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 read for the quarterback is simple-throw off of the cornerbacks movement and make him wrong. Mullen helped develop some stud quarterbacks at the college level like Alex Smith, Tim Tebow and Dak Prescott. No team in the Big 12 has more to replace on offense than Iowa State. 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. Lubbock is my home, I got two degrees from Texas Tech. Its not just the receivers, its not just the quarterback, the running backs are gonna get theirs too.. 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. 2015-17 Texas Tech Graduate Assistant (Assistant Quarterbacks) Satterfield was one an expiring contract with the Gamecocks and his future with the program prior to Matt Rhule's arrival at Nebraska was shaky at best. 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. FOX Sports Bruce Feldman then confirmed the news late Sunday night that sources indicated Kittley agreed to the position. "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. Another primary passing play the Hilltoppers used throughout their record breaking 2021 season was the snag concept. Please check your email for a confirmation. Wide receiver Quinten Johnson will be one of the best in the Big 12 in 2022. 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 was fortunate enough to get my foot in the door there.. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Both have SEC connections from their time at Auburn and are considered to be elite recruiters. 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. SOURCE: WKU OC Zach Kittley has agreed to become Texas Tech's new OC. Running backs remain an afterthought. 93 in red zone offense and No. 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. 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. However, Wake Forest star quarterback Sam Hartman did leave for Notre Dame this off-season. 1. 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.. 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. Western Kentucky University. 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. Tight ends such as Mason Tharpe should see plenty of action, and we havent even discussed the wide receivers. Kansas State returns one of the most electric players in college football, Deuce Vaughn. 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. Kittley could tell immediately that Kingsbury was going to lead the Red Raiders to success. SOURCE: WKU OC Zach Kittley has agreed to become Texas Tech's new OC. 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. 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. His first season at Baylor in 2021, he completely turned around the Bears offense and helped them to a Big 12 championship and win over Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl. Red Raiders go into midseason open week with quarterback again a focal point of conversation ?? Watch out for the Red Raiders offense next season. Johnson's coaching careerbegan at Utah as the quarterbackscoach in 2010 and he later served under Dan Mullen as Florida's top assistant. (LogOut/ 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. He took over as co-offensive coordinator at Florida Atlantic after Kendal Briles left for Houston in 2018. 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. Oklahoma State lost a majority of its elite defense but Sanders and Gundy should have the offense in good shape. The next play-caller will have notable personnel to work with in 2023 and beyond. 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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. I think this offense can be successful in this conference, Kittley said. The pandemic-shortened 2020 season, however, was when Kittleys high-octane air raid offense began to draw national attention. The quarterback will now throw off of the flat defenders movement: If executed correctly, snag should be impossible to defend with zone coverage. 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 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. 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. Zach Kittley is 247Sports' Offensive Coordinator of the Year. Barbay rides a balanced spread-style offense for the Mountaineers and just finished his first season as play-caller with the nation's No. The 31-year-old is currently Texas Techs offensive coordinator and fresh off of his first season at the Power Five level. 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. The Hilltoppers averaged 527.5 yards per game (second-best) and 7.07 yards per play (third-best). Kittley was previously at Western Kentucky where they finished No. I love what he does offensively, I love the energy that he brings. 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. High schools were starting to run spread offenses and Zach just understood where to tell his teammates where to line up. The success of the offense helped Kittley land the offensive coordinator role at Texas Tech under new head coach Joey McGuire. Toronto had 94 field goal attempts to Chicagos 71 and outrebounded the Bulls 47-35, including a 19-6 advantage on the offensive glass. Houston Baptist also ranked second in the Southland Conference and 12th nationally after posting 426.6 yards of total offense that season. 1), 2020Scoring offense: 19 ppg (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. "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. Through the air, the Chippewas averaged 265.4 passing yards a game. But the biggest statement the Huskies made in 2020 came in Lubbock on Sept. 12 when Kittley returned to Jones AT&T Stadium to face off with the program that set him up for success. He earned his masters degree in interdisciplinary studies from the university in 2016. Under Kittleys leadership, Zappe has had a record season as he currently leads the nation in passing yards (5,546) and touchdowns (56). 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.. 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. Kittleys version of the play is similar but puts the #2 receiver on a deeper 10 yard corner. WKU running snag in the red zone for a score, This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. 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. 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. While he was a key recruiter for some of Arkansas biggest prospects over the last few seasons, Loggains hasnt been an offensive coordinator since 2020 when he was in the NFL with the New York Jets. Some air raid coaches will teach their quarterback to note the depth of the cornerback pre-snap. I mean, you look at a guy that came in here and he led his team to the conference championship game. The gamble paid off. 2013-14 Texas Tech Student Assistant (Offensive Intern), Im home. 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. 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). Texas Tech offensive coordinator Zach Kittley is the son of the longtime Texas Tech track coach and NCAA championship winner Wes Kittley. One of the first names that will probably be mentioned by lot of Razorback fans is former tight ends coach Dowell Loggains. @JoeyMcGuireTTU 2 nationally)Passing offense: 434.6 ypg (No. 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. 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. 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. 