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Georgia OC Todd Monken named one of five finalists for the Broyles Award

Todd Monken named Broyles Award finalist

Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken has been named one of five finalists for the Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assistant coach.

UGA currently ranks 8th nationally in total offense (488 yards per game), and is 12th in scoring offense (38.2 points per game).

Monken took over the Bulldogs offense in January of 2020 after serving in the same role for the Cleveland Browns in 2019.

Georgia’s offensive has grown each season under Monken in yards per game.

2020: 424 ypg.

2021: 442 ypg.

2022: 488 ypg.

Monken is joined by Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh, Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, TCU offensive coordinator Garrett Riley, and Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters.

Georgia OC Todd Monken now one of CFB’s top-paid assistants

OC Todd Monken’s raise detailed here…

Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken has received a pay raise after a championship year in Athens, first reported by the Athens Banner-Herald

The $750k raise makes Monken one of the nation’s highest paid assistants at $2 million per year after making $1.25 a year ago.

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Monken is currently entering the final year of a three-year deal. There is not currently an extension in the works that we are aware of, but the impact the former NFL coordinator has made on the UGA offense has been noticeable.

The 2020 offense scored 32.3 points per game during Monken’s first season and averaged 37.4 ppg. last season (Top 10). The offensive guru isn’t the only Georgia coach to be in-line for a raise.

UGA President Jere Moorhead recommended a raise and extension for head coach Kirby Smart, who is currently entering the seventh year of a seven-year $49 million deal. Smart’s new extension is expected to be in the 10-year $100 million realm.

 

UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton: S1, Ep. 1 – It’s game-week!

Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one stop shop for all things Georgia Football! Listen here!

Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one stop shop for all things Georgia Football!

We will be releasing episodes and interviews each week during the 2020 college football season, with a little bit of everything sprinkled in between.

Listen here:

In today’s show I talk about:

Bulldogs’ offense

  • Todd Monken, roster breakdown, depth chart possibilities, players to watch and of course UGA quarterbacks.

Bulldogs’ defense

  • Record-breaking 2019, roster breakdown. Can we be as dominant as last season?

Arkansas

  • A preview of the Razorbacks coaches, roster, players to watch and a guy named Bumper Pool.

Dawgs of the week in the NFL

  • What former Bulldogs stood out during NFL week-two action.

Braves update

  • Atlanta clinches the NL East for the third year in-a-row.

Best names in college football

  • I update my list of the coolest sounding names in college football.

Next week’s show will be out Wednesday. You won’t want to miss who I’m interviewing about the Georgia quarterback battle, so make sure and tune in next week!

New additions should open up the Georgia football passing game

With the addition of an elite tight end recruit and a grad transfer, UGA football improves on offense.

The University of Georgia Bulldogs have the top recruiting class in the whole nation as of noon on National Signing Day. In the Early Signing Period, head coach Kirby Smart and his subordinate recruiters were already able to sign 19 key incoming high school recruits, including a run on top talent from out of state. None looms larger than 5-star Darnell Washington, the 6-7 tight end out of Las Vegas, considered one of the elite athletes at any position.

Under outgoing one-year offensive coordinator James Coley, the Bulldogs struggled to pass the ball to the middle of the football field, and at times had trouble converting on third downs. Thusly, the defense had to keep UGA in low-scoring games. With Air Raid expert Todd Monken taking over the play calling duties, and a couple other very experienced coaching minds added to the offensive think tank, scoring should increase in 2020.

Dec 30, 2018; Tampa, FL, USA;Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Todd Monken prior to the game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

The spotlight shines brightest on Wake Forest grad transfer Jamie Newman, the presumed starter under center in Athens. But also keep an eye out for FSU grad transfer Tre’ McKitty (6-5), another tall tight end weapon.

Newman’s dual-threat arsenal includes his ability to run the football, which will draw defensive attention. The plan seems to be for Monken to open up the passing offense. Georgia loses stud runner D’Andre Swift to the NFL along with four offensive line starters, but the middle of the football field should be relatively open for tight ends to roam free and move the chains.

Salary released for new Georgia football OC Todd Monken

Salary info has been reported for new Georgia football OC Todd Monken,.

New Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken was recently hired by Kirby Smart to bring the Bulldogs’ passing game up to speed with the rest of college football.

Monken, who previously coached as the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Bucs, will take over for James Coley calling plays.

Per contract information obtained by DawgNation, we now know Monken’s salary at Georgia.

