Duke football hires SMU offensive coordinator Jonathan Brewer
Brewer worked as the co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for SMU last season, where the Mustangs offense averaged 40.6 points per game.
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SMU co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jonathan Brewer will work as the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Duke, head coach Manny Diaz announced on Tuesday. Diaz and Brewer coached together in Miami, where he spent two seasons as a senior offensive quality control coach.
In 2022, Brewer joined the Mustangs coaching staff as a quarterbacks coach. He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2023. In his lone season as co-offensive coordinator, SMU had a lot of success on that side of the ball. Here are a few statistical categories to illustrate that:
- 3rd in first half scoring
- Fifth in first down offense (312)
- Sixth in scoring offense (40.6)
- Sixth in passing yards per completion (14.82)
- Ninth in red zone offense (.929)
- Ninth in tackles for loss allowed (3.77)
- 13th in sacks allowed (1.15)
- 14th in total offense (465.5)
- 16th in team passing efficiency (156.09)
- 19th in passing offense (285.1)
- 20th in turnovers lost (13)
An Arkansas graduate, Brewer has coached in some variety with Auburn, Connecticut, SMU and Miami since 2013.
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