https://razorbackswire.usatoday.com/lists/arkansas-football-seven-candidates-to-replace-kendal-briles-as-offensive-coordinator-barry-lunney-jr-zach-kittley-warren-ruggeriero-jeff-grimes-dowell-loggains-clint-trickett-dan-mullen/, offensive coordinator Kendal Briles has officially decided to jump ship to TCU, After Dowell Loggains left, Pittman hired Morgan Turner from Stanford as the new tight ends coach, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. This has not been the season most expected out of Arkansas and Sam Pittman will have coaching staff decisions to make very soon. Visit WKU. 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. Hambys praise of WKU seemed to have a strong effect on Kittley. The offense averaged a whopping 33.8 points per game. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We knew if we came in and operate[d] the game plan we would not get blown out by 40 points, Kittley said. The Y and Z were essentially exchanging positions from where they were on the stick play. Bijan Robinson and Xavier Worthy are bonafide stars, transfers Quinn Ewers, Isaiah Neyor and Jahleel Billingsley add more depth to an already strong offense. Lunney had a pretty successful stint at UTSA in the two seasons that followed, which led to him being hired by Bret Bielema at Illinois before the 2022 season. Offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, quarterback Bailey Zappe, and wide receiver Jerreth Sterns all made the move to Bowling Green. The Hilltoppers wont be passing the ball on every snap, however. Zappe only needs four more passing touchdowns to tie Joe Burrows single-season record. Sterns has also been successful this season, catching 137 passes for 1,718 yards and 17 touchdowns. Symons that stood nearly 20 years up until Western Kentuckys win in the Boca Raton Bowl. While there are some questions regarding fit Kittley comes from an Air Raid, pass-heavy background this is the kind of hire that would be most intriguing. Kliff Kingsbury got hired as the head coach and I said hey, this is a guy that I would love to learn from. He earned his masters degree in interdisciplinary studies from the university in 2016. The success of the offense helped Kittley land the offensive coordinator role at Texas Tech under new head coach Joey McGuire. @PatrickMahomes Familiar staples of the system originally made famous by Hal Mumme and Mike Leach were omnipresent in WKUs offense, particularly a heavy dose of 4 verticals and Y stick (although they preferred the Y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). BOWLING GREEN, Ky. WKU Football has announced the hiring of Zach Kittley as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The Red Raiders have hired former Western Kentucky offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Zach Kittley as their new offensive coordinator. Kansas State returns one of the most electric players in college football, Deuce Vaughn. Don would always tell me that Zach was his quarterback on defense. He has a quarterback battle on his hands between Max Duggan and Chandler Morris, two guys that have flashed potential in the past. That was obvious early at Texas Tech and he did a tremendous job for us; I know he had a big impact on Patrick Mahomes and was critical to his development. 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. 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. I just didnt love the game of basketball enough I always loved football, the Xs and Os aspect of it.. The corner route is in and of itself an excellent man beater route, especially considering the potential mismatch with a linebacker or safety on an inside receiver. The Y and Z were essentially exchanging positions from where they were on the stick play. 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. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. "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. He most likely took this iteration of the play from his time learning under Kingsbury. Snags versatility is also evidenced by its structural answers to defeating man coverage. 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. WebFor Students; Student Employment; WKU Athletics Minority Fellowship; WKU Red Wave; Forms/Requests; Book Big Red; Donation Requests; Site Feedback; For Fans; Alumni Tailgates Without him out there, people didnt know where to line up. The younger BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - WKU offensive coordinator Zach Kittley is returning home to Lubbock, Texas to serve as the offensive coordinator of his alma mater Texas Tech Red Raiders. Kittley got to know the gunslinging quarterback when he took on an assistant quarterbacks coach role over his last three years at Texas Tech. Austin Reed took over at quarterback and threw for 4,744 yards and 40 touchdowns. 