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. @ZKittley Congrats!! 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. 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. The good news for Sooner faithful is Jeff Lebby and Dillon Gaberial are no slouches. The top-three receivers are all back. He began as a student assistant before moving his way up as an offensive intern and eventually a graduate assistant. I just didnt love the game of basketball enough I always loved football, the Xs and Os aspect of it.. Losing Briles is tough, but the right hire can definitely soften the blow. ?? Perhaps since new offensive coordinator Zach Kittley runs a similar offense to that of former head coach Kliff Kingsbury. His defensive high school coach was Don Black, and Zach loved him. 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. The Red Raiders alumni and fanbase is deep and strong. WebHe plays left guard next to Paul, forming one of the most formidable tackle-guard combos in college football, especially at the G5 level. Can he fix what has derailed this offense in recent years? He earned his masters degree in interdisciplinary studies from the university in 2016. 2)Yards per play: 7.1 (No. 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 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. 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. Kittleys unit ranked second nationally, averaging 528.0 yards and 43.1 "He calls his offense the Ferrari and he hands me the keys before every game, Zappe told Pro Football Focus recently. Don Williams Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Tyler Shough is back from injury and is a perfect scheme fit for Kittleys air raid offense. No team in the Big 12 has more to replace on offense than Iowa State. 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. 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. "You've got a rock star son," McGuire said. 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. , Kittleys air raid attack was the third-most explosive offense in college football. 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. He lost two quarterbacks to injury and one to the transfer portal during camp and both of USF's starting tackles to injury. Kittley was previously at Western Kentucky where they finished No. 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. Trickett previously served as OC at FAU and spent the past three seasons on staff at West Virginia. Subscribe to 247Sports YouTube for the latest college football, basketball and recruiting news including live college commitments. He is incredibly sharp and is definitely one of the brightest young minds in the game, Kingsbury said in a statement. 1)Total offense: 528.5 ypg (No. Zach Kittley left. High schools were starting to run spread offenses and Zach just understood where to tell his teammates where to line up. Currently, Texas Tech has a plethora of quarterbacks and offensive weapons. Now that Kittley had proven himself as the leader of an offense, it was time to make the jump to the FBS level. 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. Being a staple for the Red Raiders in Lubbock runs in the family.. 3 in yards per play (7.08). 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Western Kentucky University. That being said, his Illini offense left a lot to be desired this season. Despite having one of the American Athletic Conference's worst rosters this season, Trickett's offense averaged 6.1 yards per play (No. Maybe there could be some hard feelings about returning to Fayetteville after 2019, but nonetheless his name is bound to be mentioned for the position. When Zach played football in high school he started both ways on offense and defense. 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. SOURCE: WKU OC Zach Kittley has agreed to become Texas Tech's new OC. Zappe is 342-of-483 (70.8%) for 4,170 passing yards, with 42 touchdowns compared to only seven interceptions. Tight ends such as Mason Tharpe should see plenty of action, and we havent even discussed the wide receivers. The 30-yr-old Lubbock native spent three seasons as a GA & asst QB coach under Kliff Kingsbury. After the Birmingham Bowl we played in 2017, I had three years to be a GA and my time was up. Don would always tell me that Zach was his quarterback on defense. This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. 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 State returns one of the most electric players in college football, Deuce Vaughn. If you include the new strength and conditioning coach, Ben Sowders, then its been a really good offseason for Pittman as far as staff turnover goes. Make no mistake, this is Dykes' scheme, but Riley is the facilitator on offense as a rhythmic play-caller for the unbeaten probable playoff team. 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. 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. Ian Boyd 04/15/22. The two shared a handshake and a few words. 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. 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. 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. Sign up for the Longhorns Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Sources said that current Tech offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie, Western Kentucky offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, and SMU offensive coordinator Garrett 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. Due to this, we arent able to disclose his salary. 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 Offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, quarterback Bailey Zappe, and wide receiver Jerreth Sterns all made the move to Bowling Green. The offense ranks second behind only Mississippi State (another Air Raid attack) with 50 passes per game and the offensive line has the best pass-blocking grade in the country heading into the bowl season, according to PFF. Both have SEC connections from their time at Auburn and are considered to be elite recruiters. 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. 2018-20 Houston Baptist Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks) The gamble paid off. ?? In this case, the under coverage gets distorted as the flat defender expands with the pre-snap motion and jumps the swing, allowing the spot to settle in the open void between the flat and hook defenders: The same play with the same result against Old Dominion: Hitting the spot route in the red zone out of a compressed set, shared by @_MoveTheChains_: WKU would usually pair snag with double slants on the backside. Kittley helped coach Super Bowl Champion and NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes for three years at Texas Tech. 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. He runs a similar offensive scheme to Kendall Briles the slow mesh version of the RPO which focuses on tempo and passing slightly more than the traditional RPO scheme. First reported by @AaronDickens. 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). WebZach Kittley was named HBUs offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Jan. 10, 2018. The Tops rank No. 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). A lot of its predicated on what defense you play each week. (LogOut/ 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. