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Daniel Chavkin

Former NFL Head Coach Returns to College Roots as Coordinator

Boise State is hiring former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter as offensive coordinator, Jay Tust of KTVB in Idaho first reported and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde confirmed.

Koetter is a veteran coach in both college and the NFL, spending time as either a head coach or offensive coordinator for 35 years. He is most known for his time in the NFL, leading Tampa Bay from 2016 to ’18 after nine years as an offensive coordinator for three NFL teams.

Koetter previously spent three years as Boise State’s head coach between 1998 and ’00, and returned to the school as an offensive analyst and eventual interim offensive coordinator in 2022. He’s also been the head coach at Arizona State.

Former Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter will be Boise State's new offensive coordinator.

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The Broncos enter 2024 with a new head coach, as Spencer Danielson takes over after finishing last year as the interim head coach. The former Boise State defensive coordinator went 3–1 as the interim coach last season, including wins in the Mountain West championship and in the LA Bowl.

Danielson comes from a defensive background, so he will task Koetter to run an offense that includes new quarterback Malachi Nelson, a former top recruit who transferred to Boise following one season at USC.

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