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Don't care if already posted...
The cards have been dealt, let's see what we've got. Admittedly I was not quite sure what to make of this hire at first. The more I read, the better I start to feel like this was the best young coach available on the market. Sure he can fail here, but so could any coach put in this situation right now from a newbie to the Chip Kelly's of the world.
MIKE NORVELL
- 38 years young - born October 11, 1981
- Earned both his bachelor’s (education in social studies, 2005) and master’s (training systems, 2007) degrees from Central Arkansas.
- Attended the University of Central Arkansas from 2001 to 2005. Played wide receiver and set the school's all-time reception record finishing with 213 pass receptions for 2,611 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns.
COACHING TREE
2006: Central Arkansas, graduate assistant
2007: Tulsa, graduate assistant/assistant wide receivers coach
2008: Tulsa, graduate assistant/receivers coach
2009: Tulsa, wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator
2010: Tulsa, wide receivers coach, passing game coordinator and director of recruiting
2011: Pittsburgh, co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and director of recruiting.
2012: Arizona State, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
2013-2015: Arizona State, deputy head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
2016-2019 Memphis head coach
- Norvell is considered an offensive innovator, using a unique run-first, up-tempo offense with a variety of influences.
- At 34 years old, Memphis head coach Novell became the youngest head coach at the FBS level
- Novell's .712 winning percentage is the highest in Memphis program history
- First head coach to lead the Tigers to bowl eligibility in his rookie season
- Norvell coached at Memphis for four years. His last three seasons Memphis won the American Athletic Conference West Division and in 2019 won the conference title.
- The 12 wins by Memphis in 2019 is the first 12 win season in the history of Memphis football
- 2016: Year one of the Norvell-era Memphis offense featured the second most-prolific offense in program history, rolling up the second-most total yards (6,028) and scoring the second-most points (505) for a season in school history.
- 2017: Year two shattered the 2016 marks with 6,917 total yards, and 592 points scored. The Tigers’ 4,355 passing yards were the first 4,000-plus passing season in school history. Defensively, the Tigers forced 31 turnovers in 2017, ranking third in the nation.
- 2018: The Tigers finished with the first 7,000-yard season (7,324) in program history and also broke the single-season touchdown record with 80. The Tigers also boasted two 1000 yard running backs for the first time in school history.
- The work of the Memphis offensive line under Norvell’s direction has not gone unnoticed. Collectively, the 2018 offensive line was one of ten semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award, given to the best offensive line in college football. DING, DING, DING
- IN THE CLASSROOM - The team posted its highest grade-point average in program history in the fall of 2017.
- Norvell is the ninth P6 FBS head coach to lead a program to three-consecutive (or more) conference championship games. The other eight head coaches to do the same are: Alabama’s Gene Stallings (1992-94) and Nick Saban (2014-16), Clemson’s Dabo Swinney (2015-19), Florida’s Steve Spurrier (1992-96), Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher (2012-14), Georgia’s Kirby Smart (2017-19) and Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops (2006-08) and Lincoln Riley (2017-19). DING, DING, DING, DANG!
- In less than four seasons at Memphis, Norvell's teams have combined to score 2,147 points. That total is more than seven individual decades of Tiger football.
- In the month of November, Mike Norvell has a 14-1 overall record.
- Seven times this season, Memphis has held its opponents to 25 points or fewer.
- Pulled in the school’s highest-rated recruiting class in February of 2017; signing class also was the best outside the Power 5 leagues - DING, DING, DING
- A native of Arlington, Texas, Norvell is highly-regarded as a recruiter, with deep ties to Louisiana, Texas and other regions of the South.
- Norvell's first year as offensive coordinator for Arizona State was under head coach Todd Graham, who worked with some impressive offensive minds during his seven-year career. Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris and Texas co-offensive coordinator Major Applewhite are all a part of his coaching tree. Still, Graham said Norvell, as a complete package, is the best of the group, someone who one day will be a “big-time” coach. - DING, DING, DING
- Norvell admits: Football often consumes his thoughts. He has screamed out plays in his sleep. He’s not good on vacations. “I pretty much have to leave town,” Norvell said. “The only times I don’t come in the office are days when I leave the city.”
- When Graham left for Pittsburgh in 2011, Norvell joined him as co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and director of recruiting. They then continued on to Arizona State when Graham was hired there the following season. Norvell was promoted to deputy head coach in December 2013. “Mike is the best assistant football coach I've ever had," Graham told Sports Illustrated. "He's the total package when it comes to understanding offense, defense and then recruiting. He's just off the charts."
