Dan Mullen would be considered a consensus homerun for Sam Pittman even though it would likely be very temporary. He is incredibly sharp and is definitely one of the brightest young minds in the game, Kingsbury said in a statement. I don't think there's any better person out there than Bailey Zappe. His 5,545 yards is 289 yards short from B.J. He followed a year later by leading the Chiefs to a win in Super Bowl LIV, becoming the youngest quarterback in NFL history to be named Super Bowl MVP in the process. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. Led by transfers 114)Passing offense: 164.3 ypg (No. The Red Raiders annually ranked among the nations top offenses during his three seasons as a graduate assistant as Texas Tech led the country in total offense and passing offense and ranked fifth in scoring during the 2016 campaign. Kittley expressed confidence that his style of air raid offense will be able to thrive in Conference USA, citing the experience he gained when his Huskies faced North Texas and La Tech in 2020. The offense averaged a whopping 33.8 points per game. Tyler Shough is back from injury and is a perfect scheme fit for Kittleys air raid offense. Arkansas was No. I think I was in seventh grade or so, I told [my father] I wanted to be a coach one day, I didnt know what else to coach at the time. Without him out there, people didnt know where to line up. Mahomes closed his Red Raider career ranked third all-time in passing yards (11,252), touchdown passes (93), attempts (1,349) and completions (857) despite foregoing his senior season to enter the NFL Draft. Under Kittleys leadership, Zappe has had a record season as he currently leads the nation in passing yards (5,546) and touchdowns (56). The 6-4, 305-pound Spencer played in Zach Kittleys offense back at Western Kentucky and should help sure up the trenches in Lubbock. 2 in scoring offense (43.1) and No. He followed a year later by leading the Chiefs to a win in Super Bowl LIV, becoming the youngest quarterback in NFL history to be named Super Bowl MVP in the process. I think that in their minds, the best thing for their career was to come here and continue to play in this offense with [Zappe] and me, they know how I operate, they know how I design plays, I felt like for them it felt more like home here, being able to have some continuity with me. Likely he would be the feature receiver who can snag 100 passes in this offense. Sign up for the Razorbacks Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, Not everyone is a fan of Sam Pittman's offseason moves. 3)10-plus yards pass completions: 223 (No. (Syndication Lubbock Avalanche-Journal). He also had three rushing touchdowns. Watch out for the Red Raiders offense next season. His offense led the nation in passing & was second in total offense. It was an emotional deal for me. The Hilltoppers find themselves near the top of this list after totaling 6,857 yards of total offense, most in the country by a team that played 13 games during the season. Mahomes is one of two NFL Draft selections to tutor under Kittley as Western Kentucky gunslinger Bailey Zappe heard his name called in the fourth round this past May by the New England Patriots. Led by transfers Bailey Zappe and Jerreth Sterns, WKU finished the season averaging 44 points and 536 yards per game, second behind only Ohio State in total offense. 2021Scoring offense: 43.1 ppg (No. The Red Raiders, who averaged more than 30 points per game in each of those three seasons, were also second nationally in total offense and scoring offense in 2015. Kansas should be an improved offense in 2022. Please. Have confirmed that Zach Kittley has agreed to return to Texas Tech as offensive coordinator. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. Warren Ruggiero is a name that not a lot of Razorback fans are probably familiar with but could be a solid option as offensive coordinator. HBU had one of the most explosive offenses in the FCS in 2019, ranking second in the Southland Conference and 12 th nationally in total offense with 426.6 yards per game and third nationally in passing offense with 334.3 yards per game. His two older brothers were good athletes and he was too, but he always seemed to ask me more questions about training or the profession than his brothers. Kittley is the youngest coach to be named 247Sports' Offensive Coordinator of the YearKittley's quick rebuild at Western Kentucky was possible because of the transfer portal as four of his players at FCS Houston Baptist quarterback Bailey Zappe and three receivers followed him to the Conference USA school last offseason. Kliff Kingsbury truly took him under his wing and let Zach do a lot to learn that offense.. Zach Kittley