TCU ranked 88th in the nation in scoring offense in 2013 with 25.1 points a game and ranks second now with 48 points per game. Same head coach. Same quarterback. Different offensive coordinators.
Doug Meacham and former Texas Tech quarterback Sonny Cumbie were hired in December as co-coordinators to install the [Air Raid offense invented by Hal Mumme][1] and made more famous by Mike Leach and then Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.
Meacham, 49, was hired away from Houston, where he spent one season as the OC. Before that, he spent eight seasons as an offensive assistant at Oklahoma State, his alma mater. He landed that job after coordinating offenses at Samford, Henderson State, Jacksonville State, Georgia Military College.
As an offensive lineman for Oklahoma State, he earned all-conference honors, started 35 consecutive games and blocked for Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders.
Meacham, 49, [“is going to be the next hot guy and be a head coach,”][2] Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy told the Oklahoman in the days leading up to TCU’s 42-9 rout of the Cowboys.
Horned Frogs junior quarterback Trevone Boykin threw seven touchdown passes and seven interceptions and averaged 6.8 yards per attempt in 2013. This season, Boykin has thrown 22 touchdowns, four interceptions and averaged 7.8 yards per attempt under the tutelage of Meacham and Cumbie.
Meacham never has been a head coach. Could he handle the multi-tasking required? Does he have the right demeanor to establish discipline, etc., or is he just an offensive guru? I don’t know, but if you’re doing a comprehensive search, you might as well put him on your long list and try to find the answers to those and many more questions.
Meacham has recruited Texas and Oklahoma and with Houston spanned the country seeking the right fits for the Air Raid offense.
[1]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/nov/30/hal-mumme-coaching-tree-fruitful-and-includes-mike/
[2]: http://newsok.com/osu-football-former-cowboy-doug-meacham-to-square-off-against-his-old-school/article/5357655