Don't care if already posted...
The cards have been dealt, let's see what we've got. Admittedly I was not quite sure what to make of this hire at first. The more I read, the better I start to feel like this was the best young coach available on the market. Sure he can fail here, but so could any coach put in this situation right now from a newbie to the Chip Kelly's of the world.
MIKE NORVELL
- 38 years young - born October 11, 1981
- Earned both his bachelor’s (education in social studies, 2005) and master’s (training systems, 2007) degrees from Central Arkansas.
- Attended the University of Central Arkansas from 2001 to 2005. Played wide receiver and set the school's all-time reception record finishing with 213 pass receptions for 2,611 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns.
COACHING TREE
2006: Central Arkansas, graduate assistant
2007: Tulsa, graduate assistant/assistant wide receivers coach
2008: Tulsa, graduate assistant/receivers coach
2009: Tulsa, wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator
2010: Tulsa, wide receivers coach, passing game coordinator and director of recruiting
2011: Pittsburgh, co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and director of recruiting.
2012: Arizona State, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
2013-2015: Arizona State, deputy head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
2016-2019 Memphis head coach
- Norvell is considered an offensive innovator, using a unique run-first, up-tempo offense with a variety of influences.
- At 34 years old, Memphis head coach Novell became the youngest head coach at the FBS level
- Novell's .712 winning percentage is the highest in Memphis program history
- First head coach to lead the Tigers to bowl eligibility in his rookie season
- Norvell coached at Memphis for four years. His last three seasons Memphis won the American Athletic Conference West Division and in 2019 won the conference title.
- The 12 wins by Memphis in 2019 is the first 12 win season in the history of Memphis football
- 2016: Year one of the Norvell-era Memphis offense featured the second most-prolific offense in program history, rolling up the second-most total yards (6,028) and scoring the second-most points (505) for a season in school history.
- 2017: Year two shattered the 2016 marks with 6,917 total yards, and 592 points scored. The Tigers’ 4,355 passing yards were the first 4,000-plus passing season in school history. Defensively, the Tigers forced 31 turnovers in 2017, ranking third in the nation.
- 2018: The Tigers finished with the first 7,000-yard season (7,324) in program history and also broke the single-season touchdown record with 80. The Tigers also boasted two 1000 yard running backs for the first time in school history.
- The work of the Memphis offensive line under Norvell’s direction has not gone unnoticed. Collectively, the 2018 offensive line was one of ten semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award, given to the best offensive line in college football. DING, DING, DING
- IN THE CLASSROOM - The team posted its highest grade-point average in program history in the fall of 2017.
- Norvell is the ninth P6 FBS head coach to lead a program to three-consecutive (or more) conference championship games. The other eight head coaches to do the same are: Alabama’s Gene Stallings (1992-94) and Nick Saban (2014-16), Clemson’s Dabo Swinney (2015-19), Florida’s Steve Spurrier (1992-96), Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher (2012-14), Georgia’s Kirby Smart (2017-19) and Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops (2006-08) and Lincoln Riley (2017-19). DING, DING, DING, DANG!
- In less than four seasons at Memphis, Norvell's teams have combined to score 2,147 points. That total is more than seven individual decades of Tiger football.
- In the month of November, Mike Norvell has a 14-1 overall record.
- Seven times this season, Memphis has held its opponents to 25 points or fewer.
- Pulled in the school’s highest-rated recruiting class in February of 2017; signing class also was the best outside the Power 5 leagues - DING, DING, DING
- A native of Arlington, Texas, Norvell is highly-regarded as a recruiter, with deep ties to Louisiana, Texas and other regions of the South.
- Norvell's first year as offensive coordinator for Arizona State was under head coach Todd Graham, who worked with some impressive offensive minds during his seven-year career. Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris and Texas co-offensive coordinator Major Applewhite are all a part of his coaching tree. Still, Graham said Norvell, as a complete package, is the best of the group, someone who one day will be a “big-time” coach. - DING, DING, DING
- Norvell admits: Football often consumes his thoughts. He has screamed out plays in his sleep. He’s not good on vacations. “I pretty much have to leave town,” Norvell said. “The only times I don’t come in the office are days when I leave the city.”
- When Graham left for Pittsburgh in 2011, Norvell joined him as co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and director of recruiting. They then continued on to Arizona State when Graham was hired there the following season. Norvell was promoted to deputy head coach in December 2013. “Mike is the best assistant football coach I've ever had," Graham told Sports Illustrated. "He's the total package when it comes to understanding offense, defense and then recruiting. He's just off the charts."
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