Utah Names Chow Offensive Coordinator

Filed under: Utah, Pac 10, Coaching

Norm Chow is returning to his roots.

Chow, one of the best offensive minds in football, has been named Utah's offensive coordinator, according to a release by the school. Chow's name had been mentioned with Utah for the past couple weeks, but Chow and UCLA, his last employer, had not quite parted ways until this weekend.

Both Utah and UCLA will compete in the Pac-12 South beginning this fall.

"Adding Norm Chow to our offensive staff was an opportunity that we couldn't pass up," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "Norm is widely considered one of the top offensive coordinators in the country and his experience at both USC and UCLA will aid us in our transition into the Pac-12 conference."

Chow lettered for Utah as an offensive lineman from 1965-67. He started two seasons and earned first-team all-Western Athletic Conference honors as a senior.

Chow, who has 35 years of NCAA assistant experience, has coached for three national championship teams (BYU 1984; USC 2003 and 2004), and tutored three Heisman Trophy winners (Ty Detmer, BYU; Carson Palmer, USC; Matt Leinart, USC).

Chow also spent three years in the NFL as the offensive coordinator with the Tennessee Titans. He helped quarterback Vince Young become only the second quarterback to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.

As offensive coordinator for UCLA, the Bruins made a rocky transition to the pistol offense this year with mixed results. The Bruins ranked 100th nationally in total offense, averaging 316.67 yards per game and 104th in scoring offense with 20.17 points per game. During his three seasons with the Bruins, Chow's offenses have never been better than 88th nationally.

 

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