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.. Western Kentucky co-offensive coordinators Zach Kittley and Bryan Ellis are reportedly leaving for new jobs. Oklahoma and Texas Tech square off in Lubbock on Nov. 26, OUs last game of the regular season. Not great numbers on the surface but is young and has potential. Tyler Shough is back from injury and is a perfect scheme fit for Kittleys air raid offense. 9. 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. 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. 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. It was weird being on the visiting sideline and seeing the Masked Raider run out.it was kind of a rush for me.. In that case, the spot route runner should be open as he settles into the window between the flat and hook defender: If the cornerback jumps the flat, throw to the corner (cover 2 rules): Against cover 3, the cornerback should bail to his deep third and cancel out the corner, leaving the apexed flat defender in the precarious position of covering both the spot and the flat. 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. 114)Passing offense: 164.3 ypg (No. Kansas State returns one of the most electric players in college football, Deuce Vaughn. Zappe, who Hes like, Look, you got the keys to the Ferrari. 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. New Texas Tech offensive coordinator Zach Kittley will make close to $2.2 million over the life of a three-year deal he signed last week. The 31-year-old is currently Texas Techs offensive coordinator and fresh off of his first season at the Power Five level. However, hes now face with arguably his most important hire to date. 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. Congratulations from Kittleys former co-workers, Kliff Kingsbury and Patrick Mahomes, began to roll in once he officially took on the position. DeRuyter and Tech's offensive coordinator Zach Kittley both spoke on March 31 after Tech's Pro Day He developed a quarterback with only one FBS scholarship offer into a household name at WKU. When given his opportunity, Cupp was a difference maker in his first year in Lubbock. 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. LUBBOCK, Texas Zach Kittley, the architect behind one of the nations 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. The Cyclones are tasked with replacing All-American running back Breece Hall, longtime starting quarterback Brock Purdy and stud tight end Charlie Kolar. Like Trickett, Zach Kittley is another one of the top up-and-coming offensive coaches in the country. Outside of the quarterback position, the Big 12 returns some of the most electric players in the country. Kittley was outspoken about Zappe as a Heisman Trophy contender, though he didn't get much play in the national conversation. He would bring an offense to Columbia the program has never seen, but much of the fanbase has been requesting for several years. Here out of empty Zappe initially checks the snag side, then looks back side and hits the slant return. Johnson's coaching careerbegan at Utah as the quarterbackscoach in 2010 and he later served under Dan Mullen as Florida's top assistant. He most likely took this iteration of the play from his time learning under Kingsbury. That was a telltale time I knew he was destined to be a coach.. My philosophy is, whatever it takes makes us successful. Here's some of the possibilities we're hearing attached to South Carolina's vacancy. Western Kentucky School History. The spot route presents another man beater element to the play with the rub it places on the defender covering the flat route. Peyton Hillis spent more than a week in the hospital and was in intensive care and on a ventilator. Kittley transferred to Texas Tech from Abilene Christian and immediately set his sights on coaching football. Kittley got to know the gunslinging quarterback when he took on an assistant quarterbacks coach role over his last three years at Texas Tech. 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. In fact, there's a chance the 35-year-old could be leading a team in the NFL as early as next season. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. Despite having one of the American Athletic Conference's worst rosters this season, Trickett's offense averaged 6.1 yards per play (No. 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. Zappe, who 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. I had been at Texas Tech for five years now and I really felt like I had come into my own as a coach and I was confident in myself that it may be time for me to move on, Kittley said. Steve Sarkisian is an elite offensive mind who will have tons of weapons to work with for 2022. 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. Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. However, the weakness of triangle concepts like snag are brought to bear when the defense responds by over rotating to the triangle side. I had a quality control position available for me there at Texas Tech to stay if I wanted to but it was tugging at my heart that maybe I needed to move on., 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. https://t.co/e35pdt6k2A, Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) December 14, 2020. 