SEC Football: 10 little known facts about SEC Offensive Coordinators

For the 2023 SEC football season, there are 10 new Offensive Coordinators in the conference. Many of them are well-known from either their coaching or playing careers. One is best known for his experiences off the field. Bobby Petrino’s coaching history has been well documented. None of it is included in this list of little-known facts.

Also not included in the list are entries for Tommy Rees, Mike Bobo, Dan Enos, Liam Coen and Joey Halzle. Alabama football fans have scoured every available source to learn about the Crimson Tide’s new OC. Mike Bobo is well-known as an SEC player and coach. If no other reason, Dan Enos is known for choosing an abrupt exit from Nick Saban’s staff a few seasons ago.

Liam Coen worked wonders with Kentucky’s offense in the 2021 season. When he left for the NFL for the 2022 season, the Wildcats’ offense regressed drastically. Joey Halzle may or may not be the actual OC in Knoxville, so he is excluded as well.

That leaves us with ten OCs from nine SEC football teams.

SEC Football and 10 Little-Known Facts

• If Lane Kiffin and Josh Heupel are not counted as Offensive Coordinators at Ole Miss and Tennessee, then the ‘Dean of SEC OCs’, in terms of tenure, is Joey Lynch. Lynch will be in his third season with the Vanderbilt Commodores.
• Many SEC football fans know Missouri’s new OC, Kirby Moore is the younger brother of Bosie State legend, Kellen Moore. Moore is one of the SEC’s youngest coaches at 31, but Tommy Rees and Charlie Weis Jr. are both younger. What is little known about Moore is he has one season of OC experience. In that one season at Fresno State, the Bulldogs’ offense regressed. It may be unfair to blame the Fresno State slippage on Moore, but it was hardly the trajectory that often leads to career promotion.