Willy Korn

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Willy Korn
Current position
TitleCo-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Team Liberty
Conference CUSA
Biographical details
Born (1989-01-21) January 21, 1989 (age 35)
Lyman, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater Clemson University
Playing career
2007–2009 Clemson
2010 Marshall
2010–2011 North Greenville
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013–2016 Charleston Southern (WR/RC)
2017–2018 Coastal Carolina (WR)
2019–2022Coastal Carolina (co-OC/QB)
2023–present Liberty (co-OC/QB)

Willy Korn (born January 21, 1989) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Liberty University.

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Playing career

Ranked as one of the top quarterback prospects in the class of 2007, Korn committed to play college football at Clemson before his junior year at James F. Byrnes High School. [1] After seeing some playing time in the garbage time of games his freshman year, he suffered injuries in back to back games and took a medical redshirt for the season. [2] He received his first start as a redshirt freshman in 2008 in Dabo Swinney's first game as interim head coach against Georgia Tech, but suffered a shoulder injury 14 plays into the game. [3] Unable to win the starting quarterback job from Kyle Parker after his injury, Korn transferred to Marshall after the 2009 season. He spent very little time at Marshall after the coaching staff told him his throwing arm wasn't strong enough and asked him to convert to safety, transferring once again to Division II North Greenville to play quarterback. [4] [5]

Coaching career

Korn was named as the wide receivers coach at Charleston Southern in 2013, joining the staff of his former college coach at North Greenville, Jamey Chadwell. [6]

Korn followed Chadwell to Coastal Carolina as the wide receivers coach while also handling kickoff coverage duties in 2017. [7] He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and reassigned to quarterbacks coach in 2019 following the promotion of Chadwell to head coach. [8]

Korn was named the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Liberty under Chadwell on Dec. 30, 2022. [9]

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References

  1. "Byrnes legend, ex-Tiger Korn becomes Division II star".
  2. "Willy Korn's Clemson dreams derailed. The journey kick-started a career, and his life". The State. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. "Willy Korn ending college career as a QB is nice to see". Independent Mail. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  4. "Byrnes legend, ex-Tiger Korn becomes Division II star". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. "Willy Korn leads North Greenville into national title game today". Gannett News Service. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  6. "Former Clemson QB Willy Korn to join Charleston Southern staff as an assistant". The Post and Courier. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  7. "Willy Korn leaving Charleston Southern to join Coastal Carolina football staff". The Post and Courier. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  8. "Staggs, McGee, King and Scott Join Football Staff". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  9. "Chadwell Announces Football Coaching Staff Hires". Liberty Flames. Retrieved December 31, 2022.