Joey Halzle
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 Halzle in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Tennessee |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 29, 1986 |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma (2008) |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2008 | Oklahoma |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009–2011 | Oklahoma (QC) |
| 2012–2014 | Oklahoma (GA) |
| 2015 | Utah State (OA/asst. QB) |
| 2016 | Missouri (OA/asst.QB) |
| 2019 | UCF (OA/asst.QB) |
| 2020 | UCF (QB) |
| 2021–2022 | Tennessee (QB) |
| 2023–present | Tennessee (OC/QB) |
Joey Halzle (born January 29, 1986) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee.
Early life
[edit]Hazle grew up in Oak Park, California and attended Oaks Christian High School. He committed to play college football at Oklahoma.[1]
College career
[edit]In his three years at Oklahoma, he played in 21 games, completing 53 of his 83 passes for 640 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions.[2][3]
Coaching career
[edit]Halzle spent the first five years at Oklahoma as a quality control coach and a graduate assistant. From there he would become Utah State's assistant QB coach for one year. From there he moved on to Missouri for one year as their assistant QB Coach.[4] He returned to coaching in 2019, spending one year at UCF as an offensive assistant.[5] In the following season, UCF promoted Halzle to be their QB coach. As the QB coach for UCF, he helped quarterback Dillon Gabriel have a stellar year, completing 248 of his 413 passes for 3570 yards and 32 touchdowns, with only four interceptions.[6][7] After his stint with UCF, he would be hired as the QB Coach at Tennessee.[8][9] After coaching the QB position for two years, including helping Hendon Hooker enjoy a breakout year in 2022, and after he helped Tennessee win the 2022 Orange Bowl, Halzle was promoted to be Tennessee's offensive coordinator for the 2023 season.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joey Halzle, Oklahoma, Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Joey Halzle Stats". Football Database. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Joey Halzle". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "JOEY HALZLE". Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "JOEY HALZLE". UCF Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Ray, Matt. "A Look at Tennessee's New QB Coach Joey Halzle". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Brian. "UCF Names New QBs Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinators". Black and Gold Banneret. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "New Tennessee football coach Heupel brings 3 UCF assistants". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Young, Mason. "OU football: Former Sooner quarterback Joey Halzle hired by Josh Heupel as Tennessee quarterbacks coach". OU Daily. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Thamel, Pete. "Tennessee promotes QB coach Joey Halzle to offensive coordinator". ESPN. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ Sparks, Adam. "New Tennessee offensive coordinator Joey Halzle got big raise, extension before Orange Bowl". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1986 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- Oklahoma Sooners football players
- Oklahoma Sooners football coaches
- Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
- Utah State Aggies football coaches
- Missouri Tigers football coaches
- UCF Knights football coaches
- Tennessee Volunteers football coaches
- Coaches of American football from California
- Players of American football from Huntington Beach, California
- Oaks Christian School alumni