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Kade Bell
American football coach (born 1993)
Kade Bell (born February 19, 1993) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Pittsburgh.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Pittsburgh |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1993-02-19) February 19, 1993 (age 31) Gainesville, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 2011–2015 | Jacksonville |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016 | Valdosta State (GA) |
| 2017 | Valdosta State (PGC/QB) |
| 2018 | Valdosta State (OC/QB) |
| 2019 | South Florida (OA) |
| 2020 | Tusculum (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2021–2023 | Western Carolina (OC/QB) |
| 2024–present | Pittsburgh (OC/QB) |
Bell played quarterback at Jacksonville from 2011 to 2015, under his father Kerwin Bell.[1] In his junior year, he was named to the All-Pioneer Football League first team after throwing for 3,181 yards with 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.[2]
Bell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under his father at Valdosta State in 2016. He was promoted to offensive passing game coordinator in 2017, taking over play-calling duties from his father midway through the season and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018.[3] Under Bell, Valdosta State broke the NCAA Division II record for most points scored in a season as they won the NCAA Division II national championship.[4]
Bell joined his father at South Florida as an offensive analyst in 2019, but wanted to get back into an on-coaching role and joined the coaching staff at Tusculum in 2020 as the associate head coach and offensive coordinator.[5]
Bell was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Western Carolina in 2021, working under his father once again. In his final season with Western Carolina, the Catamounts had a top-10 offense, averaging 37.6 points per game.[6]
Pittsburgh
Bell was named the offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh on December 10, 2023.[4][6]
- Elliott, Jeff. "Fleming Island QB Kade Bell commits to JU". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- "Five Dolphins on All-PFL first team". Jacksonville University Athletics. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- Frenette, Gene. "Bell rebounds from JU divorce, leads Valdosta St. back to prominence". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- "Pat Narduzzi Taps Kade Bell as Pitt Offensive Coordinator". Pitt Panthers Athletics. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- Hiles, Noah. "'This guy is gonna do his thing': Past collaborators give a peek into new Pitt OC Kade Bell's philosophy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- Baumgartner, Blake. "Pitt names Western Carolina's Kade Bell as offensive coordinator". ESPN. Retrieved 8 January 2024.