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. Only Baylor and Oklahoma State return their established starter from a year ago. After Dowell Loggains left, Pittman hired Morgan Turner from Stanford as the new tight ends coach. Kittley and his wife, Emily, were married in February 2017 and are parents to two boys, Knox and a newborn, Ford. Bijan Robinson and Xavier Worthy are bonafide stars, transfers Quinn Ewers, Isaiah Neyor and Jahleel Billingsley add more depth to an already strong offense. Name, Image and Likeness opportunity would be lucrative in Lubbock. Zach left Texas Tech in 2018 to join Houston Baptist as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Visit WKU. Myles Price vying to stand out in Zach Kittley's offense for Texas Tech football. 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. Within the air raid system, snag (or Y corner) developed as the companion play to Y stick. 2015-17 Texas Tech Graduate Assistant (Assistant Quarterbacks) Graham Harrell should dramatically improve the passing game and overall quarterback play. USF recently fired head coach Jeff Scott, which means his top-end assistants are being courted by other programs as we speak. The team also added Brady Boyd from the transfer portal that can play inside or out. Toronto had 94 field goal attempts to Chicagos 71 and outrebounded the Bulls 47-35, including a 19-6 advantage on the offensive glass. Now Tech has the nation's best offensive coordinator of 2021. It was a wild three years for us at HBU, Kittley said. Despite entering the contest as 40-point underdogs, the Huskies kept the game close and almost pulled out the win. 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). @JoeyMcGuireTTU The Y and Z were essentially exchanging positions from where they were on the stick play. 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. 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. Some fans may remember him as the quarterbacks coach for East Mississippi Community College when they were featured on the popular Netflix series, Last Chance U. Trickett isnt as experienced as other names that are likely to be mentioned, but he comes from a football family and played quarterback at Florida State and West Viriginia. Meet Zach Shallcross Season 27 Contestant. 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During the game, we saw his quarterback Bailey Zappe, who followed him from Houston Baptist, set not one but two FBS single-season records. Barbay rides a balanced spread-style offense for the Mountaineers and just finished his first season as play-caller with the nation's No. Have confirmed that Zach Kittley has agreed to return to Texas Tech as offensive coordinator. Red Raiders bring back former right-hand man to Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech and West Virginia made moves to new offensive coordinators who specialize in the spread passing attack. Wide receiver Quinten Johnson will be one of the best in the Big 12 in 2022. Jeff Grimes is a name that might not be on a lot of radars but would be a very intriguing hire. Riley came over from Dykes' staff at SMU and is considered one of college football's up-and-coming offensive gurus. 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. Their combined success helped the Hilltoppers flip a 1-4 start to a seven-game win streak to end the regular season en-route to a C-USA East Division Title. 1)Total offense: 528.5 ypg (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. 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. Kittley was elated to have his senior quarterback following him on the next step of his coaching journey. The pandemic-shortened 2020 season, however, was when Kittleys high-octane air raid offense began to draw national attention. What he's been able to do with the Tar Heels under Mack Brown with quarterbacks Sam Howell and Drake Maye is really impressive when you consider how dreadful North Carolina's defense has been the past few seasons. Last season, Ruggieros Demon Deacon offense finished No. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. WebHe plays left guard next to Paul, forming one of the most formidable tackle-guard combos in college football, especially at the G5 level. (LogOut/ I personally got to recruit those three so I developed a relationship with them and their families, and I just felt that the relationship that we had was something that was very important in their decision making.. The Big 12's defense of uptempo offense. J.T. WebOpp Pts/G: 29.4 (92nd of 130) SRS: 8.39 (30th of 130) SOS: -2.61 (92nd of 130) Bowl Game: Won Boca Raton Bowl 59-38 versus Appalachian State. Zappes favorite weapons, wide receivers Jerreth and Josh Sterns and Ben Ratzlaff, combined for 1,256 yards and 12 touchdowns on just 89 receptions. At defensive coordinator, they replaced Barry Odom with up-and-comer Travis Williams and co-coordinator Marcus Woodson. Despite having much concern about his, income Kittley hasnt provided any details yet. High schools were starting to run spread offenses and Zach just understood where to tell his teammates where to line up. Kansas should be an improved offense in 2022. Shortly thereafter, about ten minutes later, Pro Football Focus also that tweeted that Texas Tech hired Kittley to McGuires staff, according to Aaron Dickens. 