John McDonell serves as Senior Offensive Analyst / Offensive Line for University of Southern California's Football program in Los Angeles. The USC source profile places this role in context by noting A veteran with over 35 years of experience in college football, John McDonell enters his first season with the Trojans as a senior offensive analyst in 2025. McDonell joined the USC staff from LSU where he served in the same role for the last two years.
The same profile adds more background on McDonell's coaching path and competitive experience. Prior to his time at LSU, he spent 4 years in the Canadian Football League where he served as offensive line coach for Edmonton (2020-21) and Ottawa (2018-19), who went to the Grey Cup in 2018. He has 29 years of experience coaching the offensive line at the NCAA Division I level including 12 bowl appearances. Prior to his move to the CFL, McDonell served as a senior analyst and tight ends coach at Georgia State from 2016-17. For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience John McDonell brings to the Football staff.
