Billy Fessler
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive Analyst |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 6, 1995 Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 2014–2017 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2018 | Slippery Rock (GA) |
| 2019 | Mississippi State (GA) |
| 2020–2021 | Ohio State (GA) |
| 2022 | Akron (QB) |
| 2023 | Akron (OC/QB) |
| 2024–2024 | UCLA (QB) |
| 2024-Present | Ohio State (Analyst) |
Billy Fessler (born August 6, 1995) is an American football coach who currently is an offensive analyst for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life
[edit]Fessler grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania and attended Erie Cathedral Prep. He lettered in football all four years, completing 199 of his 364 passing attempts for 3,606 yards and 47 touchdowns to only 13 interceptions. He also added 407 yards and ten touchdowns on the ground.[1] He also lettered in baseball for one year batting .350 with 10 runs batted in (RBI) in 12 games.[2] Fessler would decide to walk on to play college football at Penn State.[3]
College career
[edit]Fessler was redshirted in his first season at Penn State and he did not see any playing time in his second season.[4] In Fessler's third season, he made his collegiate debut against Indiana as a holder. He played in four games that year.[5] In Fessler's fourth season, he played in all 13 games, primarily as the holder. However, he would get his one and only career completion to Jonathan Holland for 8 yards.[5]
Coaching career
[edit]Fessler started his coaching career at Slippery Rock where he would serve as a graduate assistant and a running backs coach for one year.[6] From there he was hired as a graduate assistant for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, where he would also coach for one year.[7] He was then hired as an offensive graduate assistant at Ohio State.[8][9] Fessler coached with the Buckeyes for two seasons, helping them rank at the top of many major passing stats and help the achieve two Heisman Trophy finalists in Justin Fields and C. J. Stroud.[10] Fessler's next coaching job would come as the quarterback's coach for the Akron Zips.[11] On January 12, 2023, Fessler was promoted to be Akron's offensive coordinator while still coaching the quarterbacks.[12][13] On January 10, 2024, Fessler was hired by the UCLA Bruins to be the team's quarterback's coach.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Billy Fessler's Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Billy Fessler's Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Hockensmith, Dustin (March 21, 2014). "Erie Cathedral Prep quarterback Billy Fessler will walk on at Penn State, school says". Penn Live. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Only Billy Fessler Until Penn State Football". Black Shoe Diaries. August 18, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Billy Fessler". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "BILLY FESSLER". Slippery Rock Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Hill, Ellisa (January 13, 2019). "Penn State Football Grad Billy Fessler Joins Joe Moorhead's Mississippi State Coaching Staff". Onward State. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Means, Stephen (January 30, 2020). "Billy Fessler joins Ohio State football's coaching staff: Buckeye Breakfast". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Cathedral Prep grad Billy Fessler hired as Ohio State assistant". Erie Times News. February 2, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Billy Fessler". Akron Zips Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Reilly, Josh (February 13, 2022). "After time with Ohio State, Billy Fessler joins Akron in bigger role as quarterbacks coach". Erie Times News. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Allen, Zach (January 12, 2023). "Former Penn State quarterback Billy Fessler named Akron's offensive coordinator on Joe Moorhead's staff". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ McGuire, Kevin (January 12, 2023). "Former Penn State QB gets promotion on Joe Moorhead's staff at Akron". USA Today. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Samra, Steve (January 10, 2024). "Report: UCLA hiring Akron OC Billy Fessler as QB coach". On3.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1995 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Slippery Rock football players
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches
- Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
- Akron Zips football coaches
- UCLA Bruins football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Erie, Pennsylvania