BOONE, N.C. – A revered offensive play-caller at each the NFL and faculty ranges, Dowell Loggains has been chosen as the following head coach of App State Football, Director of Athletics Doug Gillin introduced Saturday.
Loggains (pronounced LOG-ans), 44, is the twenty third head soccer coach in program historical past. His five-year contract, which runs by means of the 2029 season, was authorised Saturday afternoon by Interim Chancellor Heather Norris and the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees.
Most not too long ago the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the top-15 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks, Loggains might be formally launched Monday throughout a midday press convention at Kidd Brewer Stadium’s Grandview Ballroom that’s open to the general public and also will be streamed reside on App State Football’s YouTube, Facebook and X pages.
“We have a longstanding and proud soccer custom at App State, with a nationwide fame for excellence and success on and off the sector,” Norris mentioned. “App State has one of many nation’s greatest home-field benefits, in addition to a powerful tutorial file. I’d wish to thank Doug Gillin for his management and his work to shortly rent a brand new head soccer coach. We are trying ahead to Dowell turning into a Mountaineer.”
“We are very excited for Dowell Loggains to be the following chief of App State Football and to welcome him, his spouse, Beth, and their youngsters, Reese, Aven, Connor and Ryne, to the App Family,” Gillin mentioned. “He brings expertise as a frontrunner and play-caller on the highest ranges {of professional} and faculty soccer. He is a superb recruiter and believes strongly in constructing relationships. He is aligned with our core values of educational integrity, aggressive excellence, social duty and world-class expertise. This is a superb day for App State.”
Season tickets for the 2025 App State soccer season will go on sale quickly.
Before serving as South Carolina’s offensive coordinator the final two seasons, Loggains was an assistant for 2 years at his alma mater, Arkansas, after spending 16 years within the NFL (2005-20) with time as an offensive coordinator or quarterbacks coach for the Tennessee Titans (2010-13), Cleveland Browns (2014), Chicago Bears (2015-17), Miami Dolphins (2018) and New York Jets (2019-20).
“My household and I are thrilled to hitch the Mountaineer household and construct on the wealthy championship custom of App State Football,” Loggains mentioned. “Thank you to the Board of Trustees, Chancellor Norris, Doug Gillin, and all of App Nation for this unimaginable alternative to steer such a storied program. We are wanting to develop into a part of the neighborhood, have interaction with the student-athletes and followers, and provides our All for App State.”
Loggains’ offense this season has helped the Gamecocks attain the brink of the College Football Playoff with a 9-3 file that features wins over Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Missouri and Clemson. South Carolina has the third-best dashing offense within the SEC at 188.9 yards per sport whereas rating prime 50 within the nation in scoring, yardage, dashing, first downs and completion proportion.
He has developed redshirt freshman LaNorris Sellers into one in all faculty soccer’s most harmful dual-threat quarterbacks. Sellers has thrown for two,274 yards with 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions whereas additionally dashing for 655 yards and 7 scores towards one of many nation’s hardest schedules. He ranks twentieth nationally in passing effectivity, 14th in yards per try, twenty fifth in yards per completion, twenty eighth in complete offense and thirty fifth in completion proportion. Loggains has additionally discovered success using Raheim “Rocket” Sanders, one of many SEC’s greatest working backs, to type a dynamic dashing assault.
In his first season in Columbia, Loggains turned future NFL quarterback Spencer Rattler and a future NFL first-round draft decide, broad receiver Xavier Legette, into one of the crucial deadly pass-and-catch mixtures within the nation.
Loggains spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons because the Arkansas Razorbacks’ tight ends coach, incomes a fame as a top-25 nationwide recruiter there.
During his decade-plus as an NFL coordinator and quarterbacks coach, he mentored the likes of Sam Darnold, Jay Cutler, Mitchell Trubisky, Brian Hoyer and Vince Young at QB, in addition to working backs Kenyan Drake, Jordan Howard and Chris Johnson.
Loggains graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor’s diploma in kinesiology in 2003 and a grasp’s diploma in training in 2005. He walked on to the Razorback soccer program in 2000 as a quarterback and holder earlier than incomes a scholarship and turning into a four-year letterman, showing in 50 video games.
Loggains and his spouse, Beth, have 4 youngsters: daughters Reese, Aven and Connor, and son, Ryne.
LOGGAINS AT A GLANCE
Coaching Experience
2005: Dallas Cowboys (Scouting assistant)
2006-07: Tennessee Titans (Coaching administrative assistant)
2008-09: Tennessee Titans (Quality management)
2010-12: Tennessee Titans (Passing sport coordinator/QBs)
2013: Tennessee Titans (Offensive coordinator)
2014: Cleveland Browns (QBs)
2015-17: Chicago Bears (Offensive coordinator/QBs)
2018: Miami Dolphins (Offensive coordinator)
2019-20: New York Jets (Offensive coordinator/QBs)
2021-22: Arkansas (Tight ends)
2023-24: South Carolina (Offensive coordinator/QBs)
Bowls Coached
2021: Outback
2022: Liberty
Playing Experience
2000-04: Arkansas (Quarterback/holder)
Alma Mater: Arkansas, 2003
Hometown: Newport, Ark.
Wife: Beth
Children: Reese, Aven, Connor, Ryne
X: @Dowell_Loggains
