Can he fix what has derailed this offense in recent years? Now Tech has the nation's best offensive coordinator of 2021. Steve Sarkisian is an elite offensive mind who will have tons of weapons to work with for 2022. 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. 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. 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 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. Subscribe to 247Sports YouTube for the latest college football, basketball and recruiting news including live college commitments. 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. Zach Kittley finished up his first season with Western Kentucky on Saturday as the WKU Hilltoppers defeated Appalachian State 59-38. The Red Raiders have hired former Western Kentucky offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Zach Kittley as their new offensive coordinator. "Zach Kittley represents one of the top, young offensive minds in college football, and USF recently fired head coach Jeff Scott, which means his top-end assistants are being courted by other programs as we speak. 21-ranked rushing offense and 26th-best total offense in terms of production. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. WKU Football has announced the hiring of Zach Kittley as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. 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. Marshalls offense under Trickett this last season didnt really set the football world on fire like the defense. The Mountaineers do have many question marks personnel-wise, but Harrells offense will be exciting nonetheless. @PatrickMahomes 1)Total offense: 528.5 ypg (No. He was a finalist for the prestigious Manning Award and a semifinalist for both the Davey OBrien and Walter Camp Player of the Year awards. 3 in yards per play (7.08). 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. Within the air raid system, snag (or Y corner) developed as the companion play to Y stick. If Martinez plays well, Kansas State will finish the season much higher on this list. Red Raiders go into midseason open week with quarterback again a focal point of conversation 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. Who Is Ariel Frenkel on The Bachelor? Multiple reports surfaced late Sunday night saying that Kittley was officially joining newly-anointed Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuires Red Raider coaching staff. Symons that stood nearly 20 years up until Western Kentuckys win in the Boca Raton Bowl. Its unusual for a coach to have to replace a coordinator this late into the off-season, but these are unusual times for college football. Symons' record set in 2003 and his 56 touchdowns are five short of Joe Burrow's record set in 2019. 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. Kittley accepted the position at Houston Baptist and set to work revitalizing the Huskies offense. 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. Under Lunney, Illinois ranked behind Arkansas in almost every major offensive category in 2022. About WKU. Kittleys contract is reportedly a three-year deal - though this has not been confirmed. 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. 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. Zach left Texas Tech in 2018 to join Houston Baptist as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. We knew if we came in and operate[d] the game plan we would not get blown out by 40 points, Kittley said. 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. 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. His offense led the nation in passing & was second in total offense. This can have the effect of making it an easier read for the quarterback because it puts the flat defender in a more immediate bind. The Tops rank No. ?? 95 in scoring offense, No. He was always telling players where to line up and I knew right quick that he had a mind for the game. The read for the quarterback is simple-throw off of the cornerbacks movement and make him wrong. 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. Despite having one of the American Athletic Conference's worst rosters this season, Trickett's offense averaged 6.1 yards per play (No. The success of the offense helped Kittley land the offensive coordinator role at Texas Tech under new head coach Joey McGuire. 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. Despite having much concern about his, income Kittley hasnt provided any details yet. It was an emotional deal for me. "He calls his offense the Ferrari and he hands me the keys before every game, Zappe told Pro Football Focus recently. His two older brothers were good athletes and he was too, but he always seemed to ask me more questions about training or the profession than his brothers. The Big 12's defense of uptempo offense. 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.. Kittley transferred to Texas Tech from Abilene Christian and immediately set his sights on coaching football. Kansas State returns one of the most electric players in college football, Deuce Vaughn. Wes Kittley attended newly-hired Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire's introductory press conference in late November. 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 (LogOut/ Kittleys version of the play is similar but puts the #2 receiver on a deeper 10 yard corner. 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. It took Mahomes only two seasons from there to garner NFL MVP honors as he was named the leagues top player in his first year as Kansas Citys starter in 2018. Kittleys unit ranked second nationally, averaging 528.0 yards and 43.1 Kittley and his wife, Emily, were married in February 2017 and are parents to two boys, Knox and a newborn, Ford. Kittley helped lead the Hilltoppers to an 8-5 season and a birth in the C-USA Championship behind a strong offense. Should Shough and Colombi decide to move on, the team will be in good hands with the guys already on the roster. 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 were also second nationally in total offense and scoring offense in 2015. 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. Copyright 2021 WBKO. The 30-yr-old Lubbock native spent three seasons as a GA & asst QB coach under Kliff Kingsbury. 