Kade Bell (born February 19, 1993) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Pittsburgh.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Pittsburgh |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 19, 1993 Gainesville, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 2011–2015 | Jacksonville |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016 | Valdosta State (GA) |
| 2017 | Valdosta State (PGC/QB) |
| 2018 | Valdosta State (OC/QB) |
| 2019 | South Florida (OA) |
| 2020 | Tusculum (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2021–2023 | Western Carolina (OC/QB) |
| 2024–present | Pittsburgh (OC/QB) |
Playing career
editBell played quarterback at Jacksonville from 2011 to 2015, under his father Kerwin Bell.[1] In his junior year, he was named to the All-Pioneer Football League first team after throwing for 3,181 yards with 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.[2]
Coaching career
editBell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under his father at Valdosta State in 2016. He was promoted to offensive passing game coordinator in 2017, taking over play-calling duties from his father midway through the season and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018.[3] Under Bell, Valdosta State broke the NCAA Division II record for most points scored in a season as they won the NCAA Division II national championship.[4]
Bell joined his father at South Florida as an offensive analyst in 2019, but wanted to get back into an on-coaching role and joined the coaching staff at Tusculum in 2020 as the associate head coach and offensive coordinator.[5]
Bell was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Western Carolina in 2021, working under his father once again. In his final season with Western Carolina, the Catamounts had a top-10 offense, averaging 37.6 points per game.[6]
Pittsburgh
editBell was named the offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh on December 10, 2023.[4][6]
References
edit- ^ Elliott, Jeff. "Fleming Island QB Kade Bell commits to JU". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Five Dolphins on All-PFL first team". Jacksonville University Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Frenette, Gene. "Bell rebounds from JU divorce, leads Valdosta St. back to prominence". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Pat Narduzzi Taps Kade Bell as Pitt Offensive Coordinator". Pitt Panthers Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Hiles, Noah. "'This guy is gonna do his thing': Past collaborators give a peek into new Pitt OC Kade Bell's philosophy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Baumgartner, Blake. "Pitt names Western Carolina's Kade Bell as offensive coordinator". ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2024.