There have been some heated arguments about the way Billy Napier has run his program from the start. One of the biggest points of contention is the topic of offensive coordinator.
By job titles, offensive line coach Rob Sale was the sole offensive coordinator across 2022-23. In 2024, tight ends coach Russ Callaway picked up a co-OC title, and Sale’s title changed to co-OC as well.
By actual job responsibility, however, the offensive coordinator in all three seasons has been Napier himself. While game planning is still a team effort even with a play-calling savant like Dan Mullen as head coach, the person with final say of the plays run on game day is what most people think of when they think of the term “offensive coordinator”.