Kade Bell

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Kade Bell
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
Team Pittsburgh
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born (1993-02-19) February 19, 1993 (age 31)
Gainesville, Florida
Playing career
2011–2015 Jacksonville
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2016 Valdosta State (GA)
2017Valdosta State (PGC/QB)
2018Valdosta State (OC/QB)
2019 South Florida (OA)
2020 Tusculum (AHC/OC/QB)
2021–2023 Western Carolina (OC/QB)
2024–present Pittsburgh (OC/QB)

Kade Bell (born February 19, 1993) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Playing career

Bell played quarterback at Jacksonville from 2011 to 2015, under his father Kerwin Bell. [1] In his junior year, he was named to the All-Pioneer Football League first team after throwing for 3,181 yards with 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. [2]

Coaching career

Bell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under his father at Valdosta State in 2016. He was promoted to offensive passing game coordinator in 2017, taking over play-calling duties from his father midway through the season and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018. [3] Under Bell, Valdosta State broke the NCAA Division II record for most points scored in a season as they won the NCAA Division II national championship. [4]

Bell joined his father at South Florida as an offensive analyst in 2019, but wanted to get back into an on-coaching role and joined the coaching staff at Tusculum in 2020 as the associate head coach and offensive coordinator. [5]

Bell was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Western Carolina in 2021, working under his father once again. In his final season with Western Carolina, the Catamounts had a top-10 offense, averaging 37.6 points per game. [6]

Pittsburgh

Bell was named the offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh on December 10, 2023. [4] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Elliott, Jeff. "Fleming Island QB Kade Bell commits to JU". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Five Dolphins on All-PFL first team". Jacksonville University Athletics. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Frenette, Gene. "Bell rebounds from JU divorce, leads Valdosta St. back to prominence". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Pat Narduzzi Taps Kade Bell as Pitt Offensive Coordinator". Pitt Panthers Athletics. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Hiles, Noah. "'This guy is gonna do his thing': Past collaborators give a peek into new Pitt OC Kade Bell's philosophy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. 1 2 Baumgartner, Blake. "Pitt names Western Carolina's Kade Bell as offensive coordinator". ESPN. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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