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. Oklahoma and Texas Tech square off in Lubbock on Nov. 26, OUs last game of the regular season. Zach left Texas Tech in 2018 to join Houston Baptist as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The majority of the Big 12 conference will also have new quarterbacks leading their offense in 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. Kittley helped lead the Hilltoppers to an 8-5 season and a birth in the C-USA Championship behind a strong offense. (LogOut/ Kittleys version of the play is similar but puts the #2 receiver on a deeper 10 yard corner. The 2021 Big 12 champions lost leading rushers Trestan Ebner and Abram Smith along with top wide receiver Tyquan Thornton to the draft but return four starters from their excellent offensive line. During its shortened 2020 season, Houston Baptist continually frustrated FBS opponents as Zappe, who later transferred to Western Kentucky after Kittleys hire, completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 1,833 yards and 15 touchdowns with only one interception over four games. Graham Harrell should dramatically improve the passing game and overall quarterback play. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Sonny Dykes has had no issue putting up points at his coaching stops over the years. Myles Price has always found a way to stand out. 114)Passing offense: 164.3 ypg (No. Now that Kittley had proven himself as the leader of an offense, it was time to make the jump to the FBS level. WKU would usually pair snag with double slants on the backside. 3 in yards per play (7.08). @ZKittley Congrats!! And Im glad I did that because I learned so much from that short experience but it wasnt for me college athletics is very intense, its like a full time job all the time so youd better love what youre doing. The read for the quarterback is simple-throw off of the cornerbacks movement and make him wrong. 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. That process led him to Western Kentucky offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, who made an incredible jump from 115th to 2nd nationally in scoring in his first season calling the offensive shots, setting all kinds of 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.. @KliffKingsbury #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/TxJpjm4l2n. I believe when he got to run film study with Baker Mayfield, Davis Webb, and of course Patrick Mahomes he started to blossom. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Please check your email for a confirmation. Under Lunney, Illinois ranked behind Arkansas in almost every major offensive category in 2022. He developed a quarterback with only one FBS scholarship offer into a household name at WKU. At defensive coordinator, they replaced Barry Odom with up-and-comer Travis Williams and co-coordinator Marcus Woodson. Of course, their success stems directly from quarterback Bailey Zappe, who led the nation in virtually every passing statistic. Another primary passing play the Hilltoppers used throughout their record breaking 2021 season was the snag concept. Grimes runs a very versatile scheme that helped a young and depleted Baylor roster finish ranked No. Behind the arm of Zappe, Kittley transformed the Western Kentucky into one of the nations most explosive offenses, averaging an impressive 44.2 points per game and 535.3 yards of total offense. 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). Typically this would be double slants to fill the open void left by the Mike, or some sort of dig/pivot or levels concept designed to place a high/low stretch on the flat defender. Oklahoma State lost a majority of its elite defense but Sanders and Gundy should have the offense in good shape. The pandemic-shortened 2020 season, however, was when Kittleys high-octane air raid offense began to draw national attention. 2 nationally)Passing offense: 434.6 ypg (No. Zappe led the nation with 35 passing touchdowns in 2019 and ranked second in passing yards per game for a Huskies offense that was third nationally in passing offense with 334.3 yards per game through the air. I started doing my research, coach [Vic] Shealy was awesome to me and called me down for an interview me and my wife, we prayed about it, and we felt like it was the right move for us at the time I would never ever take back my time and that decision that I made.. 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. Led by transfers Wes Kittley explained that his son had a deep understanding of the game of football from an early age, showing his ability to run an offense and help others comprehend different kinds of schemes and plays all the way back in high school. 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. Now Kittley returns to his home state of Texas and his alma mater of Texas Tech, where he learned under Air Raid aficionado Kliff Kingsbury from 2013 to 2017. Kittley, despite being a young coach, already has years of experience under his belt working with and developing NFL-caliber talent as well as running some of the most high-octane offenses in the country on his way to the Hill. The Red Raiders also made a big move by hiring Zach Kittley as offensive coordinator (well get to that) and is rumored to be considering hiring Ewers high school coach. a move that's expected to be finalized this week, his "GoGo" offense with two running backs is exciting. The quarterback will now throw off of the flat defenders movement: If executed correctly, snag should be impossible to defend with zone coverage. 