Indiana Frye began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for his alma mater, Indiana. At Indiana, Frye worked with the offensive line and the tight ends from 2007 to 2008.
Florida Frye went on to serve as a graduate assistant for the
Florida Gators, where he worked with the offensive line. At Florida, Frye worked with multiple future NFL Draft picks, including
Maurkice Pouncey,
Mike Pouncey,
Marcus Gilbert, and
Maurice Hurt.
Temple Following his stint at Florida, Frye landed his first job as an offensive line coach for the
Temple Owls in 2011. In Frye's first year at Temple, the Owls ranked seventh in the nation in rushing yards, at 256.5 yards per game, and they set school records for the most rushing yards and most rushing touchdowns in a season. In 2012, Frye's second season with the program, the Owls once again enjoyed a prolific rushing offense with a
Big East Conference-leading 201.2 rushing yards per game.
Boston College In 2013, Frye left Temple to become the offensive line coach at
Boston College, where he coached for five seasons. In Frye's first season with the program, his offensive line paved the way for
Andre Williams to become the first
Doak Walker Award recipient in
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history. Guided by Frye's offensive line, Williams rushed for 2,177 yards, with a nation-leading 167.5 yards per game. Williams also finished fourth in
Heisman Trophy voting. In Frye's second season (2014), the Eagles rushed for 254.7 yards per game, and their offensive line allowed just 21 sacks, the 29th-fewest in the nation. Following that season, two of Frye's linemen,
Ian Silberman and Adam Gallik, were both selected in the
2015 NFL draft. In 2016, Frye's fourth season, the Eagles' offense led the ACC and ranked 11th in the country in time of possession. In Frye's final season at Boston College (2017), the Eagles averaged 220.4 yards rushing, good for 25th in the nation, and the Eagles' offensive line allowed only 15 sacks the entire season.
UCLA In 2018,
Chip Kelly hired Frye as the offensive line coach at
UCLA. Despite UCLA's 3–9 record in Frye's inaugural season with the Bruins, the Bruins' rushing attack improved by over 40 yards per game from the previous season. Additionally, running back
Joshua Kelley rushed for 1,243 yards in 2018, including 289 yards against crosstown rival
USC; Kelley's 289 yards were the most generated by a running back in the history of the
UCLA–USC rivalry. Over the final eight games of the season, UCLA averaged over 432 yards of offense per game, including over 164 rushing yards per game. Following the 2018 season, Frye was promoted to
offensive coordinator, although he continued to coach the Bruins' offensive line.
Ohio State On January 11, 2022, it was announced that Frye would take the position of associate head coach for offense and offensive line coach for the
Ohio State Buckeyes, succeeding former offensive line coach
Greg Studrawa, who was fired on January 6, 2022. Frye and Buckeyes' head coach
Ryan Day coached together at
Temple in
2012, and at
Boston College in
2013 and
2014.
Arizona Cardinals On February 12, 2025, Frye was hired by the
Arizona Cardinals as their offensive line coach under head coach
Jonathan Gannon. ==Personal life==