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Bowling Green State University Athletics
McCall Named Offensive Coordinator at Northwestern
January 17, 2008 | Football
Jan. 17, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. - Mick McCall, who spent the past five seasons at Bowling Green State University coaching quarterbacks and serving as the offensive coordinator the past season, was officially named offensive coordinator at Northwestern Wednesday night (Jan. 16).
"Mick has done a tremendous job for us the past five seasons," said BGSU head coach Gregg Brandon, who coached at Northwestern from 1992-98. "While we certainly will miss him, Northwestern presented a tremendous opportunity to Mick and his family."
This past season, his first as the offensive coordinator, the Falcons finished fourth in the MAC in total offense (402.5), fifth in points/game (30.2) and second in pass offense (278.8).
In McCall's five seasons, he coached three of the top quarterbacks to ever play at Bowling Green in Josh Harris, Omar Jacobs and Tyler Sheehan. In 2003 and 2004 he helped guide Harris and Jacobs to All-American status. This past season Sheehan was named third-team All-MAC, his first year as a starting quarterback.
Jacobs, who declared early for the NFL draft, set a BGSU career record with 71 TD tosses and a 64.5% completion percentage. He also finished third in career total offense with 7,389 total yards.
In 2005, Jacobs led the MAC in total offense averaging 294.7 yards per game and was second in TD passes with 26. He also was 11th in the nation in pass efficiency (150.9) and 13th in total offense at 294.7 yards per game.
In 2004, Jacobs had the best year ever for a Falcon signal caller. he set an NCAA record by throwing a NCAA-best and MAC record 41 TD passes with just four interceptions, the best TD/interception ratio in the history of college football. Jacobs also was named MAC Offensive Player of the year and completed 309 of 462 passes for 4,002 yards. He also led the nation in points responsible for at 22.5 per game and was second in the nation in passing (333.5 yards per game) and total offense (358.5). He also finished fourth nationally in passing efficiency at 165.47.
In 2003, Harris completed 325-of-494 passes (65.8%) for a then school-record 3,813 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also had 830 yards rushing, the most by a MAC QB in 2003 and ranked third in the country and first in the MAC in total offense (331.1). He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
The search to find McCall's replacement has already begun.
""We have already received several inquiries about the open position," said Brandon. "There are a lot of qualified candidates that would love the opportunity to coach quarterbacks here at Bowling Green State University."
