Mike Yurcich
Mike Yurcich (born c. 1975) is an American football coach who currently serves as offensive coordinator at Penn State.[1] He was the offensive coordinator at University of Texas Austin in 2020 prior to Penn State. He was the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the Ohio State University for the 2019 season.[2] Yurcich was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State University from 2013 to 2018.[3] He was previously the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Saint Francis, Edinboro, and Shippensburg. Yurcich also spent some time at Indiana as a graduate assistant.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Penn State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 5, 1975 Euclid, Ohio |
| Alma mater | California University of Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1998 | Cal U |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999 | Saint Francis (IN) (RB) |
| 2000–2001 | Saint Francis (IN) (QB) |
| 2002 | Saint Francis (IN) (OC/QB) |
| 2003–2004 | Indiana (GA) |
| 2005 | Edinboro (QB/WR) |
| 2006–2010 | Edinboro (OC/QB/WR) |
| 2011–2012 | Shippensburg (OC/QB) |
| 2013–2018 | Oklahoma State (OC/QB) |
| 2019 | Ohio State (PGC/QB) |
| 2020 | Texas (OC/QB) |
| 2021–present | Penn State (OC/QB) |
Some of the prominent players Yurcich has helped develop include Trevor Harris, Zach Zulli, J. W. Walsh, Mason Rudolph, Taylor Cornelius, Justin Fields, and Sam Ehlinger.
Personal life
"Yurcich earned a degree in psychology at California and a master's degree in education from St. Francis, where he picked up a school counseling license."[4]
Playing career
"Yurcich is a 1999 graduate of California University in Pennsylvania. He spent three seasons as the school’s starting quarterback and was a two-year captain. He began his playing career at Mount Union College."[5]
References
- "Penn State hires Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator to replace Kirk Ciarrocca". ESPN. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "Texas hires Ohio State's Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator". ESPN. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- Rittenberg, Adam (December 28, 2017). "How Mike Gundy found his offensive coordinator on the internet". ESPN.com.
- https://okstate.com/coaches.aspx?rc=23
- https://okstate.com/coaches.aspx?rc=23