Raiders expected to name Kliff Kingsbury offensive coordinator

Kliff Kingsbury was expected to take the Raiders offensive coordinator job until he wasn’t

It looks like the Raiders have their choice for offensive coordinator. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter the Raiders are expected to name USC assistant Kliff Kingsbury their next OC.

Kingsbury is most well known for his “Air Raid” offense, which he ran as head coach at Texas Tech, and leading to Patrick Mahomes becoming a top ten NFL draft pick. That also means Mahomes will face his former head coach twice a year.

Kingsbury took the Cardinals job in in 2019 and spent four years in Arizona, but just once finishing with a winning record (11-6 in 2020). Two of those four year, the Cardinals offense was ranked in the top ten (2020-21).

Though Kingsbury called all the plays in Arizona, this will be the first time in Kinsbury’s career he’s been an offensive coordinator at the NFL level. The last time he commanded the offense alone was his first year at Texas Tech in 2012. Prior to that he was the OC for University of Houston for two seasons.

UPDATE: Schefter is now reporting that Kingsbury has withdrawn his name from consideration for the job.