I have three boys and I knew pretty early when they grew up that he was going to be my coach, Kittleys father said. 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. Today, he was named 247Sports' Offensive Coordinator of the Year. The quarterbacks progression was simply corner, shoot, spot. 2022 may be a rebuilding year in Ames. BREAKING: WKUs Zach Kittley has been hired as Texas Tech's Offensive Coordinator, per @AaronDickens 2021 QB1 Quinn Ewers visited Texas Tech today pic.twitter.com/2Y3rtLE4li. Kansas State returns one of the most electric players in college football, Deuce Vaughn. "I told coach [Zach] Kittley, he will never in his career have a room like he has, that we have three guys that can go win football games," McGuire said Thursday at Big 12 Media Days. 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. Toronto had 94 field goal attempts to Chicagos 71 and outrebounded the Bulls 47-35, including a 19-6 advantage on the offensive glass. The Red Raiders had an explosive introduction to new offensive coordinator Zach Kittley. 19 in red zone offense. 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. The 30-yr-old Lubbock native spent three seasons as a GA & asst QB coach under Kliff Kingsbury. The Sooners have all season to prepare for Kittleys new-look offensive attack. 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. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. WKU is doing it all behind a pass-heavy offense that is throwing the ball over 68 percent of the time. I love that place, Kittley said. Austin Reed took over at quarterback and threw for 4,744 yards and 40 touchdowns. Shortly thereafter, about ten minutes later, Pro Football Focus also that tweeted that Texas Tech hired Kittley to McGuires staff, according to Aaron Dickens. It took Mahomes only two seasons from there to garner NFL MVP honors as he was named the leagues top player in his first year as Kansas Citys starter in 2018. Running backs remain an afterthought. Johnson's coaching careerbegan at Utah as the quarterbackscoach in 2010 and he later served under Dan Mullen as Florida's top assistant. However, Wake Forest star quarterback Sam Hartman did leave for Notre Dame this off-season. The majority of the Big 12 conference will also have new quarterbacks leading their offense in 2022. Both have SEC connections from their time at Auburn and are considered to be elite recruiters. Born and raised in Lubbock, his father, Wes Kittley, serves as Texas Techs Track and Field and Cross County Director. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. Kittley will have even more talent at his disposal. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. WKU Football has announced the hiring of Zach Kittley as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. 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). 2 nationally)Passing offense: 434.6 ypg (No. #WreckEm https://t.co/S8w9ERrcNu, Strong endorsements on our new OC! I felt he was going to be able to help me advance in my career as well this is a great family environment here at this program, and thats something thats important to me, having a wife and a two-year-old boy.. During the game, Sterns, who was also a senior graduate transfer from Houston Baptist, led the nation in receptions (150), TD receptions (17), and receiving yards (1,902). Now that Kittley had proven himself as the leader of an offense, it was time to make the jump to the FBS level. There is where the real learning happened. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. He was always telling players where to line up and I knew right quick that he had a mind for the game. The gamble paid off. Not great numbers on the surface but is young and has potential. Brenen Thompson will run track and miss spring practice. 2 in scoring offense (43.1) and No. Its a tough spot for Pittman and the school to be in, but their track record with coaching hires this offseason has been really solid. 10 overall selection, making him the highest-picked quarterback in program history and the seventh Red Raider all-time to be chosen in the opening round. 95 in scoring offense, No. The younger SOURCE: WKU OC Zach Kittley has agreed to become Texas Tech's new OC. If he bails to cover the corner route, throw to the flat (cover 4 rules): The exception to this would obviously be if the outside linebacker flies out fast enough to adequately cover the flat. By Wesley Ross Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. 