Pats add UCF assistant George Godsey to coaching staff

[Ron Sellers]

UCF running backs coach George Godsey leaving to join New England Patriots staff - OrlandoSentinel.com

UCF running backs coach George Godsey is leaving the program after seven seasons to join the New England Patriots offensive staff.

UCF coach George O'Leary told the Orlando Sentinel Thursday a search is under way to identify Godsey's replacement. O'Leary said there has been high interest in the position that has been open less than 24 hours.

"George has been with me for a long time as a player and coach," O'Leary added in a statement released by UCF Athletics. "This is happy news to see him get this opportunity to expand his coaching career with a great organization like the New England Patriots. I wish him good luck there. We have already begun a search for his replacement and are doing our due diligence with that."

O'Leary was the head coach at Georgia Tech when Godsey played quarterback for the Yellow Jackets from 1998-2001.

Godsey joined O'Leary's staff at UCF in 2004 as a graduate assistant. He was the Knights' quarterbacks coach from 2005 through 2008. Godsey coached then took over coaching the running backs from 2009-10.

During Godsey's tenure, UCF has won two Conference USA titles and three C-USA division titles.

He is the second member of the UCF staff to leave the program following the record-setting 2010 campaign that saw the Knights claim the first bowl win and first 11-win season in school history.

 

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Some interesting stats...

Player Bio: George Godsey - UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site

Running game:

The Knights' ground game was crucial to the team winning a school-record 11 games in 2010, including a victory over Georgia in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, to earn a final ranking of No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 21 in the AP Poll. Three different UCF tailbacks produced a 100-yard rushing game in 2010 including Latavius Murray who was named the MVP of both the C-USA Championship Game and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The Knights averaged 187.6 yards per game on the ground.

UCF's running game was stout in 2009 led by Brynn Harvey who gained 1,109 yards and 14 touchdowns to rank amongst the most productive seasons in UCF history. The Knights ran for a total of 20 touchdowns in 2009, tying for its second-highest total in a decade, after rushing for just eight scores in 2008. The ground attack helped earn UCF a bid in the St. Petersburg Bowl.

As a QB coach:

Godsey stressed efficiency to his quarterbacks and those efforts showed up in the UCF record books. Kyle Isreal and Steven Moffett, who both started parts of two seasons under Godsey's watch, rank in the top four in the UCF record books in the category of interceptions-to-attempts ratio. Moffett is tied for first at .030 (26/860), while Israel is fourth at .032 (17/517).

I wonder what he'll be doing here?

 

[Ron Sellers]

Some interesting stats...

Player Bio: George Godsey - UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site

Running game:



As a QB coach:



I wonder what he'll be doing here?

My guess is that with BoB being officially named OC that Godsey becomes the QB coach? FWIW apparently he was a decent college quarterback.

As a quarterback at Georgia Tech from 1998-01, Godsey set the program record for career completion percentage (63.3) and ranked second in career pass efficiency rating (143.64). The rating is also the fifth-best in the Atlantic Coast Conference annals. As a senior in 2001, Godsey set a Georgia Tech record with 249 completions. He is third all-time at the school with 41 touchdown passes, fourth with 6,137 yards and 484 completions and fifth in attempts (765).

The Tampa native concluded his career in the top 20 in ACC history in career passing yards (15th) and total offense (19th). Godsey garnered All-ACC Second Team honors in 2000 and was an all-conference academic selection in 2001.

Following his collegiate career, Godsey played one season in the Arena Football League with the Tampa Bay Storm. He was part of the 2003 team that won the Arena Bowl title.

 

[Ron Sellers]

Twitter

Pats announce 3 more asst coaching pos; Brian Ferentz as TE coach, Harold Nash as Strength & Conditioning & George Godsey as Offensive Asst.

Brian Ferentz is the son of Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, who worked with Bill Belichick at Cleveland.

After Woicik left for Dallas it was assumed by most everyone Nash would take over his spot.

 

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http://www.patriotsplus.net/?p=774 I never knew he was coached by O'Brien...