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| Mike Yurcich | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike Yurcich |
| Current title | Offensive Coordinator |
| Current team | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Birth date | 29 May 1976 |
| Birth place | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Alma mater | John Carroll University (BA), University of Akron (MA) |
| Player positions | Quarterback |
| Coaching years | 1998–present |
| Coaching teams | Youngstown State Penguins; Shaler Area; Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash; Shenandoah; Edinboro; Shippensburg; Iowa State Cyclones; Oklahoma State Cowboys; Penn State Nittany Lions; Texas Tech Red Raiders; Ohio State Buckeyes |
Mike Yurcich is an American football coach known for offensive coordination and quarterback development across NCAA Division I FBS, NCAA Division II, and high school programs. He has been associated with Power Five programs such as Oklahoma State University, Penn State University, Texas Tech University, Iowa State University, and Ohio State University. Yurcich's career emphasizes passing attack design, analytics-driven play calling, and quarterback mechanics.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Yurcich attended local schools in the Mahoning Valley before enrolling at John Carroll University, where he studied and played during the mid-1990s alongside student-athletes who would enter coaching and professional sports. He later completed graduate work at the University of Akron, engaging with faculty in Akron-area athletics and linking to coaching networks that include personnel from Kent State, Miami (OH), and Bowling Green. During this period he intersected professionally with members of coaching staffs from Youngstown State Penguins, West Virginia, Penn State, and Ohio State.
Yurcich's playing career as a quarterback at John Carroll connected him to programs and players linked with NFL trajectories like those from Pittsburgh and Cleveland Browns. His on-field experience overlapped with competitors from University of Akron, Kent State University, Youngstown State University, and regional rivals such as West Virginia University and Penn State University. While at John Carroll he competed against student-athletes who later affiliated with NFL Draft prospects and coaches who migrated to staffs at Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and New York Jets.
Yurcich began coaching in the late 1990s with positions at Youngstown State Penguins and Shaler Area High School before moving to collegiate roles at Saint Francis (PA), Shenandoah University, Edinboro, and Shippensburg. He rose to prominence as passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Iowa State under staffs connected to Bret Bielema, Paul Rhoads, and assistants who later joined Nebraska and Wisconsin. Yurcich joined Oklahoma State staff where he worked with head coaches associated with Mike Gundy and collaborated with future NFL coaches who went to Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and New York Giants. At Oklahoma State he tutored quarterbacks who achieved national statistics compared to peers from Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Oklahoma. He later served as offensive coordinator at Penn State under James Franklin and at Texas Tech under staffs linked to Matt Wells; he returned to Ohio State as offensive coordinator, joining a staff with ties to Ryan Day, Urban Meyer, and coaches who previously worked at Michigan and USC.
Yurcich advocates an offense blending spread offense concepts employed by coaches at Air Raid-influenced programs like Texas Tech, tempo elements similar to fast-tempo implementations at Oklahoma State, and pro-style timing routes seen in systems at New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers. His schemes integrate analytics practices used by programs such as Ohio State, Alabama, LSU, and Clemson, and emphasize quarterback reads comparable to teachings from Bill Walsh-influenced coaches who worked with San Francisco 49ers and Stanford. Yurcich's play-calling shows influences from coordinators at Iowa State, Oklahoma, Penn State, and Penn State alumni coaching tree. He focuses on quarterback mechanics, route concepts, pass protection schemes akin to those in Big Ten and Big 12 competition, and situational game plans observed in contests against Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, and Ohio State.
Yurcich is married and has family ties in the Mahoning Valley region. His network includes colleagues from John Carroll University, University of Akron, Youngstown State University, Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, and members of coaching staffs who advanced to the NFL and Power Five institutions such as Michigan State University, Notre Dame, and USC. He participates in clinics and symposiums alongside coaches from ESPN, College Football Playoff, and Pro Football Focus-affiliated analysts, and has been associated with charitable efforts connected to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and community programs in Youngstown, Ohio.
Yurcich's record as an offensive coordinator spans stops at Oklahoma State, Penn State, Texas Tech, and Ohio State, producing statistical improvements in passing yards, scoring offense, and quarterback efficiency in seasons compared with predecessors from programs like Iowa State, Oklahoma, Clemson, Alabama, and Ohio State. His tenure includes bowl game appearances and matchups against opponents from SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC conferences such as Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Clemson.
Category:American football coaches Category:1976 births Category:People from Youngstown, Ohio