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Tim Lester got reacquainted with his former college teammate Matt LaFleur in 2023 when he joined the Green Bay Packers staff.
He got to be around the Packers’ offensive-minded coach and see a young offense flourish led by Jordan Love and a young crop of pass catchers fresh out of college blossom.
Now, Lester is heading back to the college game with a big challenge on his hands. He is set to be Iowa’s next offensive coordinator, as reported by ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and confirmed by the Des Moines Register.
At Iowa, Lester will be tasked with revitalizing one of the nation’s worst offenses in recent years.
Here’s what we know.
Sources: Iowa is expected to hire Tim Lester, the former Western Michigan coach, as offensive coordinator. Lester spent the 2023 season as a Green Bay Packers analyst, and was set to take the OC job at Troy. Iowa also strongly considered former Duke OC Kevin Johns, per sources.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) January 28, 2024
Who is Tim Lester? What to know about coaching career at Western Michigan
Lester has been in the coaching ranks at all levels, from high school to college to most recently in the NFL.
Before coming to Green Bay, he was the head coach at Western Michigan, his alma mater. The Wheaton, Illinois, native took over for P.J. Fleck in 2017, after he left to become the head coach at Minnesota.
Lester knew the Broncos well. He was a four-year starting quarterback at Western Michigan and rewrote the passing record books. He’s still ranked third all-time in passing yards and has four of the top 19 passing seasons in Western Michigan history. After his final season in 1999, he was ranked fourth all-time in passing yards and sixth in TD passes in NCAA FBS history.
The 2011 inductee to the Western Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame coached the Broncos for six seasons and finished with a 37-32…
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Author : Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-01-29 21:22:12
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