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Kirk Campbell
American football player and coach (born 1986
Kirk Campbell (born March 22, 1986) is an American college football coach, currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Michigan. He was previously the offensive coordinator for Old Dominion, also coaching at Penn State.
Campbell in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Michigan |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1986-03-22) March 22, 1986 (age 38) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | Mercyhurst |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009–2010 | West Virginia Wesleyan (GA) |
| 2011 | Tiffin (WR/TE) |
| 2012–2016 | Alderson Broaddus (AHC/OC) |
| 2017–2019 | Penn State (OA) |
| 2020–2021 | Old Dominion (OC/QB) |
| 2022 | Michigan (OA) |
| 2023 | Michigan (QB) |
| 2024–present | Michigan (OC/QB) |
Campbell was born in 1986 to Kevin and Cindy Campbell. The youngest of three boys. His older brothers are Kevin Campbell and Kellen Campbell. He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended West Allegheny Senior High School. He attended Mercyhurst University, where he played football as a wide receiver. Campbell graduated in 2008 with a degree in communications. He also earned a masters degree in business administration and management from Tiffin University, graduating in 2012. On June 30,2017, Campbell married Lauren (Schiefelbein) Campbell a graphic designer. He and his wife have two daughters, Riley and Kinsley. [1]
Campbell began his coaching career as graduate assistant at West Virginia Wesleyan College from 2009 to 2010. He then coached the wide receivers and tight ends at Tiffin in 2011. From 2012 to 2016, he was the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Alderson Broaddus University. He spent five months during the offseason as the head coach at Alderson Broaddus before taking a job at Penn State as an offensive analyst, where he spent 3 seasons from 2017 to 2019. [1]
Campbell was hired in January 2020 to serve as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Old Dominion.[2] He held that position from 2020 to 2021. Campbell was let go by Old Dominion in November 2021. [3]
Campbell joined the staff at Michigan as an offensive analyst for the 2022 season. [1] He was promoted in January 2023 to serve as the program's quarterbacks coach.[4] He helped coach J. J. McCarthy and Michigan to a national championship.[5]
On February 2, 2024, he was promoted to offensive coordinator at Michigan.[6]
- "Kirk Campbell". Mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- "Rahne Adds Four to Coaching Staff". odusports.com. Old Dominion University. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- "ODU football dismisses offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell". wtkr.com. WTKR. November 28, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (January 27, 2023). "Campbell Elevated to Robert McCollum Family Quarterbacks Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- Witz, Billy (January 8, 2024). "As the College Sports Model Teeters, Champion Michigan Works to Balance". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- Ramsey, Jared (February 2, 2024). "Who is Kirk Campbell: Meet Michigan football's next offensive coordinator". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 2, 2024.