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. "You've got a rock star son," McGuire said. 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. 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. WKU fans will get to see Kittleys offense in action firsthand on Sept. 2 when the Hilltoppers open their season at home against UT Martin. SOURCE: WKU OC Zach Kittley has agreed to become Texas Tech's new OC. Kittley could tell immediately that Kingsbury was going to lead the Red Raiders to success. Perhaps since new offensive coordinator Zach Kittley runs a similar offense to that of former head coach Kliff Kingsbury. 1:47. 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. The Chiefs eventually selected Mahomes with the No. 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. @PatrickMahomes CLAY SERVIN, RICE. His offense led the nation in passing & was second in total offense. In that case, the spot route runner should be open as he settles into the window between the flat and hook defender: If the cornerback jumps the flat, throw to the corner (cover 2 rules): Against cover 3, the cornerback should bail to his deep third and cancel out the corner, leaving the apexed flat defender in the precarious position of covering both the spot and the flat. 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. Be a Hilltopper. 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.. If Martinez plays well, Kansas State will finish the season much higher on this list. That being said, his Illini offense left a lot to be desired this season. Heres a look at seven candidates that could be on Arkansas radar as the next offensive coordinator. Academic Majors. Don Williams This has not been the season most expected out of Arkansas and Sam Pittman will have coaching staff decisions to make very soon. Student Life on the Hill. Zach Kittley left. 2022 review: After the Birmingham Bowl we played in 2017, I had three years to be a GA and my time was up. That was the most points ever scored by an unranked team against a top 5 opponent and vanquished much of the negativity surrounding South Carolina's lack of production this season. 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. The Zach Kittley offense spreads the ball, and the offense, around to the point that it is hard for a tight end to collect all-conference numbers. TCU and first-year coach Sonny Dykes will have to open the checkbook very soon for Garrett Riley considering his success this season on staff with the Horned Frogs. West Virginia will look like a much different team on offense next season. 15 in total offense last season and looking to be even better in 2023. & Margaret Talkington Leadership Academy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging. Brenen Thompson will run track and miss spring practice. 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 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). Can he fix what has derailed this offense in recent years? My dad was never one that tried to force us into coaching, I got two older brothers, ones an oil guy, ones in a fertilizer business out there in west Texas. 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. Its not just the receivers, its not just the quarterback, the running backs are gonna get theirs too.. 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. 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. ?? It was a much slower year for the league with many of the best teams in the league (save for Oklahoma State) running slower, more deliberate offenses. Don would always tell me that Zach was his quarterback on defense. 2 in scoring offense (43.1) and No. In two years with the Huskies, he worked with current WKU quarterback Bailey Zappe and wide receiver Jerreth Sterns before all three transplanted themselves to Bowling Green this past spring. @Davis_Webb5 Houston Baptist was Kittleys first full-time coaching position after his time on the Texas Tech staff. Ian Boyd 04/15/22. Kittley and his wife, Emily, were married in February 2017 and are parents to two boys, Knox and a newborn, Ford. Bijan Robinson (Texas), Deuce Vaughn (Kansas State), Marvin Mims (Oklahoma) and Xavier Worthy (Texas) are just a few of many talented skill players. As this was happening, the Z would run a lazy slant/snag route (he was coached to fake a fade against a rolled corner) and take the Ys place on the stick. 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. I was 26 but really felt good about it. The Tops rank No. Im really excited for Zach and this opportunity at Western Kentucky. Should Shough and Colombi decide to move on, the team will be in good hands with the guys already on the roster. 