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I'm here becase I have to post my cocerns about GSUs decision to convert itself into a passing team and the Gophers are the only P5 fans that I post to! Do you really think this offense can be recruted for, learnd and work in just 3 years??
After 6 misrable years of running the Gun Option, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE FLEX T-OPTION WE USE TO RUN, It appears we are going to try and become a passing team. Georgia Southern has tried, been down that road and failed. I would have prefered returning to the Flex Triple Option, but after the last 6 years anything would be better than what I have seen the last 6 years, 3 different head coaches and at least 2 different offensive coordinators. THe last 6 years have driven Georgia Southern's reputation and records. The new head coach and his staff better be great recruters because of our record for the past 6 years, switching to a passing offense
Here is our Offensve Coordinater and Head Coach. Their Bios look very strong, but can they really tork GSU into a winng football team again in 3 years ???
Offensive Coordinater - Brian Elles
STATESBORO - Bryan Ellis, who worked at Western Kentucky the previous three seasons and helped guide a record-breaking Hilltopper offense in 2021, has been named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the Georgia Southern football program as announced Monday by head coach Clay Helton.
"We are very excited to introduce Bryan Ellis as our new offensive coordinator," Helton said. "Having worked with Bryan at USC, I had the opportunity to witness first-hand his ability to recruit and develop quarterbacks at an elite level. His leadership as a coordinator at Western Kentucky has taken the Hilltoppers to three straight bowl games and this year a conference championship game. This year's offense ranks second in the nation in both scoring offense and total offense as well as holding the title as the top passing offense in the nation. As a Georgia native, he has extremely strong recruiting ties within our state. We look forward to his innovative style taking our offense to new heights."
"I've been a fan of Georgia Southern my entire life," Ellis said. "It's an honor to be a part of a program with such a winning tradition and I look forward to doing my part in getting this place back to where it belongs."
Prior to his new role at Georgia Southern, Ellis returned to WKU for his second stint with the Hilltoppers and served as the co-offensive coordinator and inside receivers coach for a Hilltopper team that put up record numbers in 2021 en route to a Conference USA championship game appearance. Heading into its bowl game, WKU ranks second in FBS with 43.1 points per game, averaging 5.2 offensive touchdowns per game. In 2021, WKU leads the nation with 436.5 passing yards per game, 43.9 yards above the next-best passing attack (Virginia, 392.6) and has had 85 passing plays of 20-plus yards with 22 of those going for touchdowns. Under Ellis's tutelage, 11 different Hilltoppers had a touchdown reception and 14 different players caught at least four passes. Ellis tutored wide receiver Jerreth Sterns who was named a semifinalist for the 2021 Biletnikoff Award and has 137 receptions for 1,718 yards and 14 touchdowns. Sterns' 111 catches lead the next-closest FBS receiver by 39 two receivers have 98), his 1,718 receiving yards rank first in the FBS and his 14 touchdowns are second in the country. Ellis was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2020 and 2019 seasons.
In 2018, Ellis was the quarterbacks coach at USC under Helton where he was tasked with developing the successor to Sam Darnold, the No. 3 overall draft pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. During the 2018 season, Ellis navigated the development of true freshman JT Daniels, just the second true freshman to start a season opener for the Trojans in program history. Not only was Daniels a true freshman, he also reclassified and joined the program a year early. All Daniels did in his debut was post the top passing yardage performance by a Trojan in his playing debut with 282 yards on 21-of-35 passing. Under Ellis' direction, Daniels became the first USC true freshman to throw for 300-plus yards since Matt Barkley in 2009.
Prior to his bump to a full-time role with the Trojans, Ellis assisted Helton in the quarterbacks' room where the duo worked together with Darnold during the 2017 campaign. That season, Darnold set school record marks for passing yards (4,143, the first 4,000-yard passer in school history) and total offense (4,225 yards, the first Trojan over 4,000 yards) as well as most 200-yard (13) and 300-yard (8) passing games.
GSUs new Head Coach - Clay Helton
Helton was the first USC head coach to have 10-win seasons in each of his first two full seasons, and he had more wins (21) in his first two full seasons than any USC coach. He led USC to a 13-game winning streak from 2016 to 2017 and a 13-game winning streak over Power 5 opponents from 2016 to 2017.
