Let's take a look at the offensive coaching staff.
HC/Play Caller -- Skip Holtz (8th season)
-- Holtz is 56-36 in his career at La Tech, he's 36-17 against Conference USA competition.
-- Holtz took over the play calling duties in 2014.
-- National Rank in Scoring w/ Holtz calling Plays:
2014 -- 14th
2015 -- 19th
2016 -- 2nd
2017 -- 49th
2018 -- 97th
2019 -- 36th
OC/QBs Coach -- Joe Sloan (8th season)
-- Sloan is the longest tenured assistant on the staff, having come to Louisiana Tech from South Florida in 2013 with Skip Holtz.
-- Sloan was the Co-OC in 2019, and will be the full-time OC in 2020. He was promoted to assistant HC in 2015.
-- Sloan also coaching inside WRs from 2013-2019.
-- Under Sloan's guidance, Trent Taylor finished his career with 327 catches for 4,179 yards.
-- Dynamic recuiter, has been the recruiting coordinator since 2014.
OL Coach -- Robert McFarland (6th season)
-- Through his first 5 seasons, McFarland has coached 8 All-Conference USA selections (first or second team).
-- In 5 seasons, McFarland's OL has paved the way for 4 1,000-yard rushers
-- In 5 seasons, McFarland's OL has protected Jeff Driskel (C-USA Newcomer of the Year), Ryan Higgins (2016 C-USA MVP), and J'Mar Smith (2019 C-USA Offensive Player of the Year)
-- Prior to La Tech, McFarland was the OC at Co-Lin, OC at Iowa State, HC at SFA, OL coach at East Carolina, and OC at Central Florida
RB Coach -- Brock Hays (2nd season)
-- In Hays first season as RB coach, Justin Henderson became the 13th RB in program history to rush for 1,000 yards
-- Hays was the TE coach at Southern Miss in 2018, and was previously the RB coach at Nicholls State in 2016-2017. Hays also spent one season at LA College in 2015
-- Dynamic recruiter with strong ties to the New Orleans area, an area that Tech has really placed an emphasis on since he was hired
Outside WRs Coach -- John Allen (1st season)
-- Allen will be in his first season as the outside WRs coach at La Tech in 2020
-- He spent the previous 2 seasons at ODU
-- He coached two 1,000-yard WRs in the same season in 2018 in Jonathan Duhard and Travis Fulgham
-- Known as an incredible teacher
-- Previously has spent time as the OC at Delaware, HC at D2 Lock Haven (Pa), player development coordinator at Penn State, and one year as HC in NFL Europe
Inside WRs Coach -- Trey Holtz (1st season)
-- Louisiana Tech will be Holtz's first full-time coaching position
-- Holtz spent the previous 3 seasons at Ohio State where he worked with the RBs and TEs primarily
-- Holtz played at Texas from 2012-2016
Confidence in the offensive coaching staff that Skip Holtz has put together for the 2020 season? 1-10?
HC/Play Caller -- Skip Holtz (8th season)
-- Holtz is 56-36 in his career at La Tech, he's 36-17 against Conference USA competition.
-- Holtz took over the play calling duties in 2014.
-- National Rank in Scoring w/ Holtz calling Plays:
2014 -- 14th
2015 -- 19th
2016 -- 2nd
2017 -- 49th
2018 -- 97th
2019 -- 36th
OC/QBs Coach -- Joe Sloan (8th season)
-- Sloan is the longest tenured assistant on the staff, having come to Louisiana Tech from South Florida in 2013 with Skip Holtz.
-- Sloan was the Co-OC in 2019, and will be the full-time OC in 2020. He was promoted to assistant HC in 2015.
-- Sloan also coaching inside WRs from 2013-2019.
-- Under Sloan's guidance, Trent Taylor finished his career with 327 catches for 4,179 yards.
-- Dynamic recuiter, has been the recruiting coordinator since 2014.
OL Coach -- Robert McFarland (6th season)
-- Through his first 5 seasons, McFarland has coached 8 All-Conference USA selections (first or second team).
-- In 5 seasons, McFarland's OL has paved the way for 4 1,000-yard rushers
-- In 5 seasons, McFarland's OL has protected Jeff Driskel (C-USA Newcomer of the Year), Ryan Higgins (2016 C-USA MVP), and J'Mar Smith (2019 C-USA Offensive Player of the Year)
-- Prior to La Tech, McFarland was the OC at Co-Lin, OC at Iowa State, HC at SFA, OL coach at East Carolina, and OC at Central Florida
RB Coach -- Brock Hays (2nd season)
-- In Hays first season as RB coach, Justin Henderson became the 13th RB in program history to rush for 1,000 yards
-- Hays was the TE coach at Southern Miss in 2018, and was previously the RB coach at Nicholls State in 2016-2017. Hays also spent one season at LA College in 2015
-- Dynamic recruiter with strong ties to the New Orleans area, an area that Tech has really placed an emphasis on since he was hired
Outside WRs Coach -- John Allen (1st season)
-- Allen will be in his first season as the outside WRs coach at La Tech in 2020
-- He spent the previous 2 seasons at ODU
-- He coached two 1,000-yard WRs in the same season in 2018 in Jonathan Duhard and Travis Fulgham
-- Known as an incredible teacher
-- Previously has spent time as the OC at Delaware, HC at D2 Lock Haven (Pa), player development coordinator at Penn State, and one year as HC in NFL Europe
Inside WRs Coach -- Trey Holtz (1st season)
-- Louisiana Tech will be Holtz's first full-time coaching position
-- Holtz spent the previous 3 seasons at Ohio State where he worked with the RBs and TEs primarily
-- Holtz played at Texas from 2012-2016
Confidence in the offensive coaching staff that Skip Holtz has put together for the 2020 season? 1-10?
