Football
Sep 13 (Sat)
5 p.m.
- Title:
- Co-Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks)
- Email:
- falconrecruit@bgsu.edu
- Phone:
- 419-372-7083
| Coach Warner | |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Crystal Lake, Ill. |
| College | Millikin College (2006) |
| Family | Wife, Kaitlyn, three children |
| Coaching History | |
| 2006 | Lakeland College/Defensive Backs |
| 2007 | North Carolina Wesleyan/Wide Receivers |
| 2008 | Carlstad Crusaders/Offensive Coordinator |
| 2008-09 | Fort Hays State/Running Backs |
| 2010 | DeForest High School/Passing Game Coordinator |
| 2011-14 | Hillsborough High School/Offensive Coordinator |
| 2015 | Virginia Tech/Offensive Quality Control |
| 2016-18 | Bloomingdale High School/Head Coach |
| 2019-21 | Bowling Green/Quarterbacks |
| 2022-24 | Bowling Green/Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs |
Warner played a role in the development of quarterback Connor Bazelak during the 2024 season, guiding him to one of the most efficient passing performances in Bowling Green history. Under Warner’s leadership, Bazelak completed 66.9 percent of his passes, the second-best mark in BGSU single-season history, while throwing for 3,044 yards and 18 touchdowns. His accuracy ranked first in the MAC and 14th nationally, while his total passing yards led the conference and ranked 26th in the country. Bazelak’s impressive statistical output solidified his place among the top quarterbacks in program history, ranking ninth on BGSU’s all-time single-season passing yardage list.
Warner’s impact extended beyond the quarterback position as the co-offensive coordinator as he helped mold tight end Harold Fannin Jr. into one of the most dominant playmakers in college football. Fannin became the first consensus All-American in Bowling Green history following a record-breaking season in which he led the nation with 117 receptions and 1,555 receiving yards—both FBS records for a tight end. He topped all FBS tight ends in more than 105 statistical categories and was the first tight end in FBS history to lead the nation in both total receptions and receiving yards. Fannin’s dominance earned him the Vern Smith Leadership Award as the MAC’s top player, as well as MAC Offensive Player of the Year honors, further showcasing Warner’s ability to develop elite offensive talent.
Warner worked with BGSU quarterback Matt McDonald in 2020 and 2021. McDonald played through an injury that required off-season surgery in 2020. In McDonald's return in 2021, the BG signal caller accumulated 2,555 passing yards and 12 touchdowns under Warner's tutelage.Warner came to Bowling Green with an extensive background at both the high school and college levels. Most recently, he served as head coach at Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Fla. He has also served coaching stints at Virginia Tech, Fort Hays State, North Carolina Wesleyan and Lakeland College.
In three years at Bloomingdale, Warner built the program into a juggernaut. In 2018, the program got off to its best start in the 32-year history of the program (7-0) and finished the year with an 11-2 record, winning their first two state playoff games in history. Playing in class 7A (the second-largest of eight classes), sixth-seeded Bloomingdale upset the No. 3 seed before eventually losing to top-seeded Venice in the region final.
Bloomingdale also advanced to the playoffs in 2017 under Warner, marking two of the program's four state appearances in its history.
In 2015, Warner was an offensive quality control coach at Virginia Tech, working alongside Loeffler.
At Hillsborough High School in the same county as Bloomingdale High, Warner was the offensive coordinator for a team that went 26-7 from 2012-14. Prior to his time at Hillsborough, he was the passing game coordinator at DeForest High School. He also spent two years coaching running backs at Fort Hays State and spent a season as the offensive coordinator with the Carlstad Crusaders in Karlstad, Sweden in the Swedish American Super Series Football League. Warner was the wide receivers coach at North Carolina Wesleyan in 2007 and began his coaching career in 2006 as the defensive backs coach at Lakeland College.
Warner played at Millikin College and was a three-year letter winner at quarterback and defensive back. He earned his bachelor's degree from Millikin in 2006 and his master's degree from Fort Hays State in 2009.
Warner and his wife, Kaitlyn, reside in Bowling Green with their three daughters.