After starting the 2015 season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Helton was named USC's permanent head coach for two post-season games on Nov. 30 of that year as the interim head coaching title that he had held since Oct. 12 (for USC's final seven regular-season games) was removed. Helton guided the 2015 Trojans to five wins in the final six regular-season games (including victories over No. 3 Utah and No. 22 UCLA), the co-championship of the challenging Pac-12 South Division, a berth in the Pac-12 Championship Game, and a trip to the Holiday Bowl. His 2016 team won a heart-stopping Rose Bowl over Penn State and his Trojans won the Pac-12 championship in 2017.
Helton joined the USC staff in February of 2010 as the quarterbacks coach after spending 10 seasons as an assistant at Memphis. He added the passing game coordinator role in 2012 and became the offensive coordinator in 2013. In 2013, he served as USC's interim head coach in its victory over Fresno State in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Helton began his 10-year (2000-09) Memphis career as the running backs coach for three seasons, then coached the Tigers' receivers for the next four seasons before becoming the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the final three years. He served as Memphis' interim head coach for several months in early 2006 when head coach Tommie West had off-season heart surgery. Among the Tigers' running backs he tutored was school rushing/scoring/all-purpose running record holder DeAngelo Williams, who finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2005 and was an NFL first-round selection. As the receivers coach, he produced a pair of Conference USA All-Freshman picks in Maurice Jones (2005) and Duke Calhoun (2006) and the school's No. 4 all-time receptions leader in Ryan Scott. As the Tigers' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the 2007 and 2008 offenses were among the top six in school history in total yards and points. During Helton's time, Memphis played in five bowls: the 2003 and 2007 New Orleans Bowls, 2004 GMAC Bowl, 2005 Motor City Bowl, and 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl.
Before Memphis, he was the running backs coach at Houston, his alma mater, for three seasons (1997-99), working under his father, head coach Kim Helton. He began his coaching career at Duke, serving as a graduate assistant in 1995 and then the running backs coach in 1996.
After 6 misrable years of running the Gun Option, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE FLEX T-OPTION WE USE TO RUN, It appears we are going to try and become a passing team. Georgia Southern has tried, been down that road and failed. I would have prefered returning to the Flex Triple Option, but after the last 6 years anything would be better than what I have seen the last 6 years, 3 different head coaches and at least 2 different offensive coordinators. THe last 6 years have driven Georgia Southern's reputation and records. The new head coach and his staff better be great recruters because of our record for the past 6 years, switching to a passing offense
Here is our Offensve Coordinater and Head Coach. Their Bios look very strong, but can they really tork GSU into a winng football team again in 3 years ???
Offensive Coordinater - Brian Elles
STATESBORO - Bryan Ellis, who worked at Western Kentucky the previous three seasons and helped guide a record-breaking Hilltopper offense in 2021, has been named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the Georgia Southern football program as announced Monday by head coach Clay Helton.
"We are very excited to introduce Bryan Ellis as our new offensive coordinator," Helton said. "Having worked with Bryan at USC, I had the opportunity to witness first-hand his ability to recruit and develop quarterbacks at an elite level. His leadership as a coordinator at Western Kentucky has taken the Hilltoppers to three straight bowl games and this year a conference championship game. This year's offense ranks second in the nation in both scoring offense and total offense as well as holding the title as the top passing offense in the nation. As a Georgia native, he has extremely strong recruiting ties within our state. We look forward to his innovative style taking our offense to new heights."
"I've been a fan of Georgia Southern my entire life," Ellis said. "It's an honor to be a part of a program with such a winning tradition and I look forward to doing my part in getting this place back to where it belongs."