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. Shortly thereafter, about ten minutes later, Pro Football Focus also that tweeted that Texas Tech hired Kittley to McGuires staff, according to Aaron Dickens. 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. Offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, quarterback Bailey Zappe, and wide receiver Jerreth Sterns all made the move to Bowling Green. 3)10-plus yards pass completions: 223 (No. After the Birmingham bowl, literally sitting on the bus, wrapping my head around, A, the last second loss we had, but B, what am I going to do. He earned his masters degree in interdisciplinary studies from the university in 2016. Copyright 2021 WBKO. SOURCE: WKU OC Zach Kittley has agreed to become Texas Tech's new OC. Snag (otherwise known as 8 or Y corner in the air raid) features a corner, spot (also referred to as a snag or lazy slant), and flat route that together place a triangular stretch on the defense: Theoretically, against zone coverage the corner and flat route should place a vertical stretch on the cornerback, while the spot and the flat should horizontally stretch the flat defender. 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. Sign up for the Longhorns Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Wide receiver Quinten Johnson will be one of the best in the Big 12 in 2022. 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. 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 2 in scoring offense (43.1) and No. Through the air, the Chippewas averaged 265.4 passing yards a game. Zappe completed 30-of-49 passes for 567 yards with four touchdowns, the most passing yards ever for an FCS player against an FBS defense. 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. 1:47. Kittleys unit ranked second nationally, averaging 528.0 yards and 43.1 Over the years the Big 12 conference has built a reputation of having some of the best high flying, up-tempo offenses in the country. They were No. "He calls his offense the Ferrari and he hands me the keys before every game, Zappe told Pro Football Focus recently. I knew the regiment at football would either make him or break him.. 2022 may be a rebuilding year in Ames. Zach Kittley finished up his first season with Western Kentucky on Saturday as the WKU Hilltoppers defeated Appalachian State 59-38. 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. Within the air raid system, snag (or Y corner) developed as the companion play to Y stick. Due to this, we arent able to disclose his salary. The Big 12's defense of uptempo offense. WKU running snag in the red zone for a score, This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Brenen Thompson will run track and miss spring practice. Junior quarterback Bailey The Hogs have to rebuild the wide receiver room after losing the bulk of their pass offense, which makes this recruiting season interesting (). 2)Yards per play: 7.1 (No. Lubbock is my home, I got two degrees from Texas Tech. 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 left. That being said, his Illini offense left a lot to be desired this season. When coach Helton reached out to me to gauge my interest, coming here to lead this offense, I had already known how great it was hearing from coach Hamby, Kittley said. & Margaret Talkington Leadership Academy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging. Stephen Hamby returns home to coach the unit after making WKU one of the better offensive lines in all of college football. 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). Kittley was elated to have his senior quarterback following him on the next step of his coaching journey. The move was first reported by @AaronDickens. 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. (LogOut/ The 6-4, 305-pound Spencer played in Zach Kittleys offense back at Western Kentucky and should help sure up the trenches in Lubbock. 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. Some air raid coaches will teach their quarterback to note the depth of the cornerback pre-snap. The 31-year-old is currently Texas Techs offensive coordinator and fresh off of his first season at the Power Five level. When I left [HBU], there was a little inkling in me thinking that he would leave, he had an SEC offer and a Big 12 offer. Here Marshall rolls to cover 3, and Zappe ends up throwing an incompletion trying to hit the snag and go up the seam: Special thanks to @_MoveTheChains_ and @CoachT_Robinson for sharing their research with me on WKUs offense. "The stats don't lie," Kittley said last week. 39 in scoring offense in 2022. Offense has always been a signature for the Red Raiders, dating back to the days of Mike Leach. Academic Majors. 21-ranked rushing offense and 26th-best total offense in terms of production. Texas Tech Red Raiders offensive coordinator Zach Kittley has been around the program since he was a small boy. After Dowell Loggains left, Pittman hired Morgan Turner from Stanford as the new tight ends coach. He would bring an offense to Columbia the program has never seen, but much of the fanbase has been requesting for several years. The Sooners have all season to prepare for Kittleys new-look offensive attack. His offense led the nation in passing & was second in total offense. Youre probably thinking that it would favor Texas Tech by quite a bit, but you would be wrong. 