According to 247Sports, Kittleys air raid attack was the third-most explosive offense in college football. WebThe Hilltoppers had 16 big plays, and three of them went for touchdowns. (LogOut/ The Red Raiders alumni and fanbase is deep and strong. One of the first names that will probably be mentioned by lot of Razorback fans is former tight ends coach Dowell Loggains. Kittley will have even more talent at his disposal. HBU played just four games and ended the year with a 1-3 record, but more important than what was in the win-loss column were the eye-popping offensive numbers put up by the Huskies receiving corps and quarterback Bailey Zappe. However, Wake Forest star quarterback Sam Hartman did leave for Notre Dame this off-season. Kittley most recently coached at Houston Baptist and Texas Tech. Have confirmed that Zach Kittley has agreed to return to Texas Tech as offensive coordinator. 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.. Red Raiders bring back former right-hand man to Kliff Kingsbury 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 is coming back to Lubbock to be the offensive coordinator under Joey McGuire #WreckEm #GunsUp pic.twitter.com/r00VCKW1ox. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. 39 in scoring offense in 2022. If the corner is playing down, the QB will now go through his progression with a potential mismatch on a corner route against a backer. Kittleys offense at Western Kentucky averaged a whopping 44 points per game in 2021. 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 is one of only six quarterbacks in college football history to throw for over 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in a season, and could break two single-season FBS records in the bowl game. Kittleys contract is reportedly a three-year deal - though this has not been confirmed. ?? Zappe is 342-of-483 (70.8%) for 4,170 passing yards, with 42 touchdowns compared to only seven interceptions. He will return home to lead the Red Raiders offense in 2022. 16 in scoring offense. 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. Quarterbacks, Kittley believed, could and should change some calls at the line of scrimmage. Once Kittley took the job in Bowling Green, however, he had to say goodbye to what he had helped build down in Houston. 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. 2)Yards per play: 7.1 (No. The Cyclones are tasked with replacing All-American running back Breece Hall, longtime starting quarterback Brock Purdy and stud tight end Charlie Kolar. During the game, This season, he led the Red Raiders to finishing No. The Gamecocks are coming off back-to-back wins over top 10 opponents for the first time in program history and the offense flourished during those two outings, including a 63-point explosion against Tennessee. Symons that stood nearly 20 years up until Western Kentuckys win in the Boca Raton Bowl. Kittley accepted the position at Houston Baptist and set to work revitalizing the Huskies offense. The success of the offense helped Kittley land the offensive coordinator role at Texas Tech under new head coach Joey McGuire. Under Kittleys leadership, Zappe has had a record season as he currently leads the nation in passing yards (5,546) and touchdowns (56). 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. Steve Sarkisian is an elite offensive mind who will have tons of weapons to work with for 2022. The quarterback will now throw off of the flat defenders movement: If executed correctly, snag should be impossible to defend with zone coverage. Change). Western Kentucky traded in a clunker for a Ferrari and its new offensive coordinator didn't need much time to speed across the college football landscape. 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.. 9. Only one tight end, River Helms, is on the roster. 9 in the conference in 2021. Academic Majors. Oklahoma and Texas Tech square off in Lubbock on Nov. 26, OUs last game of the regular season. Offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, quarterback Bailey Zappe, and wide receiver Jerreth Sterns all made the move to Bowling Green. @JoeyMcGuireTTU He would always rave to me about this place, how awesome of an atmosphere it is, how great the town of Bowling Green is, and how awesome it is to work for coach Helton.. Arkansas was No. (Syndication Lubbock Avalanche-Journal). "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. 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). The Brock product started his career at Texas A&M, but injuries dampened his time in College Station. Youre probably thinking that it would favor Texas Tech by quite a bit, but you would be wrong. Through the air, the Chippewas averaged 265.4 passing yards a game. 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. ?? 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. 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). 2019 showed signs of improvement as the Huskies put together a 5-7 record with a pair of wins over Southland Conference opponents. 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. 2022 review: The Red Raiders had an explosive introduction to new offensive coordinator Zach Kittley. His offense led the nation in passing & was second in total offense. ?? The 30-yr-old Lubbock native spent three seasons as a GA & asst QB coach under Kliff Kingsbury. Gamecocks wide receivers coach Justin Stepp worked alongside Briles on the Arkansas staff in 2020 andsources tell 247Sports that he wouldgive Beamer his seal of approval if this was the move. Dan Mullen would be considered a consensus homerun for Sam Pittman even though it would likely be very temporary. 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. 