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Tim Beck, a former Texas high school coach and coordinator at Ohio State and Nebraska, enters his third season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas in 2019.
A former high school head coach at R.L. Turner in Carrollton (1999-2001) and Mansfield Summit in Arlington (2002-04), Beck has a 30-year coaching resume that includes 19 seasons in the collegiate ranks. He returned to the state of Texas after spending the two previous seasons as Ohio State’s co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Texas featured a dynamic offensive attack in 2018 behind sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger, who passed for 3,292 yards and accounted for 41 touchdowns (25 passing/16 rushing), becoming the first player in UT history to pass for at least 25 touchdowns and rush for at least 15 in a season. Receivers Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Collin Johnson combined for 2,261 receiving yards, the second most for a duo in UT history, and 16 touchdowns on the season.
Controlling the ball while keeping it secure, the offense ranked 22nd in the nation in time of possession despite playing in the fast-paced Big 12, along with being 12th in total first downs. Texas was also tied fourth in turnovers lost with just 11, along with a stretch of 295 total plays, including three straight full games without a turnover, leading to a total of five turnover free games for the season.
The Longhorns’ youth shined on the offensive side of the ball in 2017, as the previous two recruiting classes (sophomores, redshirt and true freshmen) combined to make 66 starts. At quarterback, sophomore Shane Buechele and true freshman Sam Ehlinger combined for 3,320 passing yards and 18 touchdowns. Ehlinger was also the Longhorns’ leading rusher with 385 yards, becoming the first Texas quarterback since Colt McCoy in 2008 to lead UT in both passing and rushing.
At Ohio State, Beck’s offenses featured one of the top offenses in the nation in 2016 en route to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the College Football Playoff. They ranked 14th in the FBS in scoring offense with an average of 39.4 points per game. The rushing attack ranked 12th nationally at 245.2 yards per game, which led the Big Ten, while the team’s completion percentage (62.3%) also led the conference.
A large part of the offense’s success was due to the play of quarterback J.T. Barrett, who owns the school record for touchdowns responsible for with 100. For the season, Barrett posted 3,400 total yards (2,555 passing/845 rushing) and accounted for 33 touchdowns (24 passing/nine rushing). He was one of two players to share the 2016 Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award, which is voted on by the conference head coaches and awarded to the Big Ten MVP, and he was also named the conference quarterback of the year.
In 2015, Ohio State’s offense featured a ground game that ranked 11th in the nation, matching the 2016 team with a 245.2 yards per game average. Much like 2016, the Buckeyes also ranked in the top 30 in the country in completion percentage at 62.8 percent (29th), while their 35.7 scoring average ranked 28th.
Beck coached two starting quarterbacks in 2015 in Cardale Jones and Barrett, and Ohio State ranked second in the Big Ten in passing efficiency with a 140.0 rating. The duo helped Ohio State to the fifth-highest totals in school history in points scored (464) and touchdowns (62). Jones went on to be a fourth-round pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 2016 NFL Draft. The offense also featured All-America running back Ezekiel Elliott, who was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and MVP. Ohio State finished the season with a 12-1 record, capped by a Fiesta Bowl win over Notre Dame.
Beck went to Ohio State following a seven-year stint at Nebraska, four as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2011-14), and three as running backs coach (2008-10). He was named a nominee for the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach in both 2012 and 2013.
Between 2011-14, Beck’s Nebraska offenses ranked among the best in the Big Ten Conference and his passing attack amassed more than 10,000 yards during that time with 86 touchdowns. In his four seasons as coordinator, the Huskers averaged 33.5 points per game. The Huskers broke more than 50 individual records including career marks for passing yards, completions, passing touchdowns, yards from scrimmage and total offense.
In 2012, Nebraska totaled 2,500 rushing and passing yards in the same season for the first time in school history. The Huskers accomplished the feat again in both 2013 and 2014, despite using three starting quarterbacks during the 2013 season.