3 in the country in total offense in 2021. One of the great young minds in the game, Kittley helped coach NFL MVP and Super Bowl Champion Patrick Mahomes for three years at Texas Tech, and Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. 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. 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. 58 in the country in total offense, No. Miles Price is an emerging name and lets not forget about the youngsters like Jerand Bradley, who stands in at 65. 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. Not great numbers on the surface but is young and has potential. Poet Laureate reads her work at WKU, WKU professor shares insights about artificial intelligence in the classroom, Photos: 2022 Poetry Laureate Ada Limn Poetry Reading, WKU African American studies, history department to host 'Unbought'. Steve Sarkisian is an elite offensive mind who will have tons of weapons to work with for 2022. Toronto had 94 field goal attempts to Chicagos 71 and outrebounded the Bulls 47-35, including a 19-6 advantage on the offensive glass. Only one tight end, River Helms, is on the roster. Maybe Ruggiero is looking to do the same. Sterns, who played at Houston Baptist, leads the nation with an incredible 1,014 yards after the catch, according to Pro Football Focus. ZACH KITTLEY CAREER EXPERIENCE 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. He couldnt take the risk of going somewhere and not knowing people and maybe not even learning the system, who knows what happens from there., And then the other three guys, I love those guys. Related: Early Big 12 Predictions for 2023 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. Kittley was an offensive interim for the Red Raiders in 2013 and 2014 before moving up to become the assistant quarterbacks coach from 2015-2017. Considering the potential return of offensive playmakers Spencer Rattler, Jaheim Bell and Antwane Wells among others for a program inside the top 25, Beamer is expected to swing for the fences with this search for a new play-caller. Kansas should be an improved offense in 2022. ?? Kittley and his wife, Emily, were married in February 2017 and are parents to two boys, Knox and a newborn, Ford. 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. First reported by @AaronDickens. Running backs remain an afterthought. Kittley hopes to run a balanced offense that can tire out defenses using the running game while taking advantage of the deep ball as its deadliest weapon. Symons' record set in 2003 and his 56 touchdowns are five short of Joe Burrow's record set in 2019. Kittley accepted the position at Houston Baptist and set to work revitalizing the Huskies offense. Two receivers have surpassed 1,299 yards, with Jerreth Sterns leading the team with 1,718 yards and 14 touchdowns on 137 catches. His father, Texas Tech track & field head coach Wes Kittley, served as Zachs first window into the world of coaching collegiate athletics. He was a receiver on offense and played safety on defense, Kittleys father said. Against 2 high zone structures, whether it be cover 2 or cover 4, the vertical component of the play should play out as the primary feature, with the cornerback being forced to choose between the corner and the flat route. Barbay rides a balanced spread-style offense for the Mountaineers and just finished his first season as play-caller with the nation's No. Zach Kittley is 247Sports' Offensive Coordinator of the Year. During the game, we saw his quarterback Bailey Zappe, who followed him from Houston Baptist, set not one but two FBS single-season records. Ian Boyd 04/15/22. It was an emotional deal for me. His first season at Baylor in 2021, he completely turned around the Bears offense and helped them to a Big 12 championship and win over Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl. I recruited all three of them, Kittley said. zach kittley offense playbook Jeff Grimes is a name that might not be on a lot of radars but would be a very intriguing hire. The Hilltoppers didn't lose a step offensively. Outside of the quarterback position, the Big 12 returns some of the most electric players in the country. 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. When the strong safety would begin to cheat down in an effort to eliminate the stick concept (often in the red zone), Y corner was the obvious constraint play because it took advantage of the open void that was now left behind the cornerback: As the safety came down, the Y would run a 4 step corner, giving a slight head fake to the Mike before cutting to an aiming point 1 yard inside the back pylon ( it is better to be too high on the corner route than too flat because it is easier to come back to the ball). Kittley transferred to Texas Tech from Abilene Christian and immediately set his sights on coaching football. Western Kentucky co-offensive coordinators Zach Kittley and Bryan Ellis are reportedly leaving for new jobs. 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