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. One of the young quarterbacks Kittley mentored was future 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes II. Texas Tech hires Zach Kittley as new offensive coordinator, Its over: Law enforcement officials react to suicide of accused officer killer, Scottsville Police respond to accidents due to strong wind conditions, Project to upgrade lanes at a U.S. 68 intersection in Logan County begins, Nissan recalls over 800K SUVs; key defect can cut off engine, Second search for missing Caneyville woman yields no new information, WKU selects 18 for 2023-24 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, Hopkinsville man injured in Todd County accident. For example, within two high zone structures, the defense can cheat the mike over to cover the spot. 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. 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. Zappe became the highest-drafted quarterback in Western Kentucky following a record-setting final collegiate season where he snapped the NCAA FBS records for single-season passing yards (5,967) and passing touchdowns (62). Miles Price is an emerging name and lets not forget about the youngsters like Jerand Bradley, who stands in at 65. Zappe actually broke the previous FBS record set by Texas Techs own B.J. After the Birmingham bowl, literally sitting on the bus, wrapping my head around, A, the last second loss we had, but B, what am I going to do. I just didnt love the game of basketball enough I always loved football, the Xs and Os aspect of it.. The former Mississippi State and Florida head coach has an abundance of SEC experience and is one of top offensive minds in college football. 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. That was obvious early at Texas Tech and he did a tremendous job for us; I know he had a big impact on Patrick Mahomes and was critical to his development. ?? If 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. Now Tech has the nation's best offensive coordinator of 2021. 117)10-plus yards pass completions 75 (No. 2013-14 Texas Tech Student Assistant (Offensive Intern), Im home. 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.. Gerry Bohannon is back to lead the offense as the Bears look to repeat as champions. Texas Tech made one of the more underrated moves of the offseason with the hire of offensive coordinator Zach Kittley. 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. 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. 9. He lost two quarterbacks to injury and one to the transfer portal during camp and both of USF's starting tackles to injury. 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. The read for the quarterback is simple-throw off of the cornerbacks movement and make him wrong. https://t.co/e35pdt6k2A, Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) December 14, 2020. By 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. Like Trickett, Zach Kittley is another one of the top up-and-coming offensive coaches in the country. Visit WKU. 2022 may be a rebuilding year in Ames. Junior quarterback Bailey Zach Kittley finished up his first season with Western Kentucky on Saturday as the WKU Hilltoppers defeated Appalachian State 59-38. #WreckEm https://t.co/S8w9ERrcNu, Strong endorsements on our new OC! Most recently, Mullen was on the call for ESPN during Arkansas 55-53 Liberty Bowl win over Kansas. Alumni Association. His father, Wes Kittley, still coaches track and field for Texas Tech. 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. We knew if we came in and operate[d] the game plan we would not get blown out by 40 points, Kittley said. His defensive high school coach was Don Black, and Zach loved him. Without him out there, people didnt know where to line up. 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. I love that place, Kittley said. Offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, quarterback Bailey Zappe, and wide receiver Jerreth Sterns all made the move to Bowling Green. & Margaret Talkington Leadership Academy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging. J.T. I was 26 but really felt good about it. The Chiefs eventually selected Mahomes with the No. 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.. Zach Kitteky is the offensive coach at Texas Tech, whose salary is assumed to be around $500k -700k. Zach Kittley left. One statistic that didnt make the cut was time of possession. 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. Offense has always been a signature for the Red Raiders, dating back to the days of Mike Leach. 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. Kittleys unit ranked second nationally, averaging 528.0 yards and 43.1 Our kids came to play, I think it really opened a lot of eyes across the country [to say] wow, these guys are legit and can really get it done.. The Jayhawks also return their leading rusher Devin Neal who had over 700 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman. The younger USF recently fired head coach Jeff Scott, which means his top-end assistants are being courted by other programs as we speak. Kansas should be an improved offense in 2022. For example, within two high zone structures, the defense can cheat the mike over to cover the spot. Bijan Robinson (Texas), Deuce Vaughn (Kansas State), Marvin Mims (Oklahoma) and Xavier Worthy (Texas) are just a few of many talented skill players. He would bring an offense to Columbia the program has never seen, but much of the fanbase has been requesting for several years. Snags versatility is also evidenced by its structural answers to defeating man coverage. The good news for Sooner faithful is Jeff Lebby and Dillon Gaberial are no slouches. 125 in red zone defense. The Hilltoppers didn't lose a step offensively. Red Raiders bring back former right-hand man to Kliff Kingsbury Snags versatility is also evidenced by its structural answers to defeating man coverage. 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. 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.". Once Kittley took the job in Bowling Green, however, he had to say goodbye to what he had helped build down in Houston. 58 in the country in total offense, No. Here out of empty Zappe initially checks the snag side, then looks back side and hits the slant return. Led by transfers In fact, there's a chance the 35-year-old could be leading a team in the NFL as early as next season. The quarterback will now throw off of the flat defenders movement: If executed correctly, snag should be impossible to defend with zone coverage. 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. 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. 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. Brenen Thompson will run track and miss spring practice. 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. Within the air raid system, snag (or Y corner) developed as the companion play to Y stick. WebZach Kittley was named HBUs offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Jan. 10, 2018. Myles Price has always found a way to stand out. Led by transfers It was fun going to his track meets, being around his college athletes, Kittley said. 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. 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.. At BYU in 2020, Grimes led one of the best offenses in the country that helped make quarterback Zach Wilson a Heisman finalist and top NFL draft pick. Shough is experienced and has a cannon of an arm that could really show in Zach Kittleys offense. His offense led the nation in passing & was second in total offense. 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