2015-17 Texas Tech Graduate Assistant (Assistant Quarterbacks) The Jayhawks also return their leading rusher Devin Neal who had over 700 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman. Kittley was a late add to Texas Tech's first-year staff under Joey McGuireafter the Red Raiders first went after Sonnie Cumbie. Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. 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. 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). It was weird being on the visiting sideline and seeing the Masked Raider run out.it was kind of a rush for me.. 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. 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 University. Mahomes closed his Red Raider career ranked third all-time in passing yards (11,252), touchdown passes (93), attempts (1,349) and completions (857) despite foregoing his senior season to enter the NFL Draft. I don't think there's any better person out there than Bailey Zappe. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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. 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. Transfer quarterback Adrian Martinez will boost the Wildcats passing attack which ranked 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. 117)10-plus yards pass completions 75 (No. ?? Graham Harrell should dramatically improve the passing game and overall quarterback play. 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. The two immediately formed a tight connection and Kittley began to feel right at home on the Hill. The Big 12 will be moving much faster in 2022 than we saw in 2021. Now that Kittley had proven himself as the leader of an offense, it was time to make the jump to the FBS level. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. @PatrickMahomes 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. After the Birmingham Bowl we played in 2017, I had three years to be a GA and my time was up. The Sooners have all season to prepare for Kittleys new-look offensive attack. 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. 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. Name, Image and Likeness opportunity would be lucrative in Lubbock. Kliff Kingsbury got hired as the head coach and I said hey, this is a guy that I would love to learn from. According to 247Sports, Kittleys air raid attack was the third-most explosive offense in college football. 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. This season, he led the Red Raiders to finishing No. Here out of empty Zappe initially checks the snag side, then looks back side and hits the slant return. Some air raid coaches will teach their quarterback to note the depth of the cornerback pre-snap. Running backs remain an afterthought. 2 in scoring offense (43.1) and No. This has not been the season most expected out of Arkansas and Sam Pittman will have coaching staff decisions to make very soon. However, the weakness of triangle concepts like snag are brought to bear when the defense responds by over rotating to the triangle side. Marshall finished No. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. Sports Editor Jake Moore can be reached at [emailprotected] Follow him on Twitter @Charles_JMoore. The two shared a handshake and a few words. The spot route presents another man beater element to the play with the rub it places on the defender covering the flat route. I mean, you look at a guy that came in here and he led his team to the conference championship game. 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'. The next play-caller will have notable personnel to work with in 2023 and beyond. 45 in the country in total offense and No. The two reunite at Oklahoma with the help of wide receiver Marvin Mims. ?? Western Kentucky traded in a clunker for a Ferrari and its new offensive coordinator didn't need There is where the real learning happened. Kittley was outspoken about Zappe as a Heisman Trophy contender, though he didn't get much play in the national conversation. He was a receiver on offense and played safety on defense, Kittleys father said. Houston Baptist also ranked second in the Southland Conference and 12th nationally after posting 426.6 yards of total offense that season. The Red Raiders held on to win 35-33, but Kittley was able to leave Lubbock with his head held high. 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. 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. Jeff Grimes is a name that might not be on a lot of radars but would be a very intriguing hire. 125 in red zone defense. Both have SEC connections from their time at Auburn and are considered to be elite recruiters. Bijan Robinson (Texas), Deuce Vaughn (Kansas State), Marvin Mims (Oklahoma) and Xavier Worthy (Texas) are just a few of many talented skill players. Hes spent 10 seasons at Wake Forest under Dave Clawson, so it might be difficult to see him leaving now without any solid connections to Sam Pittman. 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.. 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. 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 tailback would cheat his alignment out and run a shoot with an aiming point 2-3 yards out of bounds. 15 in total offense last season and looking to be even better in 2023. That was a telltale time I knew he was destined to be a coach.. 30 in the country in total offense, No. Zach Kittley was introduced as WKUs new offensive coordinator on Dec. 14, 2020 following the end of the regular season. 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. At defensive coordinator, they replaced Barry Odom with up-and-comer Travis Williams and co-coordinator Marcus Woodson. Bijan Robinson and Xavier Worthy are bonafide stars, transfers Quinn Ewers, Isaiah Neyor and Jahleel Billingsley add more depth to an already strong offense. 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. 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. Visit WKU. Texas Tech Red Raiders offensive coordinator Zach Kittley has been around the program since he was a small boy. The 31-year-old is currently Texas Techs offensive coordinator and fresh off of his first season at the Power Five level. When given his opportunity, Cupp was a difference maker in his first year in Lubbock. 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. The quarterback will now throw off of the flat defenders movement: If executed correctly, snag should be impossible to defend with zone coverage. