Charlie Weis Jr.

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Charlie Weis Jr.
Current position
Title Co-offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks Coach
TeamOle Miss Rebels
Conference Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Biographical details
Born (1993-04-29) April 29, 1993 (age 30)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater University of Kansas (2015)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011 Florida (OQC)
2012–2014 Kansas (team manager)
2015–2016 Alabama (OA)
2017 Atlanta Falcons (OA)
2018–2019 Florida Atlantic (OC/QB)
2020–2021 South Florida (OC/QB)
2022–present Ole Miss (co-OC/QB)

Charles Joseph Weis Jr. (born April 29, 1993) is an American football coach who is currently the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of South Florida from 2020 to 2021.

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Coaching career

Early career

Weis worked on his father's coaching staff at Notre Dame as a child, holding up cards that described the opposing team's offensive personnel on the field. [1] He began coaching at the age of 18, working as an offensive quality control coach at Florida under his father, who was then the offensive coordinator. [2] After his father was named the head coach at the University of Kansas, Weis Jr. joined the staff as an undergraduate team manager. [3] He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Kansas in 2015 during his time there. After a stint as a volunteer training camp intern with the New England Patriots in 2014, Weis Jr. joined the coaching staff at Alabama as an offensive analyst in 2015. [4] After Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin left to accept the head coaching position at Florida Atlantic, Weis Jr. joined his staff as the tight ends coach. His stint at this position was very brief, as he left to join the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff as an offensive assistant under Steve Sarkisian, Kiffin's brief successor as offensive coordinator at Alabama. [5]

FAU

Weis was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Florida Atlantic in 2018. [6] 24 years old at the time of his hiring, Weis is believed to be the youngest coordinator in modern D1-A football history. [7]

South Florida

After Florida Atlantic head coach Lane Kiffin left to accept the head coaching position at Ole Miss, Weis joined Jeff Scott's coaching staff at South Florida as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. [8] In his initial contract with USF, Weis earned a salary of $350,000/year plus incentives. [9] In both of his seasons as offensive coordinator, USF posted the third worst offense in the American Athletic Conference. [10] [11]

Ole Miss

On December 29, 2021, Weis, Jr. was named the new offensive coordinator at the University of Mississippi under Lane Kiffin. [12] [13]

Personal life

Weis is married to Jennifer, a former figure skater. [14] He is the son of former New England Patriots offensive coordinator and college football coach Charlie Weis. [3] He has a younger sister Hannah Margaret.

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References

  1. ↑ Sampson, Pete. "Far away from Notre Dame's sideline, Charlie Weis Jr. makes his own name". The Athletic. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ Torello, Chris. "New USF OC Charlie Weis Jr. Is a Coaching Prodigy". Bay News 9. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Zebold, Tom. "Weis Jr. Made Most Of Growing Up Around Great Football Minds". South Florida Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Dodd, Dennis. "Lane Kiffin ready to unleash prodigy Charlie Weis Jr. on the college football world". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Bratton, Michael Wayne (January 17, 2018). "Lane Kiffin just hired youngest offensive coordinator in the nation, former Alabama staffer Charlie Weis Jr". Saturday Down South. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Daniels, Tim. "Lane Kiffin Names 24-Year-Old Charlie Weis Jr. FAU Offensive Coordinator". Bleacher Report.
  7. ↑ Richardson, Shandel. "New FAU offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. felt coaching was his calling in life". The Sun Sentinel. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ Barnett, Zach (December 23, 2019). "Report: Charlie Weis, Jr., to be South Florida offensive coordinator". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ "New USF football coordinators Charlie Weis Jr., Glenn Spencer agree to three-year deals".
  10. ↑ "2021 American Athletic Conference Team Total Offense Stats".
  11. ↑ "2021 American Athletic Conference Team Total Offense Stats".
  12. ↑ "USF offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. headed to Ole Miss: reports". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Charlie Weis, Jr. joining Lane Kiffin's staff at Ole Miss". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  14. ↑ Layberger, Tom. "Learning From Many Outstanding Coaches Has Helped Charlie Weis Jr. Make A Name For Himself". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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