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Shawn Bell
American football coach and player
Shawn Bell is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently the quarterbacks coach at Houston. He has also been the head coach at multiple Texas high schools.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quarterbacks Coach |
| Team | Houston |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | China Spring, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2006 | Baylor |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007 | Stony Point HS (TX) (WR) |
| 2008 | China Spring HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2009 | Clifton HS (TX) |
| 2010–2015 | Magnolia West HS (TX) |
| 2016 | Cedar Ridge HS (TX) |
| 2017 | Baylor (off. analyst) |
| 2018–2019 | Baylor (OL) |
| 2020 | Baylor (TE) |
| 2021–2023 | Baylor (QB) |
| 2024–present | Houston (QB) |
High school
Bell played high school football under his father at China Spring High School[1] and finished his prep career with 8,437 passing yards.
Baylor
Bell enrolled at Baylor University in 2002. After enjoying a red shirt year, Bell served as the Bears’ quarterback from 2003 to 2006.[1][2][3]
High school
Bell began his coaching in 2007 at Stony Point High School where he coached the wide receivers. In 2008 he went to his high school alma mater and worked as an assistant under his father. In 2009 he got his first head coaching job when he worked as the head coach for Clifton High School. From 2010 to 2015 he served as the head coach for Magnolia West High School. There he led the Mustangs to the postseason every season and compiled a record of 44–27. In 2016 he went to Cedar Ridge High School[4] where he compiled an 11–1 record.
Baylor
Bell became a part of Matt Rhule's Baylor staff in December 2016.[1][5] In 2017 he served as an offensive analyst. In March of 2018 he was promoted to the team's offensive line coach. In 2020 he was retained and moved to tight ends coach under new Baylor head coach Dave Aranda.[6][7] In January 2021 he switched positions once more and was named quarterbacks coach.[8][3]
Houston
Bell joined Willie Fritz's staff at Houston as the quarterbacks coach on December 18, 2023.[9]
Shawn and his wife Hali are the parents of three children, Cannon, Braxton, and Saydi.
- Staff. "Former China Spring, BU QB joins Rhules' staff at Baylor". kwtx.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "Baylor QB Bell out for season with knee injury". www.chron.com. 2006-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "Baylor's Shawn Bell Excited to Lead Quarterback Room at His Alma Mater". KWKT - FOX 44. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- [email protected]. "Cedar Ridge Coach Shawn Bell To Join Baylor Staff". Horn FM. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "Report: Matt Rhule to hire former Baylor QB Shawn Bell as assistant". Dallas News. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "Bell and McGuire Help Bridge The Gap for Baylor Football". KWKT - FOX 44. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "McGuire, Bell, Wetzel to continue roles on BU staff". kwtx.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "Baylor hires BYU's Jeff Grimes as new offensive coordinator". The Seattle Times. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "Houston hires Shawn Bell as quarterbacks coach". FOX44News. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2023-12-18.