Monken will be earning $1.1 million as Georgia’s offensive coordinator in 2020.

According to the College Football Assistant Coach Salaries database at USA TODAY, that figure will make Monken a top-15 paid assistant in college football. There are only two offensive coordinators who earn more than Monken – Steve Sarkisian at Alabama ($1.55m) and Jim Chaney at Tennessee ($1.5m).

Coley, who remains on staff at the moment, earned $950,000 last season as offensive coordinator of the Bulldogs.

As reported by 247Sports, new UGA quality control analyst Buster Faulkner will earn a $150,000 salary.

Georgia football: Kirby Smart just keeps reloading

Georgia football and Kirby Smart just keep reloading.

Georgia’s 2019 offense left a lot to be desired, even with three year starter Jake Fromm under center.

The defense is what ultimately got Georgia as far as it went last season, while other SEC powerhouses – Alabama and LSU – were able to adapt to the current trends and put up record breaking offensive numbers.

Georgia, though, stayed behind, sticking to its possession-style offense. And it did not work great.

So, when Fromm announced he was declaring for the NFL Draft and skipping his senior season, there was real concern among DawgNation. If Georgia’s offense was mediocre with Fromm, how bad would it be next year with potentially a true freshman slinging it around?

Luckily for Georgia, Kirby Smart went out and secured graduate transfer quarterback Jamie Newman from Wake Forest. In Newman the Bulldogs get an experienced signal caller who can make any throw on the field and is more than capable of taking off and running if asked to.

And then there’s offensive line coach Sam Pittman, who left to take the head coaching job at Arkansas. When he left, so did four of our starting offensive linemen. Three declared for the draft and one, Cade Mays, transferred to Tennessee. We can’t bring back the four departed linemen, but Smart did the next best thing by hiring former Ole Miss head coach Matt Luke as offensive line coach — a move that has been praised nationwide.

And today, Friday, Smart made another big splash when it was reported that he has hired Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Todd Monken to replace James Coley. With Monken now calling the plays, Coley is expected to slide into another role within the Georgia offense, ESPN’s Schlabach reported.

On a recruiting level, Smart has been to his same old success. The Dawgs have the third ranked recruiting class and could still climb to No. 2 if all the chips fall in place.

Just a few weeks ago, Georgia fans were in their annual widespread panic about the future of the Bulldogs. And as he’s done the past 4 years, Smart quickly put an end to that panic.

With two big hires and securing Newman in Athens, there’s no reason to think the Dawgs won’t be back contending for a title again next year.

Georgia hires former NFL coordinator to take over play calling

After a mediocre offensive performance last season, Kirby Smart has hired NFL offensive coordinator Todd Monken to take over the call playing duties in 2020. ESPN’s Mark Schlabach reported Monken’s hiring and a reshuffling of the offensive staff. …

After a mediocre offensive performance last season, Kirby Smart has hired NFL offensive coordinator Todd Monken to take over the call playing duties in 2020.

ESPN’s Mark Schlabach reported Monken’s hiring and a reshuffling of the offensive staff.

“Monken will take over playcalling duties for the Bulldogs this coming season, after their offense struggled at times in 2019. Georgia was fifth in the SEC in scoring (30.8 points per game), total offense (408.1 yards), passing (223.0) and rushing (185.1). Georgia assistant coach James Coley, who called offensive plays this past season, is expected to move into a new role. Former Ole Miss coach Matt Luke previously joined Georgia’s staff to replace offensive line coach Sam Pittman, who left to become head coach at Arkansas.”

Monken, 53, spent the 2019 season as the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. He directed the NFL’s top passing offense while calling plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2016 thru 2018. He is considered an expert in the “Air-Raid” style of offense. The coaching move appears the Georgia offense will open up next season and fit the talents of incoming grad transfer Jamie Newman.

He was the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for Oklahoma State in 2011 and 2012, where the Cowboys ranked second in the nation in scoring offense (48.7 points per game) and second in passing offense (387.2 ypg) during his first season and third in the nation in scoring (45.6 ppg), fourth in total offense (547.0 ypg) and seventh in passing (331.7 ypg) during his second year. He also was the quarterbacks coach under Les Miles at LSU and head coach at Southern Miss for three years.

Georgia’s offense ranked 61st in the nation in total offense (408.1 ypg) in 2019, 72nd in passing (223.0 ypg) and 50th in scoring (30.8 ppg).