- Program
- Florida Atlantic
- Level
- FBS
- In Role Since
- 2024
- Conference
- American
- Education
- Texas Tech, 2014 (B.A.); Texas Tech, 2016 (M.S. Interdisciplinary Studies)
Profile
Named Florida Atlantic’s Hagerty Family Head Football Coach on Dec. 2, 2024, Kittley arrived after three seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas Tech and prior stops as OC/QB coach at Western Kentucky and Houston Christian. In his first season at FAU he served as head coach, play-caller and quarterbacks coach while FAU led the nation in passing yards per game (340.2) and produced the program’s first 4,000-yard passing season. Kittley has coached or tutored NFL quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes II, Bailey Zappe and Davis Webb and his OC units have averaged roughly 456 yards and 34 points per game.
Coaching Approach
Pass-centric playcaller and quarterback developer: documented as FAU’s play-caller and quarterbacks coach when the Owls led the nation in passing yards per game (340.2) and set single-season program records in completions (385), attempts (582) and completion percentage (66.2); prior OC stops include WKU (2021 FBS leader in passing yards per game at 433.7) and Texas Tech (three seasons as OC/QBs), showing consistent emphasis on high-volume, efficient passing attacks.
Career Highlights
- Named FAU head coach on Dec. 2, 2024
- FAU led the nation in passing yards per game (340.2) in his first season as head coach and recorded the program's first 4,000-yard passing season
- Architect of WKU's 2021 offense that led the FBS in passing yards per game (433.7) and averaged 44.2 points per game
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