Former Tennessee assistant Joe Osovet wins first game at Heritage in 2023.
Heritage High School (1-1) defeated South-Doyle High School, 30-20, Friday at Billy K. Nicely Memorial Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Joe Osovet enters his second season as Heritage’s head coach.
Osovet served as tight ends coach for the Vols in 2020. He also served as Tennessee’s Director of Player Development (2018) and Director of Football Programming (2019).
Osovet guided Heritage to a 4-6 record in 2022, the school’s best season since 2017 (3-7).
He inherited Heritage’s program with a 0-10 record in 2021.
Heritage will next play Aug. 31 William Blount High School in Maryville, Tennessee. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT.
In 2001, Osovet created a scheme called a manipulation within his Bolt offense at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York.
Twenty-plus years later, manipulation plays are executed throughout the sport and are known as RPOs.
Osovet has guided the Mountaineers to a 4-5 (2-2 Region 2-5A) record in 2022 and is in position for a TSSAA Class 5A playoff berth.
Heritage hosts Halls High School (Knoxville, Tennessee) Friday. A win against Halls (1-8, 1-3) would clinch a playoff berth for Heritage.
Heritage (5-6) last made the playoffs in 2016. The Mountaineers also made the playoffs in 2015, going 3-8.
Osovet replaced Tim Hammontee at Heritage. Heritage recorded an 0-10 season in 2021 after finishing 2-8 (2020) and 0-10 (2019).
Osovet served as the Vols’ tight ends coach under head coach Jeremy Pruitt. He served as Tennessee’s Director of Player Development (2018) and Director of Football Programming (2019).
Former Vols’ assistant Joe Osovet wins first game as head coach with Heritage.
Former University of Tennessee assistant coach Joe Osovet earned his first victory as Heritage High School’s (Maryville, Tennessee) head coach Friday.
The Mountaineers (1-2, 1-0 Region 2-5A) forced five turnovers in a 45-21 win against Cocke County.
Friday’s victory ended a 17-game losing streak for the Mountaineers. It was Heritage’s first win since Sept. 25, 2020.
Osovet served as the Vols’ tight ends coach in 2020 under head coach Jeremy Pruitt. He also served as Tennessee’s Director of Player Development (2018) and Director of Football Programming (2019).
Osovet served as head coach of Nassau Community College (2013-15) and at ASA College (2016-17) before arriving at Tennessee.
Dawson will serve as Heritage’s co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach.
Dawson served as a defensive undergraduate assistant at Tennessee from 2019-20. He was a safeties coach in 2021 at Powell High School in Powell, Tennessee.
With the Vols, Osovet served as director of player development (2018) and director of football programming (2019). He was tight ends coach for Tennessee in 2020.
Osovet served as head coach at Nassau Community College from 2013-15. He was hired as head coach at ASA College from 2016-17 before joining the Southeastern Conference at Tennessee.
Former Tennessee assistant Joe Osovet named Heritage head coach.
Former Tennessee assistant Joe Osovet has been named head coach at Heritage High School in Maryville, Tennessee.
Heritage High School told Vols Wire Osovet will be introduced in the theatre at 2:30 p.m. EST on Thursday.
With the Vols, Osovet served as director of player development (2018) and director of football programming (2019). He was tight ends coach for Tennessee in 2020.
In 2001, Joe Osovet started running an offensive scheme called a manipulation within his Bolt offense at Nassau Community College in New York.
Twenty-plus years later, manipulation plays are executed throughout the sport and are known as RPOs.
Osovet became head coach at Nassau Community College from 2013-15. He was hired as head coach at ASA College from 2016-17 before joining the Southeastern Conference at Tennessee.
In 2001, Joe Osovet started running an offensive scheme called a manipulation within his Bolt offense at Nassau Community College in New York.
20 years later, manipulation plays are executed throughout the sport, as they are known as RPOs.
Osovet later became head coach at Nassau Community College from 2013-15. He then was hired as head coach at ASA College from 2016-17 before joining the Southeastern Conference in an off-field role at Tennessee.
With the Vols, Osovet served as Director of Player Development (2018) and Director of Football Programming (2019). He was tight ends coach for Tennessee in 2020.
“When I took over as the OC at Nassau, we were always a hard-nosed, pro-style offense, run the ball down your throat,” Osovet said. “We got to a point where we were seeing so much loaded boxes.
“I figured lets spread things out and we can still maintain our power run game, but now when people start adding that eighth and ninth defender in the box, we’ll be able to do some type of manipulation of them.”
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Osovet’s Bolt offense features various formations that can manipulate a defense. The offense is a physical uptempo brand in pistol looks.
His offense showcases a double-stack in 10-personnel, a double stack extend in 10-personnel with wide receivers from numbers to numbers.
2×2 sets are also used with wide receivers typically around four yards apart.
Tiger packages feature 3×1 sets that can provide a two-stack at times.
A down-the-field passing game also places stress on defenses with looks in Hooters, Motorboat, Sting and Sail.
Osovet is also creative in the red zone and uses a yo-yo motion to manipulate defenders to find the end zone.
The entire show with Osovet can be listened to here or below. Valdosta head coach Rush Propst also joined the show and discussed implementing a power Air Raid scheme at the same time Osovet began his Bolt offense. (Note: Propst was in a static reception area during his part of the show).
Josh Heupel was hired as Tennessee’s head coach on Jan. 27.
Josh Heupel was hired as Tennessee’s head coach on Jan. 27.
Heupel replaces Jeremy Pruitt who was relieved of his duties for cause last month.
Tight ends coach Joe Osovet’s contract ran through Jan. 31, 2022 with Tennessee.
Vols Wire was informed that Osovet is no longer coaching at Tennessee as he is not being retained.
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Osovet has a long history of offensive success in his career.
He came to Tennessee in Feb. 2018 from ASA College where he served as head coach. Osovet served as head coach at Nassau CC (2013-15) before arriving at ASA College from 2016-17.
Osovet is known as the RPO innovator.
In 2001, he started running an offensive scheme called a manipulation.
The scheme is used to manipulate defenders and is now the face of offenses throughout the sport. The plays are now referenced as RPOs.
Pruitt will also fill an open position after relieving Jimmy Brumbaugh of his duties coaching Tennessee’s defensive line following Week 4 this season.
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Osovet has a long history of offensive success in his career and can help Tennessee from a quarterback standpoint during the remainder of this season or in preparation for next.
The current UT tight ends coach came to Tennessee in Feb. 2018 from ASA College where he served as head coach. Osovet served as head coach at Nassau CC (2013-15) before arriving at ASA College from 2016-17.
Osovet is known as the RPO innovator.
In 2001, he started running an offensive scheme called a manipulation.
19 years later, the scheme used to manipulate defenders is the face of offenses throughout the sport of football, as they are now referenced as RPOs.
With the amount of expired contracts and positions to fill following the conclusion of the 2020 season, Pruitt placing Osovet in a role on staff that suits him better is ideal to strengthen Tennessee’s offensive play and development in 2021.
Phillip Fulmer, Jeremy Pruitt, Vols’ assistant coach contracts and when they expire.
KNOXVILLE — Four games remain in the 2020 regular season.
Tennessee (2-4, 2-4 SEC) opened the 2020 campaign with wins at South Carolina and against Missouri. The Vols have since lost to Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama and Arkansas.
Ahead of Tennessee’s next contest against Texas A&M at Neyland Stadium Saturday (7:30 p.m. EST, ESPN), Vols Wire takes a look at Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer, head coach Jeremy Pruitt and the Vols’ assistant coaches contracts and when they expire. Contracts are provided by the University of Tennessee.
