Mike Yurcich
Current position | |
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Title | Offensive coordinator |
Team | Youngstown State |
Conference | MVFC |
Biographical details | |
Born | Euclid, Ohio, U.S. | November 5, 1975
Alma mater | California University of Pennsylvania (1999) Indiana University Bloomington (2004) |
Playing career | |
1996–1998 | California (PA) |
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) |
2021–2023 | Penn State (OC/QB) |
2025–present | Youngstown State (OC) |
Mike Yurcich (born November 5, 1975) is an American football coach who serves as offensive coordinator at Youngstown State. Prior to going to Youngstown State, he was the offensive coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin in 2020 and at Penn State University from 2021 to 2023. He was the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the Ohio State University for the 2019 season.[1] Yurcich was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State University from 2013 to 2018.[2] He was previously the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Saint Francis, Edinboro, and Shippensburg. Yurcich also spent time at Indiana as a graduate assistant.
Some of the prominent players Yurcich has helped develop include Trevor Harris, Zach Zulli, J. W. Walsh, Mason Rudolph, Taylor Cornelius, Justin Fields, Sam Ehlinger, Sean Clifford, and Drew Allar.
Personal life
[edit]Yurcich earned a degree in psychology at California University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in education from St. Francis, where he picked up a school counseling license.[3]
Playing career
[edit]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.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]On January 8, 2021, Yurcich was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Penn State.[4]
Yurcich (YER-sitch), has 22 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 15 as an offensive coordinator, joins the Nittany Lions after spending the 2020 season at Texas as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In his career as an FBS offensive coordinator, Yurcich's offenses have averaged 6.49 yards per play, which ranks first among OC's since 2013 and 14.03 yards per completion, which is first among Power Five OC's in that timeframe. Since 2013, Yurcich's offenses have scored 50 or more points 26 times and 40 or more points 51 times (50 percent of games coached), both of which are tops among FBS offensive coordinators since 2013. His teams average 61.5 touchdowns per year.[5] In November 2023, after a loss to the University of Michigan, Yurcich was fired as Penn State's Offensive Coordinator. Yurcich was in his third season with the program. [6]
On January 7, 2025, Yurcich was hired as the offensive coordinator for the Youngstown State Penguins.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Texas hires Ohio State's Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator". Espn.com. December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 28, 2017). "How Mike Gundy found his offensive coordinator on the internet". ESPN.com.
- ^ a b "Mike Yurcich - Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks - Football Coaches".
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (January 8, 2021). "Penn State hires Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator to replace Kirk Ciarrocca". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Yurcich - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks - Staff Directory".
- ^ "Penn State football fires offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich, per sources".
- ^ Pickel, Greg (January 7, 2025). "Former Penn State OC Mike Yurcich has a new job". On3.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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[edit]- 1975 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- California Vulcans football players
- Coaches of American football from Ohio
- Edinboro Fighting Scots football coaches
- Indiana Hoosiers football coaches
- Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
- Oklahoma State Cowboys football coaches
- Penn State Nittany Lions football coaches
- Players of American football from Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Saint Francis Cougars football coaches
- Shippensburg Raiders football coaches
- Texas Longhorns football coaches
- Youngstown State Penguins football coaches
- Sportspeople from Euclid, Ohio