Football

- Title:
- Offensive Quality Control Assistant
- Phone:
- 737-2614
Hometown: Grand Junction, Colo.
Family: Wife Vanessa, son Beau, daughter Ava
Education: Northern Colorado, 2002 – sport and exercise science. Master’s in pedagogy
NOTABLES
6 Seasons on staff at Oregon State
6 Seasons as an offensive coordinator at Northern Colorado
32.2 Offensive yards per game by OSU in 2022, fifth-best over a 25-year stretch
30.7 Oregon State’s points per game dating back to 2018
32 Passing touchdowns during his career at Northern Colorado
4,529 Passing yards overall at UNC
OREGON STATE (2018-present)
• Appointed tight ends coach on December 12, 2023
• Worked as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the 2023 Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl
• Spent the previous six seasons with the Beavers as a quality control coach and senior advisor on the offensive side of the ball
• Instrumental in the team’s success on the offensive side of the ball. Beavers averaged 31.8 points per game in 2023, and 409.2 yards
• OSU’s offense in 2022 averaged 32.2 points per game, the fifth-best by an OSU team in more than 25 years
• The year prior, in 2021, OSU set a single-season record averaging 6.4 yards per play. That Beaver squad totaled 5,581 yards overall, fourth-best at Oregon State in a 13-game season.
• Helped mentor DJ Uiagalelei in 2023. Uiagalelei passed for 21 touchdowns and 2,638 yards
• In 2019, Jake Luton, who has seen action at the NFL level, was one of three quarterbacks nationally with more than 25 touchdown passes (28) and three or fewer interceptions (3)
• Chance Nolan, in 2021, was second in the Pac-12 for pass efficiency at 148.29
• Two OSU backs, Jermar Jefferson and B.J. Baylor, earned All-American honors during their careers while Damien Martinez was selected as a Freshman All-American in 2022
• Both Jefferson (2018) and Martinez (2022) were named the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
• Martinez tallied the 18th 1,000-yard rushing season in OSU history in 2023
NORTHERN COLORADO (2011-17)
• Served as Northern Colorado’s offensive coordinator from 202-17. Later promoted to associate head coach
• Quarterbacks coach in 2011
• Mentored quarterback Seth Lobato, who broke nearly every passing record in Northern Colorado history
• Increased Northern Colorado’s yards per game by nearly 70 yards in his first season as offensive coordinator. Bears improved on the rush by almost 50 yards
• UNC averaged 466.3 yards per game in 2016, including 286.7 through the air
COLORADO MESA (2007-10)
• Served as Colorado Mesa’s offensive coordinator while also overseeing quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers during his tenure
NORTHERN COLORADO (2002-05)
• Opened his professional career on Northern Colorado’s strength and conditioning staff
• Moved to quarterbacks coach in 2004 and 2005
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
• Northern Colorado – starting quarterback in 2000 and 2001
• Played in 22 games, passing for 4,529 yards and 32 touchdowns
• Thirty-two touchdown passes ranks fourth at Northern Colorado while 4,529 passing yards are fifth
• Career-high 388 yards against St. Cloud State in 2000 still ranks in top-15 at UNC since 1996
BOWL GAMES
2023 Sun Bowl
2022 Las Vegas Bowl (analyst)
2021 Los Angeles Bowl (analyst)