Prior to his new role at Georgia Southern, Ellis returned to WKU for his second stint with the Hilltoppers and served as the co-offensive coordinator and inside receivers coach for a Hilltopper team that put up record numbers in 2021 en route to a Conference USA championship game appearance. Heading into its bowl game, WKU ranks second in FBS with 43.1 points per game, averaging 5.2 offensive touchdowns per game. In 2021, WKU leads the nation with 436.5 passing yards per game, 43.9 yards above the next-best passing attack (Virginia, 392.6) and has had 85 passing plays of 20-plus yards with 22 of those going for touchdowns. Under Ellis's tutelage, 11 different Hilltoppers had a touchdown reception and 14 different players caught at least four passes. Ellis tutored wide receiver Jerreth Sterns who was named a semifinalist for the 2021 Biletnikoff Award and has 137 receptions for 1,718 yards and 14 touchdowns. Sterns' 111 catches lead the next-closest FBS receiver by 39 two receivers have 98), his 1,718 receiving yards rank first in the FBS and his 14 touchdowns are second in the country. Ellis was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2020 and 2019 seasons.
In 2018, Ellis was the quarterbacks coach at USC under Helton where he was tasked with developing the successor to Sam Darnold, the No. 3 overall draft pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. During the 2018 season, Ellis navigated the development of true freshman JT Daniels, just the second true freshman to start a season opener for the Trojans in program history. Not only was Daniels a true freshman, he also reclassified and joined the program a year early. All Daniels did in his debut was post the top passing yardage performance by a Trojan in his playing debut with 282 yards on 21-of-35 passing. Under Ellis' direction, Daniels became the first USC true freshman to throw for 300-plus yards since Matt Barkley in 2009.
Prior to his bump to a full-time role with the Trojans, Ellis assisted Helton in the quarterbacks' room where the duo worked together with Darnold during the 2017 campaign. That season, Darnold set school record marks for passing yards (4,143, the first 4,000-yard passer in school history) and total offense (4,225 yards, the first Trojan over 4,000 yards) as well as most 200-yard (13) and 300-yard (8) passing games.
GSUs new Head Coach - Clay Helton
Helton was the first USC head coach to have 10-win seasons in each of his first two full seasons, and he had more wins (21) in his first two full seasons than any USC coach. He led USC to a 13-game winning streak from 2016 to 2017 and a 13-game winning streak over Power 5 opponents from 2016 to 2017.
After starting the 2015 season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Helton was named USC's permanent head coach for two post-season games on Nov. 30 of that year as the interim head coaching title that he had held since Oct. 12 (for USC's final seven regular-season games) was removed. Helton guided the 2015 Trojans to five wins in the final six regular-season games (including victories over No. 3 Utah and No. 22 UCLA), the co-championship of the challenging Pac-12 South Division, a berth in the Pac-12 Championship Game, and a trip to the Holiday Bowl. His 2016 team won a heart-stopping Rose Bowl over Penn State and his Trojans won the Pac-12 championship in 2017.
Helton joined the USC staff in February of 2010 as the quarterbacks coach after spending 10 seasons as an assistant at Memphis. He added the passing game coordinator role in 2012 and became the offensive coordinator in 2013. In 2013, he served as USC's interim head coach in its victory over Fresno State in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Helton began his 10-year (2000-09) Memphis career as the running backs coach for three seasons, then coached the Tigers' receivers for the next four seasons before becoming the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the final three years. He served as Memphis' interim head coach for several months in early 2006 when head coach Tommie West had off-season heart surgery. Among the Tigers' running backs he tutored was school rushing/scoring/all-purpose running record holder DeAngelo Williams, who finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2005 and was an NFL first-round selection. As the receivers coach, he produced a pair of Conference USA All-Freshman picks in Maurice Jones (2005) and Duke Calhoun (2006) and the school's No. 4 all-time receptions leader in Ryan Scott. As the Tigers' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the 2007 and 2008 offenses were among the top six in school history in total yards and points. During Helton's time, Memphis played in five bowls: the 2003 and 2007 New Orleans Bowls, 2004 GMAC Bowl, 2005 Motor City Bowl, and 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl.
Before Memphis, he was the running backs coach at Houston, his alma mater, for three seasons (1997-99), working under his father, head coach Kim Helton. He began his coaching career at Duke, serving as a graduate assistant in 1995 and then the running backs coach in 1996.
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I would think this will help recruiting on the offensive side.
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