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4. Kirk Ciarrocca, OC, Penn State: Minnesota finished fourth in the Big Ten in scoring and total offense last season. The unit’s success led to the Golden Gophers winning the most games since 1904. Quarterback Tanner Morgan became the first-ever Golden Gopher quarterback to throw for over 3,000 yards and 30 touchdown passes in a single season. Not to mention Minnesota had two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher in 2019. Which is probably why James Franklin came calling for Ciarrocca’s services at Penn State. He took the same position with the Nittany Lions and plans on coaching from the booth. Ciarrocca is all about coaching his players up to his strengths and limiting their weaknesses. He was set to make $1 million each over the next two seasons with the Golden Gophers. So that means Ciarrocca will be making even more with the Nittany Lions.
10. Mike Sanford Jr., OC, Minnesota: He was Notre Dame’s Offensive Coordinator during the 2015 and 2016 season. The the unit averaged 34.2 and 30.9 points per game over those years and Sanford’s success landed him his first head coaching gig. He took over at Western Kentucky in 2017, a program coming off two double-digit win campaigns led by Jeff Brohm. However, Sanford finished 9-16 during his two-year tenure with the program and was let go. However, he landed the Offensive Coordinator position at Utah State in 2019 and worked closely with Jordan Love. The Aggie quarterback increased his interceptions from the year prior, but went on to be a first round pick in this year’s NFL Draft. Now Sanford is at Minnesota with P.J. Fleck, hoping to keep the wheels turning with what should be one of the Big Ten’s best offenses.
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4. Kirk Ciarrocca, OC, Penn State: Minnesota finished fourth in the Big Ten in scoring and total offense last season. The unit’s success led to the Golden Gophers winning the most games since 1904. Quarterback Tanner Morgan became the first-ever Golden Gopher quarterback to throw for over 3,000 yards and 30 touchdown passes in a single season. Not to mention Minnesota had two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher in 2019. Which is probably why James Franklin came calling for Ciarrocca’s services at Penn State. He took the same position with the Nittany Lions and plans on coaching from the booth. Ciarrocca is all about coaching his players up to his strengths and limiting their weaknesses. He was set to make $1 million each over the next two seasons with the Golden Gophers. So that means Ciarrocca will be making even more with the Nittany Lions.
10. Mike Sanford Jr., OC, Minnesota: He was Notre Dame’s Offensive Coordinator during the 2015 and 2016 season. The the unit averaged 34.2 and 30.9 points per game over those years and Sanford’s success landed him his first head coaching gig. He took over at Western Kentucky in 2017, a program coming off two double-digit win campaigns led by Jeff Brohm. However, Sanford finished 9-16 during his two-year tenure with the program and was let go. However, he landed the Offensive Coordinator position at Utah State in 2019 and worked closely with Jordan Love. The Aggie quarterback increased his interceptions from the year prior, but went on to be a first round pick in this year’s NFL Draft. Now Sanford is at Minnesota with P.J. Fleck, hoping to keep the wheels turning with what should be one of the Big Ten’s best offenses.
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