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When Navy football coach Brian Newberry announced a change at offensive coordinator after the 2023 college football season, the Midshipmen’s coach was looking for a new voice and spark for his offense.
He seems to have found one in first-year offensive coordinator Drew Cronic.
Cronic — a college football journeyman, who has served in various roles throughout all levels of college football — had the Midshipmen’s offense firing on all cylinders in Navy’s 31-13 win in the Army-Navy Game. He’s become one of the more talked-up assistant coach names within the sport as fans and media look to fill vacant positions — present and future (which, in hindsight, shows Newberry’s hire was a strong one).
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On Friday, Cronic will try to guide the Navy offense led by quarterback Blake Horvath to another feat that hasn’t been met in recent years: a bowl game win. The Midshipmen (9-3) are set to take on Oklahoma (6-6) at noon ET Friday in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas — their first bowl game since the 2019 season.
Here’s what you need to know about Cronic:
Who is Drew Cronic?
Cronic is the first-year offensive coordinator at Navy and one of the top offensive and innovative minds in college football.
He joined Newberry’s staff last offseason after four seasons serving as the head coach at FCS-level Mercer. He played collegiately at Georgia, where he spent time at wide receiver and on special teams. He was part of the Bulldogs’ 1995 Peach Bowl and 1997 Outback Bowl teams.
After one season as a graduate assistant at West Georgia, Cronic started his coaching career in full in 1999 as an assistant coach at James Madison, where he helped the Dukes to an Atlantic 10 championship and FCS playoff berth in his first season as a receivers coach. He then…
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Publish date : 2024-12-27 10:11:00
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