Jason Beck (American football)

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Jason Beck
Jason Beck in 2015.jpg
Beck in 2015
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator
Team Syracuse
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born (1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 43)
Oxnard, California
Playing career
2002 College of the Canyons
2003 Ventura College
2004–2006 BYU
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007 BYU (GA)
2008 LSU (GA)
2009–2011 Weber State (QB)
2012 Simon Fraser (OC)
2013–2015BYU (QB)
2016–2021 Virginia (QB)
2022 Syracuse (QB)
2023–presentSyracuse (OC/QB)

Jason Michael Beck (born 1980) is an American football coach and former player who is current serving as the offensive coordinator (OC) for Syracuse since December 2022. Prior to Syracuse, he was the quarterbacks coach at the University of Virginia and Brigham Young University (BYU), his alma mater, each under head coach Bronco Mendenhall, and as the quarterbacks coach at Syracuse under head coach Dino Babers.

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Career

Early life and playing career

Beck was born in Oxnard, California to John and Mary Beck. [1] He attended Hueneme High School. Beck served a 2-year mission in Denver for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prior to his collegiate career, from 1999-2001. [2]

Beck spent his freshman season at Ventura College and then moved to the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, where he led the Canyon Cougars to an 11-1 season and Western State Conference title as a sophomore. He was a unanimous first-team All-Conference pick, throwing for 2,052 yards while completing 77.5% of his passes. He also added 430 rushing yards. He was also named to the Junior college Academic All-American list.

After transferring to BYU, Beck served as the backup to All-American quarterback John Beck (no relation) from 2004-2006. [3] In his lone start in a 38-0 victory over Utah State his senior season, Beck totaled 553 passing yards and 28 rushing yards, including 305 yards on 20-of-28 passing. [4]

Beck earned bachelor's and master's degrees in communications from BYU in 2006 and 2011. [5]

Coaching career

Beck began as offensive intern at BYU in 2007 and then worked in the same position with LSU Tigers. He worked under former BYU head coach, Gary Crowton who was the offensive coordinator on Les Miles's 2008 team.

In 2009, he was hired head coach Ron McBride as quarterbacks coach at Weber State in Ogden, Utah. At Weber State, he coached quarterback Cameron Higgins, who completed his four-year standout career as one of the top players in Weber State history and set many school records. [6]

In 2012, Beck was named the offensive coordinator at Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. [7] At SFU, he turned around offense from being ranked last in Great Northwest Athletic Conference (in 2011) to first place in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense in 2012.

In 2013, he returned to his alma mater BYU where he served as quarterbacks coach until his resignation December 9, 2015. [2] He was hired by offensive coordinator Robert Anae. [8]

In 2015, Beck accepted the quarterbacks coach position at the University of Virginia, with Robert Anae as the offensive coordinator, going from BYU with Bronco Mendenhall who was appointed the university's new head football coach. [9] Beck left this position after Mendenhall announced his retirement from the head coaching job. [10]

Beck was hired as Syracuse's quarterbacks coach on December 26, 2021. [11] [12] [13] After Anae left for the same position at NC State in December 2022, Beck was promoted to offensive coordinator by Head Coach Dino Babers. [14] [15]

Beck has coached three quarterbacks who have gone on to have NFL careers: Taysom Hill, Kurt Benkert, and Bryce Perkins. [16] [17]

Personal life

Beck married Jaime Rendich, an All-American BYU soccer standout, in December 2005. [3] [18] The couple has a daughter and twin sons. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jason Beck Athlete Profile - FTB". BYU Cougars. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Guy Holliday, Jason Beck hired as assistant football coaches". BYU Cougars (Press release). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Karford Rogers, Brittany (Spring 2007). "The Other Beck". Y Magazine . Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cougars Blank Utah State". BYU Cougars. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Beck, Jason M. (8 March 2011). A Comparison of Male Athletes with Teenage Peers in Popular Teen Movies (MA). Brigham Young University . Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jason Beck - Football Coach". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Clan name BYU grad Jason Beck offensive coordinator". Simon Fraser University Athletics (Press release). 3 June 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Pierce, Garret (20 August 2013). "Anae looks to bring back the 'glory years'". The Daily Universe . Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "BYU's Robert Anae leaving for Virginia, taking 3 assistants with him". Deseret News . 9 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bronco Mendenhall Steps Down". CBS 19 News . 4 December 2021.
  11. 1 2 "'Cuse Tabs Beck as Quarterbacks Coach". Syracuse University Athletics. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  12. ↑ Fernandez, Roshan (26 December 2021). "SU reportedly hires offensive coordinator Robert Anae, QB coach Jason Beck from UVA". The Daily Orange . Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. ↑ Nate Mink (December 26, 2021). "Syracuse football will hire former Virginia assistants Robert Anae and Jason Beck to help lead offense (report)". Syracuse.com.
  14. ↑ "Jason Beck Named Offensive Coordinator". cuse.com (Press release). December 26, 2021.
  15. ↑ Flaherty, Kevin (10 December 2022). "Syracuse football promotes Jason Beck to offensive coordinator after Robert Anae's departure for NC State". 247Sports . Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  16. ↑ Leiker, Emily (18 August 2022). "Meet the new faces of the SU football coaching staff". syracuse.com . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  17. ↑ Leiker, Emily (21 July 2022). "One of the ACC's top QBs 'grew up' under SU coach Jason Beck: 'He's ultra competitive'". Syracuse Post-Standard . Retrieved 10 December 2022.(subscription required)
  18. ↑ "Up Close: Jaime Rendich-Beck". BYU Cougars. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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