl, 2001 Western State Conference Bowl, 2002 Southern California Bowl, 2003 Western State Conference Bowl, 2004 Western State Conference Bowl, 2005 Western State Conference Bowl, 2007 Western State Conference Bowl, 2008 Western State Conference Bowl Bowl; 2010 Golden Empire Bowl, 2012 Southern California Bowl; Chabot College – 1995 Graffiti Bowl; AS A PLAYER: 1989 Holiday Bowl, 1990 Holiday Bowl, 1991 Holiday Bowl;
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:
At NC State:
- Coached second-round NFL draft pick tackle Anthony Belton (Green Bay Packers).
- 2025 Wolfpack offensive line blocked for the ACC’s leading rusher: Hollywood Smothers.
At Virginia:
- The Cavalier offensive line paved the way for three of the top quarterbacks in Virginia history: Brennan Armstrong, Bryce Perkins and Kurt Benkert.
- His units also helped the Cavaliers tally over 5,000 yards of total offense in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
- In 2021, three of his players were named All-ACC performers, including center Olusegun Oluwatimi, who was also named an All-American by several outlets and became the program’s first Rimington Trophy finalist. It marked Oluwatimi’s second all-conference honor.
- The 2021 Virginia offense was the first in program history to average over 300 yards passing per game, as its 396.2-yard average was the second-highest average in the nation. In 12 games, UVA averaged 515.8 yards per game of total offense - the most in school history.
- In 2020, Tujague’s offensive line ranked No. 1 in the ACC and No. 12 in the nation in tackles for loss allowed (4.2), while also ranking No. 2 in the ACC in sacks allowed per game (2.0).
- He was on the 2019 staff that led the Cavs to the ACC’s Coastal Division title for the first time and it’s first New Year’s Six bowl game. UVa finished the 2020 season ranked No. 24 in the final College Football Playoff poll and No. 25 in the final USA Today coaches’ poll.
At BYU:
- BYU center Tejan Koroma earned freshman All-America honors in 2014 after helping BYU rank No. 14 in the nation in scoring.
At College of the Canyons:
- Posted a 43-25 record and received five bowl invitations in his six seasons as a head coach.
- Coached and developed three conference players of the year, an all-state player of the year, eight all-state athletes and five JC All-Americans at COC.
- His teams earned three postseason wins and he was named the Southern California Football Association National Conference Coach of the Year in 2008 following a 12-1 season.
- Honored as the Western States Conference Co-Coach of the Year in 2007 after a 9-3 record.
At Redlands:
- The Bulldogs won two Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.
YEAR BY YEAR WITH GARETT TUJAGUE
| Year(s) | Team | Position |
| 1993-95 | Chabot College | Assistant Coach |
| 1996-97 | University of Redlands | Assistant Coach |
| 1998-06 | College of the Canyons | Offensive Line |
| 2007-12 | College of the Canyons | Head Coach |
| 2013-15 | BYU | Offensive Line |
| 2016-22 | Virginia | Offensive Line |
| 2023 | NC State | Offensive Line |
| 2024- | NC State | Offensive Line/Run Game Coor |
