TicketsTheo Lemon joined the Cincinnati football staff as the defensive graduate assistant in Spring 2024.
Lemon, a native of Dayton, Ohio, played defensive line at Miami (Ohio) from 2015-19, which included a medical redshirt in 2017. He started six games his final year, which included a sack against the Bearcats, as the RedHawks claimed the MAC title as well.
Lemon most recently served as the defensive line coach at Chadron State (2022) and as a graduate assistant at Tarleton State (2023).
His father, Theo, was the head coach at Kentucky State, College of DuPage, Central State and Savannah State over his lengthy career. His time at CSU included resurrecting the program in 2003 for its first season since 1996.
He also served as an assistant coach at Rutgers and Wake Forest.