finished up his first season with Western Kentucky on Saturday as the WKU Hilltoppers defeated Appalachian State 59-38. A young coach, that is highly regarded by peers with a very efficient offensive system that is already giving defenses fits (example: vs. Ole Miss in the Alamo Bowl). Zappe actually broke the previous FBS record set by Texas Techs own B.J. https://longhornswire.usatoday.com/lists/big-12-football-best-offenses-rankings-texas-longhorns-oklahoma-sooners-baylor-2022/, Big 12 conference will also have new quarterbacks leading their offense in 2022, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Kittley was a late add to Texas Tech's first-year staff under Joey McGuireafter the Red Raiders first went after Sonnie Cumbie. SOURCE: WKU OC Zach Kittley has agreed to become Texas Tech's new OC. A deal is not in place at this time, but could be by the end of the weekend. Have confirmed that Zach Kittley has agreed to return to Texas Tech as offensive coordinator. It was fun going to his track meets, being around his college athletes, Kittley said. Sign up for the Longhorns Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Thats kinda what makes it work.. Can he fix what has derailed this offense in recent years? As should come as no surprise, sources told FootballScoop on Tuesday that McGuire is targeting coaches with Big 12 and/or Texas ties to run his Red Raider offense and defense. One of Steve Sarkisian's aces in the hole on staff, Brennan Marion and his "GoGo" offense with two running backs is exciting if you have the personnel to run it. After Dowell Loggains left, Pittman hired Morgan Turner from Stanford as the new tight ends coach. 125 in red zone defense. Due to this, we arent able to disclose his salary. Please check your email for a confirmation. That is what will determine how successful this offense can be in 2022. Mahomes, who was also second in the school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (22), is one of three quarterbacks in FBS history to record 5,000 yards of total offense twice in a career, joining fellow Red Raider signal caller Graham Harrell (2007-08) and Houstons Case Keenum (2008-09, 2011). All rights reserved. Heres a look at seven candidates that could be on Arkansas radar as the next offensive coordinator. He will return home to lead the Red Raiders offense in 2022. I was fortunate enough to get my foot in the door there.. Bailey Zappe left. One downside is that he hasnt been anything less than a head coach since 2008, so getting him to slide back into a coordinator role might be a tough sell. His defensive high school coach was Don Black, and Zach loved him. ?? A native of Lubbock, Kittley originally attended Abilene Christian to play basketball before transferring back to Texas Tech to complete his bachelors in history in 2014. I'm biased clearly, but I don't think there's a more important football player in the whole country than Bailey Zappe is to this football program and this team.". The SEC considers only having one annual conference rival for each team. ?? Please check your email for a confirmation. 2013-14 Texas Tech Student Assistant (Offensive Intern), Im home. Kittley was previously at Western Kentucky where they finished No. ?? 2013-14 Texas Tech Student Assistant (Offensive Intern), Im home. 19 in red zone offense. @Davis_Webb5 WebWKU Athletics DEI Council. Zappe, who followed Kittley from Houston Baptist, put up video game-like numbers at quarterback, setting the NCAA all-time single season record for both touchdowns (62) and passing yards (5,967). The Mountaineers do have many question marks personnel-wise, but Harrells offense will be exciting nonetheless. I was 26 but really felt good about it. "To me, what I've seen the last 10 years or so with the Heisman Trophy first and foremost you have to be a winner and you do have to have the stats to back that up. He was a finalist for the prestigious Manning Award and a semifinalist for both the Davey OBrien and Walter Camp Player of the Year awards. Its unusual for a coach to have to replace a coordinator this late into the off-season, but these are unusual times for college football. The connections to Arkansas go without saying. Offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, quarterback Bailey Zappe, and wide receiver Jerreth Sterns all made the move to Bowling Green. FOX Sports Bruce Feldman then confirmed the news late Sunday night that sources indicated Kittley agreed to the position. Zach Kittley represents one of the top, young offensive minds in college football, and @JoeyMcGuireTTU Red Raiders go into midseason open week with quarterback again a focal point of conversation Multiple reports surfaced late Sunday night saying that Kittley