I thought this was worthy of its own topic as Run was asking in the other thread "What exactly does a QB coach do?" There is perhaps a different question to ask. How does a program that succeeds in producing QBs approach coaching and recruiting of the QB position. Turns out that "QB U" just happens to be in our own conference so I decided to look up USC and see how they do it. Here is some of USC's offensive coaching staff:
Steve Sarkisian - head coach - Played QB in college and in the CFL. Coached QBs in college and the NFL from 2000-2007 until he became USC's offensive coordinator and later head coach at UW and then USC.
Clay Helton - offensive coordinator/QB coach - He might be OC, but wait till you see the help he gets. Helton is now in his 6th year as QBs coach at USC. He played QB in college. He coached QBs at Memphis for 2 years and had great results before he was hired at USC for the same position. He added OC title 2 years ago.
Tee Martin - passing game coordinator/WR coach - You might remember Tee as the QB from Tennessee's 1998 national championship team. He was named one of the nation's top 10 recruiters in 2015. Before joining Tennessee, he started his coaching career as passing game coordinator at Morehouse College, moved to HS ranks for 2 years, coached QBs at New Mexico, then became WR coach and passing game coordinator for Kentucky before coming to USC. He also coached Elite 11 QBs for a couple years.
Marques Tuiasosopo - Associate Head Coach Offense/TE coach - You might remember Tui from his time playing QB at Washington and then in the NFL. He coached TEs at UCLA then QBs at Washington before joining USC's staff.
USC also has multiple dedicated assistants that coach the WRs and the O-line. They also have a run game coordinator. So they have a run game coordinator, pass game coordinator and offensive coordinator. My guess is that someone is working with those QBs non-stop.
In review, that's 4 prior college QBs who have all coached QBs at major college programs before coming to USC. None of those guys learned on the job at USC. Every one of those guys can sit in a college QB recruit's home and tell him and his parents about their time as a QB and as a QB coach and how they can relate to and teach that young man and prep him for the NFL.
Now I know we aren't USC, so please don't turn this into something it isn't. If you want to be better at something, look no further than those who do it best for an example. Well, USC does it best. They emphasize the QB position more than anyone in the country. They also have a QB hotbed in their own backyard, a proud tradition, and amazing 5-star talent at every other position. But I think we could learn a thing or two from them.
Steve Sarkisian - head coach - Played QB in college and in the CFL. Coached QBs in college and the NFL from 2000-2007 until he became USC's offensive coordinator and later head coach at UW and then USC.
Clay Helton - offensive coordinator/QB coach - He might be OC, but wait till you see the help he gets. Helton is now in his 6th year as QBs coach at USC. He played QB in college. He coached QBs at Memphis for 2 years and had great results before he was hired at USC for the same position. He added OC title 2 years ago.
Tee Martin - passing game coordinator/WR coach - You might remember Tee as the QB from Tennessee's 1998 national championship team. He was named one of the nation's top 10 recruiters in 2015. Before joining Tennessee, he started his coaching career as passing game coordinator at Morehouse College, moved to HS ranks for 2 years, coached QBs at New Mexico, then became WR coach and passing game coordinator for Kentucky before coming to USC. He also coached Elite 11 QBs for a couple years.
Marques Tuiasosopo - Associate Head Coach Offense/TE coach - You might remember Tui from his time playing QB at Washington and then in the NFL. He coached TEs at UCLA then QBs at Washington before joining USC's staff.
USC also has multiple dedicated assistants that coach the WRs and the O-line. They also have a run game coordinator. So they have a run game coordinator, pass game coordinator and offensive coordinator. My guess is that someone is working with those QBs non-stop.
In review, that's 4 prior college QBs who have all coached QBs at major college programs before coming to USC. None of those guys learned on the job at USC. Every one of those guys can sit in a college QB recruit's home and tell him and his parents about their time as a QB and as a QB coach and how they can relate to and teach that young man and prep him for the NFL.
Now I know we aren't USC, so please don't turn this into something it isn't. If you want to be better at something, look no further than those who do it best for an example. Well, USC does it best. They emphasize the QB position more than anyone in the country. They also have a QB hotbed in their own backyard, a proud tradition, and amazing 5-star talent at every other position. But I think we could learn a thing or two from them.
