According to JacketsOnline, Geep Wade from ApState is our new OL coach.
Great Hire!!! I am excited to see what he can do on the Flats!
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This past season, Appalachian State finished third in the Sun Belt Conference in rushing offense at 204.4 yards per game. The Mountaineers’ 5.2 yards-per-rush average was highest in the league. Three linemen earned all-conference recognition. The year prior, the team averaged 189.1 rushing yards per game and 4.6 yards per carry.
In 2021, despite significant offensive injuries, Wade helped Georgia Southern average 193.5 rushing yards per game
Prior to his arrival in the Sun Belt, in his coordinator role at UT Martin, the Skyhawks averaged 400-plus yards of offense and gave up just 19 sacks in 11 games.
At East Carolina. Wade immediately contributed at ECU as the Pirates stood among the FBS’s Top 25 in four different offensive statistical categories in 2016 - rating 6th in passing, 11th in completion percentage, 22nd in fourth down conversion percentage and 23rd in total offense. Meanwhile in 2017, the Pirate passing offense also ranked amongst the nation’s leaders with 317.9 yards per game which ranked 12th while allowing just 1.25 sacks on the season which ranked 17th. Wade’s line was an integral part of an offensive unit that produced the second-highest single-season passing attack in school history with an average of 334.7 air yards per game. East Carolina also generated 5,605 yards of offense (467.1 ypg) during his first year in Greenville, which rated as the fourth-highest seasonal total in the program’s record books. In all, the Pirates surpassed the 400-yard milestone in 11 of 12 games.
At Middle Tennessee where he concluded his tenure in 2015 with a stellar offensive performance which included 5,946 total yards and school records for passing yardage and touchdowns. His blockers paved the way for an aerial attack that ranked 15th nationally with an average of 311.7 yards per game, a year after his group opened holes for a unit that ranked 30th in the FBS in rushing in 2014. In addition, his crew was among the nation’s toughest to penetrate, rating 15th in fewest tackles for loss allowed and 22nd in fewest sacks surrendered. In all, the Blue Raiders amassed over 5,000 yards of offense in each of Wade’s three seasons at Middle Tennessee.
At Marshall he coached the offensive line in 2012. His 2012 squad helped Marshall register 365.0 passing yards per game (first in FBS), 534.2 yards of total offense (sixth) and 40.9 points a game (seventh), all Conference USA highs. His line also withstood the pounding of an FBS-high 90.6 plays per game that generated 24 rushing touchdowns. The offense also produced just over 20 plays of 10 yards or longer per game to lead the nation.
Coaching Experience
2022: App State (Offensive line)
2021: Georgia Southern (Offensive line)
2018: UT Martin (Offensive coordinator/Offensive line)
2016-17: East Carolina (Offensive line)
2013-15: Middle Tennessee (Offensive line)
2012: Marshall (Offensive line)
2010-11: Chattanooga (Offensive line/recruiting coordinator)
2009: UT Martin (Offensive coordinator/offensive line)
2006-08: UT Martin (Offensive line/Run game coordinator)
2005: Midwestern State (Offensive line)
2005: Western Carolina (Offensive line)
2004: Tennessee (Graduate assistant)
2003: Mars Hill (Offensive line/Recruiting coordinator)
2002: Chattanooga (Restricted earnings)
Playing Experience
1999-2001: Chattanooga (OL)
Georgia Tech has hired Appalachian State offensive line coach Geep Wade to take the same position coaching the Yellow Jackets, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday night.
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