Loeffler leaving Bowling Green for Eagles

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Bowling Green coach Scot Loeffler is leaving the Falcons after six seasons to become the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterbacks coach, the school announced Friday.Loeffler had a 27-41 record at Bowling Green, but led the Falcons to back-to-back winning seasons in 2023-24 and three straight bowl games. A national search has begun for his replacement."In these last six seasons, Scot built a very successful program in a challenging climate in collegiate sports," Bowling Green athletic director Derek van der Merwe said. "More importantly, he built this program while ensuring his team and coaches were truly committed to the values and mission that make this university great." "Like other great coaches in the history of BGSU football, he has demonstrated that when you build around the strengths of this University and its mission, anything is possible. I am looking forward to this process of finding the next great leader for our program who embraces what it means to be a Falcon." Loefler's hiring comes after the Super Bowl champion Eagles promoted Kevin Patullo to offensive coordinator following the departure of Kellen Moore, who became the New Orleans Saints' head coach.Loeffler's coaching career has included stops at Michigan, Central Michigan, Florida, Temple, Auburn, Virginia Tech and Boston College. He also spent a year coaching the quarterbacks for the Detroit Lions.Loeffler has coached eight quarterbacks who went on to play in the NFL — Tom Brady, Tim Tebow, Brian Griese, Chad Henne, Drew Henson, John Navarre, Logan Thomas and Anthony Brown. Those eight quarterbacks have won a combined 10 Super Bowl championships. In 2024, Loeffler led BGSU to his third win over Toledo in six tries, making him the first BGSU head coach since Gary Blackney (1992, 1994) to lead the Falcons to back-to-back victories at the Glass Bowl. Loeffler is the first BGSU head coach to hold a winning record at the Glass Bowl against Toledo since Doyt Perry, who went 5-0. Loeffler inherited one of the nation's most challenging rebuilding projects when he arrived at BGSU in November 2018, as both the Falcons' offense and defense ranked near the bottom nationally in production the season before his arrival. "Coach Loeffler has made a tremendous impact in rebuilding and reshaping BGSU Football, developing student-athletes and growing engagement across our learning community and the region," said BGSU President Rodney K. Rogers.