was officially joining newly-anointed Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuires Red Raider coaching staff. Symons that stood nearly 20 years up until Western Kentuckys win in the Boca Raton Bowl. The Jayhawks also return their leading rusher Devin Neal who had over 700 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman. Here out of empty Zappe initially checks the snag side, then looks back side and hits the slant return. The Hilltoppers closed the 2021 campaign as the FBS leader in passing yards per game (433.7) and first downs (384) and ranked second for both scoring offense and total offense and then 13th in red zone offense after scoring in 90.9 percent of their appearances inside the 20. Zach Kittley was introduced as WKUs new offensive coordinator on Dec. 14, 2020 following the end of the regular season. This season, he led the Red Raiders to finishing No. I believe when he got to run film study with Baker Mayfield, Davis Webb, and of course Patrick Mahomes he started to blossom. Theres a lot of things that those young men were going through in college that I was going through at the same time I was really able to click with those guys on a personal level, which I think was really instrumental for me as a young guy.. 95 in scoring offense, No. Student Life on the Hill. Zach Kittley is 247Sports' Offensive Coordinator of the Year. Kittley was hired by Western Kentucky after three seasons in a similar role at Houston Baptist where he, similarly, built one of the nations top offenses at the FCS level. 93 in red zone offense and No. Who Is Ariel Frenkel on The Bachelor? The Tops rank No. 45 in the country in total offense and No. 1. As quarterback coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and NFL MVP candidate Jalen Hurts, Brian Johnson probably isn't looking at a return to the college ranks anytime soon unless it's for head-coaching opportunity. Two receivers have surpassed 1,299 yards, with Jerreth Sterns leading the team with 1,718 yards and 14 touchdowns on 137 catches. Familiar staples of the system originally made famous by Hal Mumme and Mike Leach were omnipresent in WKUs offense, particularly a heavy dose of 4 verticals and Y stick (although they preferred the Y stick/slot fade variation). 3 in yards per play (7.08). His father, Texas Tech track & field head coach Wes Kittley, served as Zachs first window into the world of coaching collegiate athletics. We used to study these offenses [at Texas Tech] in 2014, 2015, 2016, we loved to watch what WKU was doing, at the time they were one of the most explosive offenses in the country., My offensive line coach [at WKU], Stephen Hamby, we coached together at Texas Tech for three years, Kittley said. 30 in the country in total offense, No. Kittleys contract is reportedly a three-year deal - though this has not been confirmed. The Hilltoppers averaged 527.5 yards per game (second-best) and 7.07 yards per play (third-best). Stick is a short, ball control passing concept that places a horizontal stretch on the flat defender: Against a split coverage team, Mumme and Leach would ensure that stick was a prominent part of the game plan. Western Kentucky University. I was sitting on the airplane at this point after the bowl game, I checked my email and I had an email from the head football coach at HBU just reaching out for interest in possibly becoming the offensive coordinator, Kittley continued. Now the defense has a numbers advantage to the snag side: This is why the complimentary passing concept placed to the backside is so important-it must take advantage of this overreaction by the defense. The Heisman Trophy also goes to who's the most important player to the team. The #2 receiver does a good job of stemming and getting on the defenders toes to break open on the corner: Here against Marshall, they again put the back in tear motion before the snap. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. With familiar faces filling the depth chart and a new set of conference opponents to tackle, WKUs new hire began prepping his offense for the 2021 season. Texas Tech hires Zach Kittley as new offensive coordinator, Its over: Law enforcement officials react to suicide of accused officer killer, Scottsville Police respond to accidents due to strong wind conditions, Project to upgrade lanes at a U.S. 68 intersection in Logan County begins, Nissan recalls over 800K SUVs; key defect can cut off engine, Second search for missing Caneyville woman yields no new information, WKU selects 18 for 2023-24 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, Hopkinsville man injured in Todd County accident. The 31-year-old is currently Texas Techs offensive coordinator and fresh off of his first