2)Yards per play: 7.1 (No. Kittleys version of the play is similar but puts the #2 receiver on a deeper 10 yard corner. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. 19 in the country in total offense, No. Mullen helped develop some stud quarterbacks at the college level like Alex Smith, Tim Tebow and Dak Prescott. Snags versatility is also evidenced by its structural answers to defeating man coverage. 1), 2020Scoring offense: 19 ppg (No. Zach Kittley is 247Sports' Offensive Coordinator of the Year. Symons that stood nearly 20 years up until Western Kentuckys win in the Boca Raton Bowl. ?? 93 in red zone offense and No. Due to this, we arent able to disclose his salary. Dec 4, 2021. This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Oklahoma State lost a majority of its elite defense but Sanders and Gundy should have the offense in good shape. Familiar in South Carolina assistant coaching search circles, this wouldn't be the first time Longo is placed in the middle of the Gamecocks' crosshairs. 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. Kittley worked alongside Kingsbury in the development of Patrick Mahomes II as a graduate assistant, tutoring the future NFL MVP into becoming the nations leading passer in 2016 and an eventual top-10 selection by the Kansas City Chiefs. Western Kentucky traded in a clunker for a Ferrari and its new offensive coordinator didn't need 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. All the credit goes to the players and the staff there I inherited Bailey Zappe, the staff before me clearly saw something in Zappe that was very special.. WebZach 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 It was fun going to his track meets, being around his college athletes, Kittley said. 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. 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. WKU Football hired Houston Baptist University offensive coordinator Zach Kittley in December of 2020 to reshape the Hilltoppers offense. The 6-4, 305-pound Spencer played in Zach Kittleys offense back at Western Kentucky and should help sure up the trenches in Lubbock. WebThe Hilltoppers had 16 big plays, and three of them went for touchdowns. Watch out for the Red Raiders offense next season. 80 in third down conversion percentage. coach in 2010 and he later served under Dan Mullen as Florida's top assistant. 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. I love that place, Kittley said. Transfer quarterback Adrian Martinez will boost the Wildcats passing attack which ranked No. 120)Yards per play: 4.6 (No. Here is a way too early prediction of the best offenses in the Big 12 for the 2022 season: Quarterback Jalon Daniels looked good after taking over at the end of the 2021 season. Razorbacks dubbed "losers" by one national writer after staff changes ahead of (). Sign up for the Longhorns Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. I knew the regiment at football would either make him or break him., Sonny was gracious to take him on and Zach went to work and impressed him and the staff, Kittley continued. Wide receiver Jerreth Sterns led the nation in receptions (137) and receiving yards (1,718) while catching 14 touchdowns. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All rights reserved. I have no way of knowing for sure without access to their playbook, but it is possible that this is kind of an option route, where their outside receiver is coached to work back toward the sideline if he doesnt initially get the ball on the slant: Backside slant touchdown throw on a redzone 4th down: Again on 4th down, UTSA is in man free and Zappe works the vertical/out combo to the backside: Here against Marshall, Zappe works a high/low combo on the backside flat defender: Later on in the game they run snag and go, where the outside receiver basically fakes snag and then runs vertical. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Taylor Estes, Horns247, 247Sports), (Photo: Nelson Chenault, USA TODAY Sports). The Texas Tech offense finished this game with 63 points and 620 yards. Kittley is the son of Wes Kittley, Texas Techs longtime Director of Track and Field who led the Red Raiders to a national title at the 2019 NCAA Mens Outdoor Championships. "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. 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. (Syndication Lubbock Avalanche-Journal). One of the youngest potential candidates is Clint Trickett, the 31-year-old offensive coordinator from Marshall. This move is likely not happening after Loggains took the job as South Carolinas offensive coordinator in December. ?? ?? 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). Kittley helped coach Super Bowl Champion and NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes for three years at Texas Tech. 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. J.T. 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