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. Zach Kittley left. Kittley was outspoken about Zappe as a Heisman Trophy contender, though he didn't get much play in the national conversation. Im six foot seven, so growing up in west Texas I was the tallest guy on the corner all the time and I was a pretty decent basketball player so that was just a path that I felt I needed to take, just to kind of see how it went, Kittley said. The Tops rank No. We knew if we came in and operate[d] the game plan we would not get blown out by 40 points, Kittley said. There is where the real learning happened. That is what will determine how successful this offense can be in 2022. 3)10-plus yards pass completions: 223 (No. 3 in the country in total offense in 2021. I knew absolutely nothing about Houston Baptist, to be honest with you, other than we practiced in their facility when we played down in the Houston Bowl in 2015. 1:47. Barry Lunney Jr., the former Arkansas quarterback, tight ends coach and interim head coach, was passed over in the head coaching search that yielded Sam Pittman in 2019. Statistically, it's not even close, no one's in the same ballpark as he is. Kevin Barbay, Appalachian State OC (Photo: Will Turner, 247Sports) 27 in scoring offense and No. 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. 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. Longo makes $1 million with the Tar Heels and likely would need a pay bump to be courted away from Chapel Hill. Kittley nearly tripled point production by the end of his three-year tenure at Houston Baptist and was named a member of 247Sports' 30Under30 in the class of 2020. 2015-17 Texas Tech Graduate Assistant (Assistant Quarterbacks) Without him out there, people didnt know where to line up. 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. The gamble paid off. 2021 Western Kentucky Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks) CLAY SERVIN, RICE. High schools were starting to run spread offenses and Zach just understood where to tell his teammates where to line up. Sonny Dykes has had no issue putting up points at his coaching stops over the years. When given his opportunity, Cupp was a difference maker in his first year in Lubbock. 2021 Western Kentucky Statistics. At 31 years old, he is one of the nation's youngest coordinators and this was his first season coaching on a Power Five staff. Hes like, Look, you got the keys to the Ferrari. He was always telling players where to line up and I knew right quick that he had a mind for the game. 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. By 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. @Davis_Webb5 Kittley was a late add to Texas Tech's first-year staff under Joey McGuireafter the Red Raiders first went after Sonnie Cumbie. 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. I knew the regiment at football would either make him or break him.. Johnson's coaching careerbegan at Utah as the quarterbackscoach in 2010 and he later served under Dan Mullen as Florida's top assistant. Zappe broke BJ Symons record for most passing yards in a season and Joe Burrows mark of 60 passing touchdowns. Now Tech has the nation's best offensive coordinator of 2021. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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.. Sterns has also been successful this season, catching 137 passes for 1,718 yards and 17 touchdowns. ZACH KITTLEY CAREER EXPERIENCE https://t.co/e35pdt6k2A, Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) December 14, 2020. 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 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. 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. Please. The success of the offense helped Kittley land the offensive coordinator role at Texas Tech under new head coach Joey McGuire. 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. 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. 2018-20 Houston Baptist Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks) 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'. I love that place, Kittley said. 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. 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 Turner has built quite a resume of tight ends that have gone on to be successful in the NFL and is also regarded as a great recruiter. The Big 12's defense of uptempo offense. Miles Price is an emerging name and lets not forget about the youngsters like Jerand Bradley, who stands in at 65. 114)Passing offense: 164.3 ypg (No. Shortly thereafter, about ten minutes later, Pro Football Focus also that tweeted that Texas Tech hired Kittley to McGuires staff, according to Aaron Dickens. He valued his basketball experience but knew he wanted to pursue a different path. However, the weakness of triangle concepts like snag are brought to bear when the defense responds by over rotating to the triangle side. 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. 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. 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. 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. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. WKU running snag in the red zone for a score, This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. 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. Kittley helped lead the Hilltoppers to an 8-5 season and a birth in the C-USA Championship behind a strong offense. I just didnt love the game of basketball enough I always loved football, the Xs and Os aspect of it.. Spencer Sanders is back for his senior season after leading the Pokes to an 11-2 season in 2021. 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. 15 in total offense last season and looking to be even better in 2023. @JoeyMcGuireTTU & Margaret Talkington Leadership Academy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging. 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