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.". He has this little joke that he says. His wide zone philosophy is one that has worked at many levels of football and is designed to help teams have success at the line of scrimmage despite being undersized compared to their opponent. Below are 3 different variations of the snag concept from the Cardinals 2019 playbook: In the clip below, Western Kentucky runs snag in the red zone on a critical 4th down. I love what he does offensively, I love the energy that he brings. That is what will determine how successful this offense can be in 2022. We had some success in that offense whether it be to FCS or Power Five, whatever the case may be, I think the offense is successful as it goes.. WebIndividual Player Stats. He most likely took this iteration of the play from his time learning under Kingsbury. Western Kentucky traded in a clunker for a Ferrari and its new offensive coordinator didn't need ?? @KliffKingsbury #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/TxJpjm4l2n. Promising sophomore Behren Morton will push Shough, but the Red Raiders are in good shape with either at the controls of coordinator Zach Kittley's offense. The tailback would cheat his alignment out and run a shoot with an aiming point 2-3 yards out of bounds. If the cornerback is playing off, he will eliminate the corner route in his progression and have an easy read on the Sam, just like on stick. About WKU. Offensive minds like Mike Leach, Art Briles and Lincoln Riley are out of the league now but new faces such as Steve Sarkisian, Jeff Lebby and Sonny Dykes all have great offensive resumes of their own. Tight ends such as Mason Tharpe should see plenty of action, and we havent even discussed the wide receivers. 9. Even with his success as a Red Raider, Kittley knew there had to come a point where he needed to step out on his own. 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. Mahomes led the Big 12 in passing yards in 2015 (5,052) and led the NCAA as a whole in 2016 (5,052) while working with Kittley. Zach was helping me with the track team as a freshman in college when one day he said to me, Dad, I want to coach Football. Kittley and his wife, Emily, were married in February 2017 and are parents to two boys, Knox and a newborn, Ford. Snags versatility is also evidenced by its structural answers to defeating man coverage. South Carolina football and coach Shane Beamer will soon be on the hunt for a new offensive coordinator following the departure of Marcus Satterfield to Nebraska, a move that's expected to be finalized this week. 1:47. & Margaret Talkington Leadership Academy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging. Kittley, 30, has shaken up the sport in short order thanks to his potent variation of the Air Raid offense, which took Houston Baptist by storm in the FCS for three years and lifted the Hilltoppers out of a malaise this fall. (LogOut/ SOURCE: WKU OC Zach Kittley has agreed to become Texas Tech's new OC. 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). Alumni Association. coach in 2010 and he later served under Dan Mullen as Florida's top assistant. "He calls his offense the Ferrari and he hands me the keys before every game, Zappe told Pro Football Focus recently. 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. This can have the effect of making it an easier read for the quarterback because it puts the flat defender in a more immediate bind. 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. Kliff Kingsbury got hired as the head coach and I said hey, this is a guy that I would love to learn from. The success of the offense helped Kittley land the offensive coordinator role at Texas Tech under new head coach Joey McGuire. The Chiefs eventually selected Mahomes with the No. He stayed helping Sonny the first year and then Sonny left to take the TCU offensive coordinator job and [Texas Tech head coach] Kliff Kingsbury called me and told me how valuable Zach was to them and [that] he was going to take him as his GA and help with the quarterbacks. Kittley helped coach Super Bowl Champion and NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes for three years at Texas Tech. Bijan Robinson (Texas), Deuce Vaughn (Kansas State), Marvin Mims (Oklahoma) and Xavier Worthy (Texas) are just a few of many talented skill players. 2013-14 Texas Tech Student Assistant (Offensive Intern), Im home. Steve Sarkisian is an elite offensive mind who will have tons of weapons to work with for 2022. The day I took the job here we had a zoom call with the HBU football team and [coach Shealy] let the guys know that I was taking this opportunity here. Lubbock is my home, I got two degrees from Texas Tech. 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. Zappe became the highest-drafted quarterback in Western Kentucky following a record-setting final collegiate season where he snapped the NCAA FBS records for single-season passing yards (5,967) and passing touchdowns (62). The success of the offense helped Kittley land the offensive coordinator role at Texas Tech under new head coach Joey McGuire. 