Sounds like Briles is bringing his oline coach from TCU and rb coach will be Drayton from Penn State. Not official though.
Oline, rb coach
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Shurb-daddy doesn't sound as high on the likely OL coach as I'd like to hear.
Yes, Randy Clements. Shurburtt reported earlier. Trautwein is still in mix but UF looking likely-his alma mater
According to the TCU web site, Randy Clements is the Asst O Line Coach but has been at Baylor, North Texas, and UNC before
The UNC site still had a nice bio, the TCU site did not have a bio
Randy Clements joined the Carolina football program in December of 2022 as the offensive line coach. A 36-year coaching veteran, Clements is a renowned offensive line coach, who has spent 21 seasons mentoring the position group at the collegiate level.
Clements has a track record of being one of the top offensive line coaches in the country. From 2010-20, he was part of nine offenses that ranked among the top 13 in the country including three straight No. 1-ranked units from 2013-15 at Baylor. He came to Carolina after spending the previous two years at North Texas.
In his first season at UNC, Clements mentored an offensive line that led the way for one of the nation’s most dynamic offensive attacks. The Heels racked up 491.2 total yards per game, which ranked seventh nationally and first in the ACC, and 192.1 rushing yards per game, which was good for 19th nationally and third in the league. Clements mentored three Tar Heels who earned All-ACC recognition in Corey Gaynor, Willie Lampkin and Spencer Rolland.
During the 2022 season, Clements’ unit was one of the toughest in the country, running a scheme similar to the UNC attack. The Mean Green offensive line paved the way for 201.7 rushing yards per game, which ranked 24th nationally and second in Conference USA. The group ranked ninth nationally in both sacks and tackles-for-loss allowed, giving up just 11 sacks all season and four TFL per game. As a result, UNT averaged 33.9 points per game and 453.8 yards per game, which ranked 29th and 20th nationally, respectively.
In Clements’ first season with UNT, he worked as a volunteer coach with the offensive line. That unit helped the Mean Green rush for 233.5 yards per game, which ranked fifth nationally and first in the conference. The group also finished the year ranked 10th nationally in sacks allowed and 21st in tackles-for-loss allowed.
In 2020, Clements served as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Ole Miss. While in Oxford, the Rebels paced the SEC in total offense (555.5 ypg) and broke the conference record for total offense in conference play (562.4 ypg). Clements’ unit paved the way for Ole Miss to score 39.2 points per game, which ranked 14th nationally, and run for 210.6 yards per game, which ranked 26th nationally and first in the SEC.
Clements spent one year as the offensive line coach at Florida St. in 2019 and one year at Houston in 2018. During the ’18 season in Houston, the Cougars averaged 43.9 points per game, ranking fifth in the nation, and 512.3 yards of total offense, the seventh-highest total in the FBS. Clements unit blocked for 217.1 rushing yards per game, which ranked 24th nationally. He spent 2017 at NAIA Southeastern University leading the offensive line as the unit scored 55.1 ppg and averaged 557.4 ypg.
A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Clements served as offensive line coach at Baylor from 2008-16, holding the co-offensive coordinator title from 2008-11 and serving as run game coordinator from 2012-16. He produced the Big 12's Offensive Lineman of the Year four straight seasons from 2012-15 and mentored eight NFL Draft picks, including No. 2 overall pick Jason Smith in 2009 and first-round pick Danny Watkins in 2011.
Clements helped elevate the Baylor program to historic heights, including back-to-back Big 12 championships, behind a record-setting offense. While with the Bears, he coached linemen who earned a combined 13 All-Big 12 accolades and six All-America recognitions, including three unanimous selections.
The Bears led the nation in both total offense and scoring for three consecutive years from 2013-15, becoming only the second team in FBS history to accomplish that feat and the first since BYU from 1979-81.
Prior to Baylor, Clements spent five seasons at Houston from 2003-07. The UH offense was consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most prolific. The Cougars ranked No. 4 nationally in total offense (513.2) in 2007, boasted the country’s No. 6 offense (446.1 ypg) in 2006 en route to a Conference USA title. The 2004 offense finished the year No. 12 (458.3 ypg) in FBS.
Clements went to Houston after 12 highly successful seasons at Stephenville (Texas) High School, where he served as offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and head power lifting coach.
As a player, Clements earned all-conference honors at Tyler Junior College before transferring to Stephen F. Austin. While there, he played on the Lumberjacks’ 1988 team which went 10-2 and reached the I-AA quarterfinals. He began his coaching career at SFA as a student assistant (1986-87) and then later received his bachelor’s degree in education from SFA in 1989.
- Title: Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
The UNC site still had a nice bio, the TCU site did not have a bio
Randy Clements joined the Carolina football program in December of 2022 as the offensive line coach. A 36-year coaching veteran, Clements is a renowned offensive line coach, who has spent 21 seasons mentoring the position group at the collegiate level.
Clements has a track record of being one of the top offensive line coaches in the country. From 2010-20, he was part of nine offenses that ranked among the top 13 in the country including three straight No. 1-ranked units from 2013-15 at Baylor. He came to Carolina after spending the previous two years at North Texas.
