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Ben Arbuckle
Current position
TitleOffensive coordinator
TeamWashington State
ConferencePac-12
Biographical details
Born (1995-09-15) September 15, 1995 (age 29)
Wichita Falls, Texas
Playing career
2016–2017West Texas A&M
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2018–2019Houston Baptist (QC)
2020Seminole HS (TX) (OC/QB)
2021Western Kentucky (OQC)
2022Western Kentucky (co-OC/QB)
2023–presentWashington State (OC/QB)

Ben Arbuckle (born September 15, 1995) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator for Washington State University, a position he has held since 2023.

Playing career

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Arbuckle grew up in Canadian, Texas and attended Canadian High School.[1] He became Canadian's starting quarterback going into his junior season.[2] Arbuckle passed for over 7,500 yards and with 95 touchdown passes during his high school career.[3]

Arbuckle originally intended to play college football at UTSA, but decided to step away from the game.[4] He later enrolled at West Texas A&M University and joined the West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team after a two year hiatus from the sport.[3] Arbuckle started seven games as a junior and passed for 1,241 yards and 15 touchdowns.[5] He competed for the Buffaloes' starting quarterback job going into his senior season, but was not named the starter.[6]

Coaching career

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Arbuckle began his coaching career as an offensive quality control assistant at Houston Baptist University. He spent two years at that position. Arbuckle worked with Zach Kittley to coach Bailey Zappe and the rest of the Houston Baptist offense. Arbuckle was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Seminole High School in Seminole, Texas, in the summer of 2020.[7]

Western Kentucky

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In 2021, Arbuckle was hired as a quality control coach at Western Kentucky University (WKU) by former Houston Baptist offensive coordinator Zach Kittley. Arbuckle was promoted to quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator after Kittley left at the end of the 2021 to become the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech.[8] Arbuckle was promoted to quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator after Kittley left at the end of the 2021 to become the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech.[8] Western Kentucky's offense finished sixth nationally in yards per game, first in total passing yards, and 15th in points per game with Arbuckle as the primary play caller in 2022.[9]

Washington State

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Arbuckle was hired as the offensive coordinator at Washington State in January 2023.[10] At 27, he was the youngest Power 5 primary coordinator in the country at the time of the hire.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "The kid can coach". The Canadian Record. January 6, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Canadian QB shines in spotlight". Amarillo Globe-News. December 5, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Russell: Will brotherly love take a backseat in rivalry?". Times Record News. October 18, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Area stars get chance to display talents". Amarillo Globe-News. July 22, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Buffs open spring football under first-year coach Hunter Hughes". Amarillo Globe-News. March 25, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Atwell, Amanda (August 25, 2017). "WTAMU names starting quarterback prior to final scrimmage". ABC7Amarillo.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Arbuckle 'looking forward to giving Tops' fans a lot of what they saw this year'". Bowling Green Daily News. December 20, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Helton announces staff changes for 2022 season". Bowling Green Daily News. December 9, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 College Football Team Total Offense Stats". ESPN.
  10. ^ "WSU Cougars announce hiring of offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle". The Seattle Times. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 27, 2022). "Washington State set to hire Ben Arbuckle as OC, source says". Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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