1) He has extensive experience coaching big time college football, and calling plays.
This is something the Buffs have lacked in their last two play callers. Former OC/QB coach Brian Lindgren was a Mike MacIntyre disciple from San Jose State who hadn’t called plays at a higher level, and while he had experience coaching wide receivers in the power five - most notably at Texas Tech, Darrin Chiaverini hadn’t called a single play heading into his role last season.
Johnson has called plays for a total of six seasons - five for the Louisiana-Lafayette and one for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.