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. 95 in scoring offense, No. 1), 2020Scoring offense: 19 ppg (No. The Hilltoppers didn't lose a step offensively. The tailback would cheat his alignment out and run a shoot with an aiming point 2-3 yards out of bounds. 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. Graham Harrell should dramatically improve the passing game and overall quarterback play. Longo makes $1 million with the Tar Heels and likely would need a pay bump to be courted away from Chapel Hill. Kittleys offense at Western Kentucky averaged a whopping 44 points per game in 2021. Zach Kittley was introduced as WKUs new offensive coordinator on Dec. 14, 2020 following the end of the regular season. Peyton Hillis spent more than a week in the hospital and was in intensive care and on a ventilator. 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.. 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. 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. The Texas Tech offense finished this game with 63 points and 620 yards. 30 in the country in total offense, No. During his time at Texas Tech, he worked with current NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes who went on to become the Leagues Most Valuable Player in 2018 and Super Bowl LIV champion and game MVP a year later. Please. Texas Tech made one of the more underrated moves of the offseason with the hire of offensive coordinator Zach Kittley. "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. In fact, there's a chance the 35-year-old could be leading a team in the NFL as early as next season. 2015-17 Texas Tech Graduate Assistant (Assistant Quarterbacks) Last year we got to play, at HBU with FCS players, we got to play North Texas and La Tech. 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. 111)Total offense: 290.3 ypg (No. 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. Wide receiver Jerreth Sterns led the nation in receptions (137) and receiving yards (1,718) while catching 14 touchdowns. Some air raid coaches will teach their quarterback to note the depth of the cornerback pre-snap. Tyler Shough is back from injury and is a perfect scheme fit for Kittleys air raid offense. My philosophy is, whatever it takes makes us successful. (LogOut/ There is where the real learning happened. The hire marks a homecoming for Kittley whos roots are firmly established in the Texas Panhandle. 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. Some air raid coaches will teach their quarterback to note the depth of the cornerback pre-snap. 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. Watch out for the Red Raiders offense next season. All rights reserved. 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.. ZACH KITTLEY CAREER EXPERIENCE Congratulations from Kittleys former co-workers, Kliff Kingsbury and Patrick Mahomes, began to roll in once he officially took on the position. Running Backs should be heavily involved as well. Have confirmed that Zach Kittley has agreed to return to Texas Tech as offensive coordinator. 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. 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. Schedule & Results. Sterns has also been successful this season, catching 137 passes for 1,718 yards and 17 touchdowns. Texas Tech and West Virginia made moves to new offensive coordinators who specialize in the spread passing attack. 2 in scoring offense (43.1) and 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. 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. Western Kentucky defeated Appalachian State, 59-38, in Saturday's Boca Raton Bowl. 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). Myles Price vying to stand out in Zach Kittley's offense for Texas Tech football. 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. 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.. WebWKU Athletics DEI Council. 117)10-plus yards pass completions 75 (No. I believe when he got to run film study with Baker Mayfield, Davis Webb, and of course Patrick Mahomes he started to blossom. 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. WKU stood out as an early candidate. 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. 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. 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 most recently turned Houston Baptist into @Davis_Webb5 In this case, the under coverage gets distorted as the flat defender expands with the pre-snap motion and jumps the swing, allowing the spot to settle in the open void between the flat and hook defenders: The same play with the same result against Old Dominion: Hitting the spot route in the red zone out of a compressed set, shared by @_MoveTheChains_: WKU running snag in the red zone for a score pic.twitter.com/q9je5HN4HN. The 2018 season would prove rough for the team, as HBU went 1-10 without a conference victory. Likely he would be the feature receiver who can snag 100 passes in this offense. 1:47. 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. He would bring an offense to Columbia the program has never seen, but much of the fanbase has been requesting for several years. The Red Raiders held on to win 35-33, but Kittley was able to leave Lubbock with his head held high. 16 in scoring offense. 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. Sonny Dykes has had no issue putting up points at his coaching stops over the years. I have three boys and I knew pretty early when they grew up that he was going to be my coach, Kittleys father said. When WKU head coach Tyson Helton reached out to Kittley, the Lubbock native was excited to answer the call. The Y and Z were essentially exchanging positions from where they were on the stick play. His father, Wes Kittley, still coaches track and field for Texas Tech. 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. 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. Dan Mullen would be considered a consensus homerun for Sam Pittman even though it would likely be very temporary. Under Kittleys leadership, Zappe has had a record season as he currently leads the nation in passing yards (5,546) and touchdowns (56). The Big 12 will be moving much faster in 2022 than we saw in 2021. USF recently fired head coach Jeff Scott, which means his top-end assistants are being courted by other programs as we speak. However, hes now face with arguably his most important hire to date. Despite attending Abilene Christian University to pursue a career playing basketball, Kittley had to be honest with himself and admit there were things he loved more than hooping. 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. WebThe Hilltoppers had 16 big plays, and three of them went for touchdowns. 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. He most likely took this iteration of the play from his time learning under Kingsbury. 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. ?? 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. 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. Tight ends aren't a big part of the WKU Zappe only needs four more passing touchdowns to tie Joe Burrows single-season record. FOX Sports Bruce Feldman then confirmed the news late Sunday night that sources indicated Kittley agreed to the position. 15 in total offense last season and looking to be even better in 2023. 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