aubiefifty 16,791 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Former Auburn OC Rhett Lashlee headed to SMU by Brandon Marcello 1-2 minutes Former Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee is on the move again. Lashlee is headed to SMU after one season at UConn, where he improved one of the nation's worst offenses (14.8 points per game) in 2016 to averaging 23.6 points in 2017. Lashlee will serve as Sonny Dykes' offensive coordinator at SMU. Lashlee was Auburn's offensive coordinator under Gus Malzahn from 2013 through 2016. Lashlee, who played quarterback for Malzahn in high school, was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2013. He left Auburn following the Allstate Sugar Bowl in January 2017 to join UConn as OC. Lashlee's hiring at SMU was first reported by 247Sports. Auburn's offense broke school and SEC records in 2013 and 2014 while the SEC champions in 2013 became the first team in conference history to lead the nation in rushing (328.3 yards per game). Lashlee served as Malzahn's coordinator at Arkansas State in 2012 and was also the play caller at Samford in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee is on the move again. Lashlee is headed to SMU after one season at UConn, where he improved one of the nation's worst offenses (14.8 points per game) in 2016 to averaging 23.6 points in 2017. Lashlee will serve as Sonny Dykes' offensive coordinator at SMU. Lashlee was Auburn's offensive coordinator under Gus Malzahn from 2013 through 2016. Lashlee, who played quarterback for Malzahn in high school, was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2013. He left Auburn following the Allstate Sugar Bowl in January 2017 to join UConn as OC. Lashlee's hiring at SMU was first reported by 247Sports. Auburn's offense broke school and SEC records in 2013 and 2014 while the SEC champions in 2013 became the first team in conference history to lead the nation in rushing (328.3 yards per game). Lashlee served as Malzahn's coordinator at Arkansas State in 2012 and was also the play caller at Samford in 2011.
Farmer Brown 2,391 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I saw that. Good move for him, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,270 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I was impressed with what he was able to do at UCONN. Hope his career continues to trend upward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionheartkc 6,150 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Interesting thought... is he going to be building his staff from scratch, and if so, does he take a shot at any of our assistants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metafour 4,969 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Read the article: he is making a lateral move to become SMU's OC. He is not their HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triangletiger 1,599 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 We'll be playing them next season. Makes for an interesting matchup between Gus and his former protégé. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionheartkc 6,150 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 23 hours ago, metafour said: Read the article: he is making a lateral move to become SMU's OC. He is not their HC. And your point? OCs often are allowed to build their own staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metafour 4,969 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 1/12/2018 at 3:17 PM, lionheartkc said: And your point? OCs often are allowed to build their own staff. He is coaching under Sonny Dykes, who is an offensive coach himself. Guess who is going to be hiring the offensive staff? Not Lashlee, that is for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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