season at the Power Five level. This is Kittleys second stint on the Texas Tech coaching staff as he previously served in various roles under Kliff Kingsbury from 2013-17, rising from a student assistant to graduate assistant and assistant quarterbacks coach his final three seasons. Typically this play is designed to defeat split safety coverage, whereby the safety widens to carry the corner from #2, leaving a void in the middle of the field. Like Sam Pittman, Grimes has an offensive line coach background while also having experience orchestrating some of the most high-octane offenses in college football the last few seasons. There is where the real learning happened. Zappe, who followed Kittley from Houston Baptist, put up video game-like numbers at quarterback, setting the NCAA all-time single season record for both touchdowns (62) and passing yards (5,967). Now the defense has a numbers advantage to the snag side: This is why the complimentary passing concept placed to the backside is so important-it must take advantage of this overreaction by the defense. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Design a site like this with WordPress.com, Bill Walsh, the Stick Concept, and the Constraint Theory of Offense, Air Coryell and how Lincoln Riley compliments stick with the drive concept, Run and Shoot Part 1: History and Secrecy, Run and Shoot Part 2: Mouse Davis and the Switch Concept. 21-ranked rushing offense and 26th-best total offense in terms of production. Led by transfers Bailey Zappe and Jerreth Sterns, WKU finished the season averaging 44 points and 536 yards per game, second behind only Ohio State in total offense. Zach Kittley orchestrated one of the greatest statistical turnarounds in college football history in his first year leading the Hilltoppers' offense. A lot of its predicated on what defense you play each week. 2021 Western Kentucky Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks) 27 in scoring offense and No. Houston Baptist also ranked second in the Southland Conference and 12th nationally after posting 426.6 yards of total offense that season. Sports Editor Jake Moore can be reached at [emailprotected] Follow him on Twitter @Charles_JMoore. 2)Yards per play: 7.1 (No. Name, Image and Likeness opportunity would be lucrative in Lubbock. Maybe Ruggiero is looking to do the same. Sterns has also been successful this season, catching 137 passes for 1,718 yards and 17 touchdowns. Kansas State returns one of the most electric players in college football, Deuce Vaughn. One downside is OC Kittley Press Conference 12-15-20 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. WKU Football has announced the hiring of Zach Kittley as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Schedule & Results. Zappe, just the sixth quarterback in FBS history to record at least 5,000 passing yards and 50 touchdowns, was named the Conference USA Most Valuable Player as well as the winner of the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. I was 14 years old at the time, but I just knew I wanted to coach one day this is the path that I knew I was going to take at a younger age., I have three boys and I knew pretty early when they grew up that he was going to be my coach, Kittleys father said. Houston Baptist also ranked second in the Southland Conference and 12th nationally after posting 426.6 yards of total offense that season. Zappes favorite weapons, wide receivers Jerreth and Josh Sterns and Ben Ratzlaff, combined for 1,256 yards and 12 touchdowns on just 89 receptions. The gigantic leap, along with an eight-win season and the school's first divisional title in Conference USA since 2016, led Kittley back Monday to his alma mater of Texas Tech, where he was hired as offensive coordinator. Despite having much concern about his, income Kittley hasnt provided any details yet. Kittleys version of the play is similar but puts the #2 receiver on a deeper 10 yard corner. 1:47. I said, well, you need to go over to football and ask Sonny Cumbie [wide receivers coach for Texas Tech] that you want to volunteer to do anything he wants you to do and learn from him. Arkansas will enter the 2023 season without either coordinator from 2022. He earned his masters degree in interdisciplinary studies from the university in 2016. Prior to his arrival at Appalachian State, Barbayspent the previous three seasons at Central Michigan and was the Chippewas' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2021. Webalice's restaurant pizza menu; runescape woodcutting guide f2p; by . But for him, I felt like it was really just the relationship that he and I built where he was going to play had to be perfect for him. 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