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TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 08: Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen walks off the field after the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Raymond James Stadium on December 08, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to hire Liam Coen as their next head coach.
It’s been a wild 48 hours for the Jaguars and their head coaching search, which included losing out on Coen on Wednesday and then firing general manager Trent Baalke, only to then restart conversations with Coen about the vacancy.
With that said, however we got here, the Jaguars did get their guy. From early in the week it became clear that Coen was the front-runner for this role
Let’s get to know the next Jaguars’ head coach with three things you need to know:
Coen’s coaching background
The 2024 season was Coen’s first as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator. Before that, he was the Kentucky offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2023, and the LA Rams offensive coordinator in 2022, in non-play calling role with Sean McVay in charge of that.
Going back further, Coen was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kentucky in 2021 and the Rams assistant quarterbacks coach in 2020, while holding the assistant wide receivers title from 2018-2019.
From 2010-2017, Coen held various coaching roles at the college level. His offensive background is rooted in working with the quarterback position.
The 2024 Bucs’ offense
In Coen’s first season in charge of the offense, the Bucs’ found a ton of success. Overall, they were a playoff team, but they accomplished something that no other team in football did, finishing the regular season ranked top-five in scoring, rushing yards per game and passing yards per game.
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Author : Jaguars Wire
Publish date : 2025-01-24 11:50:00
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