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. No team in the Big 12 has more to replace on offense than Iowa State. Just dont wreck it. Its kind of a thing where were out on the field no matter what down or distance it is, I have the full range of the offense to check in or out of any play that I want. 38 nationally) and routinely bailed out bad play on the other side of the football. CLAY SERVIN, RICE. The team also added Brady Boyd from the transfer portal that can play inside or out. A potential trio of Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs and Bijan Robinson would be exciting to watch at the next level. Zach Kittley is coming back to Lubbock to be the offensive coordinator under Joey McGuire #WreckEm #GunsUp pic.twitter.com/r00VCKW1ox. Trickett previously served as OC at FAU and spent the past three seasons on staff at West Virginia. 114)Passing offense: 164.3 ypg (No. During the game, Change). 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. Kittleys pass heavy offensive philosophy is firmly rooted in the air raid, stemming from his time as a student assistant and GA under Kliff Kingsbury. The Y and Z were essentially exchanging positions from where they were on the stick play. 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. 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. Quarterbacks, Kittley believed, could and should change some calls at the line of scrimmage. 2015-17 Texas Tech Graduate Assistant (Assistant Quarterbacks) 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. Houston Baptist also ranked second in the Southland Conference and 12th nationally after posting 426.6 yards of total offense that season. 1:47. In fact, there's a chance the 35-year-old could be leading a team in the NFL as early as next season. High schools were starting to run spread offenses and Zach just understood where to tell his teammates where to line up. 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. 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. 2022 may be a rebuilding year in Ames. During the game, we saw his quarterback Bailey Zappe, who followed him from Houston Baptist, set not one but two FBS single-season records. Kittley was previously at Western Kentucky where they finished No. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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. First reported by @AaronDickens. I'm biased clearly, but I don't think there's a more important football player in the whole country than Bailey Zappe is to this football program and this team.". 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. Kittley was a late add to Texas Tech's first-year staff under Joey McGuireafter the Red Raiders first went after Sonnie Cumbie. He is incredibly sharp and is definitely one of the brightest young minds in the game, Kingsbury said in a statement. He most likely took this iteration of the play from his time learning under Kingsbury. Just as it started to look like Sam Pittmans coaching staff was in place for the 2023 season, offensive coordinator Kendal Briles has officially decided to jump ship to TCU. WKU Football hired Houston Baptist University offensive coordinator Zach Kittley in December of 2020 to reshape the Hilltoppers offense. He will return home to lead the Red Raiders offense in 2022. Led by transfers The quarterback will now throw off of the flat defenders movement: If executed correctly, snag should be impossible to defend with zone coverage. Houston Baptist was Kittleys first full-time coaching position after his time on the Texas Tech staff. I was a young guy at the time, I was a student coach, so I was still 21-22 years old at that time, Kittley said. Another primary passing play the Hilltoppers used throughout their record breaking 2021 season was the snag concept. Outside of the quarterback position, the Big 12 returns some of the most electric players in the country. Zappe actually broke the previous FBS record set by Texas Techs own B.J. They were No. @JoeyMcGuireTTU HBU had one of the most explosive offenses in the FCS in 2019, ranking second in the Southland Conference and 12 th nationally in total offense with 426.6 yards per game and third nationally in passing offense with 334.3 yards per game. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. 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. Dan Mullen would be considered a consensus homerun for Sam Pittman even though it would likely be very temporary. 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. Grimes runs a very versatile scheme that helped a young and depleted Baylor roster finish ranked No. 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. But getting on the phone and doing some zoom calls with coach Helton over a couple week period, he was just a guy that I really felt a connection with. 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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. The former Mississippi State and Florida head coach has an abundance of SEC experience and is one of top offensive minds in college football. J.T. One of the young quarterbacks Kittley mentored was future 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes II. Another primary passing play the Hilltoppers used throughout their record breaking 2021 season was the snag concept. He has this little joke that he says. 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. 2 in scoring offense (43.1) and No. Thats kinda what makes it work.. @KliffKingsbury #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/TxJpjm4l2n. Be a Hilltopper. He has a quarterback battle on his hands between Max Duggan and Chandler Morris, two guys that have flashed potential in the past. 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. 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. That is what will determine how successful this offense can be in 2022. I believe when he got to run film study with Baker Mayfield, Davis Webb, and of course Patrick Mahomes he started to blossom. Zach Kittleys electric offense this past season at Western Kentucky put the normally below-the-radar Hilltoppers program onto the national scene. 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. Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams bolting for USC was a massive blow for Oklahoma. 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