In his first season at UNC, Clements mentored an offensive line that led the way for one of the nation’s most dynamic offensive attacks. The Heels racked up 491.2 total yards per game, which ranked seventh nationally and first in the ACC, and 192.1 rushing yards per game, which was good for 19th nationally and third in the league. Clements mentored three Tar Heels who earned All-ACC recognition in Corey Gaynor, Willie Lampkin and Spencer Rolland.
During the 2022 season, Clements’ unit was one of the toughest in the country, running a scheme similar to the UNC attack. The Mean Green offensive line paved the way for 201.7 rushing yards per game, which ranked 24th nationally and second in Conference USA. The group ranked ninth nationally in both sacks and tackles-for-loss allowed, giving up just 11 sacks all season and four TFL per game. As a result, UNT averaged 33.9 points per game and 453.8 yards per game, which ranked 29th and 20th nationally, respectively.
In Clements’ first season with UNT, he worked as a volunteer coach with the offensive line. That unit helped the Mean Green rush for 233.5 yards per game, which ranked fifth nationally and first in the conference. The group also finished the year ranked 10th nationally in sacks allowed and 21st in tackles-for-loss allowed.
In 2020, Clements served as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Ole Miss. While in Oxford, the Rebels paced the SEC in total offense (555.5 ypg) and broke the conference record for total offense in conference play (562.4 ypg). Clements’ unit paved the way for Ole Miss to score 39.2 points per game, which ranked 14th nationally, and run for 210.6 yards per game, which ranked 26th nationally and first in the SEC.
Clements spent one year as the offensive line coach at Florida St. in 2019 and one year at Houston in 2018. During the ’18 season in Houston, the Cougars averaged 43.9 points per game, ranking fifth in the nation, and 512.3 yards of total offense, the seventh-highest total in the FBS. Clements unit blocked for 217.1 rushing yards per game, which ranked 24th nationally. He spent 2017 at NAIA Southeastern University leading the offensive line as the unit scored 55.1 ppg and averaged 557.4 ypg.
A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Clements served as offensive line coach at Baylor from 2008-16, holding the co-offensive coordinator title from 2008-11 and serving as run game coordinator from 2012-16. He produced the Big 12's Offensive Lineman of the Year four straight seasons from 2012-15 and mentored eight NFL Draft picks, including No. 2 overall pick Jason Smith in 2009 and first-round pick Danny Watkins in 2011.
Clements helped elevate the Baylor program to historic heights, including back-to-back Big 12 championships, behind a record-setting offense. While with the Bears, he coached linemen who earned a combined 13 All-Big 12 accolades and six All-America recognitions, including three unanimous selections.
The Bears led the nation in both total offense and scoring for three consecutive years from 2013-15, becoming only the second team in FBS history to accomplish that feat and the first since BYU from 1979-81.
Prior to Baylor, Clements spent five seasons at Houston from 2003-07. The UH offense was consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most prolific. The Cougars ranked No. 4 nationally in total offense (513.2) in 2007, boasted the country’s No. 6 offense (446.1 ypg) in 2006 en route to a Conference USA title. The 2004 offense finished the year No. 12 (458.3 ypg) in FBS.
Clements went to Houston after 12 highly successful seasons at Stephenville (Texas) High School, where he served as offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and head power lifting coach.
As a player, Clements earned all-conference honors at Tyler Junior College before transferring to Stephen F. Austin. While there, he played on the Lumberjacks’ 1988 team which went 10-2 and reached the I-AA quarterfinals. He began his coaching career at SFA as a student assistant (1986-87) and then later received his bachelor’s degree in education from SFA in 1989.
We are going to be "pass first"...a pass happy offense. I played defensive back in high school, I loved it when the offense passed the ball because I might be in the action. But I can tell you from experience, defensive players do not want to stay on the field for long. We appreciated it when our offense was making first downs and eating the clock.
It's interesting.
Ricker has been at TCU since 2021. In '21 and '22 they ranked 29th and 25th nationally in rushing yards per game. Briles arrived in '23 and they dropped to 66th, then 112th in 2024 and 87th this year.
At Arkansas, they were 76th nationally in 2020, 9th in 2021 and 5th in 2022. Sanders really blew up while he was there, rushing for almost 1,500 yards in 2022. In 2021, they had a 4-headed monster with 4 backs topping 500 yards rushing.
Based on his Arkansas #s, Briles is certainly capable of orchestrating an offense that runs the ball. Don't really know why TCU has struggled in that way, unless they just don't have good backs.
Briles had two top 10 rushing attacks in his 3 years at Arkansas.
Looking at the numbers, without knowing the details of TCU and Arkansas, it seems Briles adjusts his offense to what he has to work with. If he has throw for a ton of yards, he will. If they can run successfully, he will.
The Arkansas rushing numbers are more encouraging. Hopefully, Beamer is smart enough to tell Briles to emphasize running the ball.
Thanks for the correction. He was reported as the TCU oline coach on the podcast I was listening to so just passing along what I heard.
That is the most encouraging thing. I was slightly concerned looking into the TCU numbers, and how their fans are reacting. I am less so once you add in the Arkansas numbers.