On the ground, Nebraska ranked in the top 20 nationally in rushing every season with Beck as coordinator. Five Huskers posted a 1,000-yard rushing season in his four seasons calling plays, including second-team All-American and Doak Walker Award finalist Ameer Abdullah, who ranked 12th nationally with 1,611 rushing yards in 2014. Abdullah, a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award and first-team All-Big Ten honoree in 2013, rushed for a conference-best 1,690 yards that year, the highest total by a Husker since 1997. He went on to become a second-round pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Through the air, two of Nebraska’s top six passing seasons in school history came under Beck’s direction. Quarterbacks excelled under Beck with Taylor Martinez enjoying an outstanding career where he set more than 40 school records. He was the league coaches’ choice as the All-Big Ten Conference quarterback following the 2012 regular season.
In 2011, All-Big Ten back Rex Burkhead tied a school record by scoring a touchdown in 10 consecutive games to open the season. His 17 touchdowns were seventh in NU history and the most by a Husker since Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch scored 19 touchdowns in 2001. Burkhead finished with 1,357 rushing yards, the seventh-most in school history and the most by a Husker I-back since 1997.
As running backs coach in 2010, the Huskers ranked seventh nationally with an average of 5.47 yards per carry. Nebraska also posted its first 2,500-yard rushing season since 2003 and scored 30 rushing touchdowns for the first time since 2001.
Two-time All-Big 12 selection Roy Helu Jr. ran for a career-high 1,245 yards, the second-highest total by a senior running back in NU history, before being selected in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Helu Jr. became the first Husker to post back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons since Calvin Jones in 1992 and 1993.
In 2009, Nebraska outrushed 11 of 14 opponents. Helu Jr. rushed for 1,147 yards, and ranked fourth in the Big 12 to earn second-team All-Big 12 honors. In his first year, NU ranked third in the league in rushing (182.5 ypg).
Prior to Nebraska, Beck was at Kansas where he was the Jayhawks’ receivers coach in each of his three seasons (2005-07). He was promoted to passing game coordinator in 2007. Kansas finished second nationally in scoring offense in 2007 (42.8 ppg), eighth in total offense (479.8 ypg) and 17th in passing (291.0 ypg) and went 12-1 with a 24-21 victory over Virginia Tech in the FedEx Orange Bowl and a final national ranking of No. 7. WR Marcus Henry led the team in receiving yards with 1,014 and was named second-team All-Big 12.
Beck started his coaching career as an assistant at Miramar (Fla.) High School in 1988-89 and then moved to Illinois State as outside linebackers and punters coach in 1990. He spent two seasons on Bill Snyder’s Kansas State staff (1991-92) as a graduate assistant. He was then head coach at Saguaro (Ariz.) High School for three seasons prior to becoming offensive coordinator at Missouri State.
An Ohio native, Beck played one year of football at Central Florida (1985) and he graduated from there in 1988 with a degree in liberal studies. He also has a master’s in counseling and guidance from Kansas State University (1992). Beck and his wife, Tamara, have two children – a son, Jordan, and a daughter, Haylie Marie.
TIM BECK COACHING ASSIGNMENTS
| Years | School | Position |
| 2017-pres. | Texas | Offensive Coordinator/QBs |
| 2015-16 | Ohio State | Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs |
| 2011-14 | Nebraska | Offensive Coordinator/QBs |
| 2008-10 | Nebraska | Running Backs |
| 2007 | Kansas | Pass Game Coordinator/WRs |
| 2005-06 | Kansas | Wide Receivers |
| 2002-04 | Mansfield Summitt HS (Texas) | Head Coach |
| 1999-01 | R.L. Turner HS (Texas) | Head Coach |
| 1996-98 | Missouri State | Offensive Coordinator |
| 1993-95 | Saguaro HS (Ariz.) | Head Coach |
| 1991-92 | Kansas State | Graduate Assistant |
| 1990 | Illinois State | Outside Linebackers/Punters |
| 1988-89 | Miramar HS (Fla.) | Assistant Coach |