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. I just didnt love the game of basketball enough I always loved football, the Xs and Os aspect of it.. I mean, you look at a guy that came in here and he led his team to the conference championship game. Texas Tech made one of the more underrated moves of the offseason with the hire of offensive coordinator Zach Kittley. Kittley transferred to Texas Tech from Abilene Christian and immediately set his sights on coaching football. Without him out there, people didnt know where to line up. He was brought on as a student assistant in 2013 before moving up to the role of offensive intern for the 2014 season, and thanks to his young age, the Lubbock, Texas native immediately created a bond with his players. Mullen helped develop some stud quarterbacks at the college level like Alex Smith, Tim Tebow and Dak Prescott. When WKU head coach Tyson Helton reached out to Kittley, the Lubbock native was excited to answer the call. Kittley got to know the gunslinging quarterback when he took on an assistant quarterbacks coach role over his last three years at Texas Tech. The former Mississippi State and Florida head coach has an abundance of SEC experience and is one of top offensive minds in college football. Symons that stood nearly 20 years up until Western Kentuckys win in the Boca Raton Bowl. Spencer Sanders is back for his senior season after leading the Pokes to an 11-2 season in 2021. Copyright 2021 WBKO. I was a young guy at the time, I was a student coach, so I was still 21-22 years old at that time, Kittley said. 2018-20 Houston Baptist Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks)
Riley came over from Dykes' staff at SMU and is considered one of college football's up-and-coming offensive gurus. J.T. The Jayhawks also return their leading rusher Devin Neal who had over 700 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman. His offense led the nation in passing & was second in total offense. 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. 2019 showed signs of improvement as the Huskies put together a 5-7 record with a pair of wins over Southland Conference opponents. 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. 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. He was able to attend his fathers track meets and develop an understanding of how connections between players and coaches were made and how to help guide young athletes. WKU Football hired Houston Baptist University offensive coordinator Zach Kittley in December of 2020 to reshape the Hilltoppers offense. 80 in third down conversion percentage. Thats kinda what makes it work.. Zach Kittley orchestrated one of the greatest statistical turnarounds in college football history in his first year leading the Hilltoppers' offense. LUBBOCK, Texas Zach Kittley, the architect behind one of the nation's top offenses this season at Western Kentucky, has been named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas Tech, head coach Joey McGuire announced Monday evening. Don Williams of the Lubbock-Avalanche Journal and RedRaiderSports.com first broke the news around 10:15 p.m. on Sunday indicating that sources confirmed Kittley was hired by Texas Tech after interviewing for the job earlier in the day. Wide receiver Jerreth Sterns led the nation in receptions (137) and receiving yards (1,718) while catching 14 touchdowns. This move is likely not happening after Loggains took the job as South Carolinas offensive coordinator in December. The spot route presents another man beater element to the play with the rub it places on the defender covering the flat route. ?? Kittley had joined a program that was bringing in future Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, one of the most promising young minds the NFL has seen in recent memory. First reported by @AaronDickens. WebWKU Athletics DEI Council. He began as a student assistant before moving his way up as an offensive intern and eventually a graduate assistant. The Chiefs eventually selected Mahomes with the No. 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. The team also added Brady Boyd from the transfer portal that can play inside or out. Marshall finished No. The cornerback jumps the shoot, isolating Sterns on the corner route against an outmatched linebacker: Against UTSA they put the back on tear motion, which allows Zappe to identify man coverage when the backer vacates the box to run with him. 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. 1)Total offense: 528.5 ypg (No. According to 247Sports, Kittleys air raid attack was the third-most explosive offense in college football. First reported by @AaronDickens. Zach Kittley, the architect behind one of the nations top offenses this past two years at both Houston Baptist at Western Kentucky, enters his first season on the Texas Tech staff as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Peyton Hillis spent more than a week in the hospital and was in intensive care and on a ventilator. Kittleys contract is reportedly a three-year deal - though this has not been confirmed. Western Kentucky defeated Appalachian State, 59-38, in Saturday's Boca Raton Bowl. This can be particularly tough on an inside linebacker, who must make his way through the corner and spot route runner in an effort to try and cover the back out in the flat. 3)10-plus yards pass completions: 223 (No. His 5,545 yards is 289 yards short from B.J. @PatrickMahomes
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