University of Houston Athletics
Kingsbury Promoted To Assistant Coach
1/18/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Jan. 18, 2010
HOUSTON, Texas - University of Houston head football coach Kevin Sumlin did not have to look very far to find a replacement for assistant coach Dana Holgorsen who departed the Cougars on Friday, promoting offensive quality control assistant Kliff Kingsbury to full-time assistant coach.
Specific duties and responsibilities for Kingsbury and the rest of the UH offensive staff will be made after the February 3 National Letter of Intent signing date.
"I am really excited about this opportunity," Kingsbury said. "This is where I want to be. These kids and this program have really grown on me. I just feel this is a huge opportunity for me, and I am very thankful that Coach Sumlin believes in me and is giving me this opportunity as a full-time assistant coach.
"Hopefully, my knowledge of this offense will help us get even better. I grew up in this offense in college (Texas Tech), and I have seen other offenses while I was in the NFL and CFL, so I feel pretty good in my overall knowledge of wide-open offenses."
Kingsbury arrived at Houston in the spring of 2008, and he served two seasons as the offensive quality control assistant prior to his promotion on Monday.
A four-year letterman at Texas Tech, Kingsbury received multiple honors including Associated Press Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year as a quarterback for the Red Raiders. In addition, he set 39 school records, 16 Big 12 marks and 17 NCAA records during his career.
At Texas Tech, Kingsbury recorded over 12,000 passing yards and total offense including over 1,000 pass completions making him only the third player in NCAA history to accomplish all three. Kingsbury also excelled in the classroom as he was one of 14 collegiate football players to receive a post-graduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame as he also garnered Verizon Academic Player of the Year honors in 2002.
As a senior he was awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy, annually presented to the nation's best college quarterback. He was also selected Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American as a senior.
Prior to joining the Cougar staff, Kingsbury spent the 2007 season in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after spending four years in the NFL. A 2003 sixth-round NFL draft pick of the New England Patriots, Kingsbury also played for New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos and New York Jets.
The 30-year-old Kingsbury graduated from Texas Tech in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in management.
