OU Hires 2 QB Coaches
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 9:35 pm
This is great to see:
Brent Venables Adds to Oklahoma Offensive Staff With Two Hires
Two new additions to the quarterback room, both young and fast-risers in the coaching industry, will help new offensive coordinator Seth Littrell's transition.
John E. HooverDec 11, 2023 9:51 PM EST
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables has apparently begun the process of restocking his offensive staff.
Venables has hired two offensive support staffers in Jack Lowary from Tennessee and Ty Hatcher from Texas A&M, both of whom will work with quarterbacks.
The news was first reported by Rivals network site OUInsider.com, and confirmed by an OU source Monday night.
Lowary and Hatcher have both updated their Twitter bios to reflect their new positions, and both hires are expected to be formally announced soon.
Venables replaced offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby by elevating offensive analyst Seth Littrell to offensive coordinator. With assistant QB coach Matt Holocek now coaching quarterbacks full time for Lebby at Mississippi State, Lowary will fill that spot on Venables’ staff.
Lowary hails from Huntington Beach, CA. He played the 2015 at Long Beach City College, then played three years at Missouri under Barry Odom as Drew Lock’s backup. The Tigers’ offensive coordinator at the time was former Sooners QB Josh Heupel.
When Kelly Bryant transferred to Missouri from Clemson at the end of the 2018 season, Lowary decided to skip his final season of eligibility and transitioned to a student assistant role at Mizzou.
“He was kind of an assistant coach last year,” then-offensive coordinator Derek Dooley told The Kansas City Star in 2019. “He had his trial with Drew. He really helped Drew a lot. He was sort of a student-coach last year, now he’ll be a graduate coach and one day he’s going to be a full-time great coach. He understands ball, he asks the right questions. I think Drew looked up to him. Drew leaned on him.”
“He’s got that coaching factor,” former Tigers QB Micah Wilson told the Star in 2019. “He’s naturally a coach. Even since he was playing. He’s on top of everything, the perfect coaching point to give somebody.”
When Heupel got the head coaching job at Tennessee, he hired Lowary to assist with quarterbacks. In Knoxville this season, Lowary answered directly to former Sooner QB and UT offensive coordinator Joey Halzle.
“The guys I have working with me in the quarterback room, Mitch (Mitello) and Jack (Lowary), are amazing,” Halzle said in August. “They do a great job, trust them completely and wholeheartedly.”
Hatcher joins Venables’ staff as a graduate assistant after working for Jimbo Fisher in College Station last season.
Hatcher was a dual-threat quarterback at Bessemer Academy in Hueytown, AL, and played three seasons for his father, Chris Hatcher, at Samford University before joining the A&M staff.
OU offensive analyst Matt Wells remains a candidate for other coaching jobs around the country.
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Brent Venables Adds to Oklahoma Offensive Staff With Two Hires
Two new additions to the quarterback room, both young and fast-risers in the coaching industry, will help new offensive coordinator Seth Littrell's transition.
John E. HooverDec 11, 2023 9:51 PM EST
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables has apparently begun the process of restocking his offensive staff.
Venables has hired two offensive support staffers in Jack Lowary from Tennessee and Ty Hatcher from Texas A&M, both of whom will work with quarterbacks.
The news was first reported by Rivals network site OUInsider.com, and confirmed by an OU source Monday night.
Lowary and Hatcher have both updated their Twitter bios to reflect their new positions, and both hires are expected to be formally announced soon.
Venables replaced offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby by elevating offensive analyst Seth Littrell to offensive coordinator. With assistant QB coach Matt Holocek now coaching quarterbacks full time for Lebby at Mississippi State, Lowary will fill that spot on Venables’ staff.
Lowary hails from Huntington Beach, CA. He played the 2015 at Long Beach City College, then played three years at Missouri under Barry Odom as Drew Lock’s backup. The Tigers’ offensive coordinator at the time was former Sooners QB Josh Heupel.
When Kelly Bryant transferred to Missouri from Clemson at the end of the 2018 season, Lowary decided to skip his final season of eligibility and transitioned to a student assistant role at Mizzou.
“He was kind of an assistant coach last year,” then-offensive coordinator Derek Dooley told The Kansas City Star in 2019. “He had his trial with Drew. He really helped Drew a lot. He was sort of a student-coach last year, now he’ll be a graduate coach and one day he’s going to be a full-time great coach. He understands ball, he asks the right questions. I think Drew looked up to him. Drew leaned on him.”
“He’s got that coaching factor,” former Tigers QB Micah Wilson told the Star in 2019. “He’s naturally a coach. Even since he was playing. He’s on top of everything, the perfect coaching point to give somebody.”
When Heupel got the head coaching job at Tennessee, he hired Lowary to assist with quarterbacks. In Knoxville this season, Lowary answered directly to former Sooner QB and UT offensive coordinator Joey Halzle.
“The guys I have working with me in the quarterback room, Mitch (Mitello) and Jack (Lowary), are amazing,” Halzle said in August. “They do a great job, trust them completely and wholeheartedly.”
Hatcher joins Venables’ staff as a graduate assistant after working for Jimbo Fisher in College Station last season.
Hatcher was a dual-threat quarterback at Bessemer Academy in Hueytown, AL, and played three seasons for his father, Chris Hatcher, at Samford University before joining the A&M staff.
OU offensive analyst Matt Wells remains a candidate for other coaching jobs around the country.
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