Michigan offensive coordinator Josh Gattis watches during warmups before an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)ap
Syracuse, N.Y. — Former Maryland offensive coordinator Josh Gattis, who has also led offenses at Michigan and Miami, is expected to join the Syracuse football staff, according to a report by 247 Sports.
Gattis won the Broyles Award in 2021 as an offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Michigan. The award is given to the country’s top assistant coach and is selected by a panel of former college football coaches.
With Cade McNamara at quarterback that season, the Wolverines went 12-2, losing only to Ohio State in the regular-season and Georgia in the College Football Playoffs.
Gattis left Michigan to coach at Miami, where he was fired after one season. The Hurricanes went 5-7 that year.
In addition to a down performance by Miami, a report in The Baltimore Sun in 2023 found that Gattis was fired in the middle of a police investigation after a custodian at the school accused him of exposing himself to her.
Gattis was not charged with any crime following the investigation and was hired and retained by Maryland.
He coached two years with the Terrapins, departing after a 4-8 team struggled with a first-year quarterback replacing veteran Taulia Tagovailoa.
Gattis, 41, played college football at Wake Forest and was picked in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. He had a brief NFL career before starting his coaching track as a graduate assistant with North Carolina in 2010.
In addition to leading offenses at three Power-Four programs, Gattis has also worked at Alabama, Penn State and Vanderbilt.
Syracuse does not have any known openings for an assistant coach position on its staff, but the Orange has beefed up its staff in recent years with positions designated for analysts and quality control.
The NCAA removed limits on the number of on-field coaches that a program could have last offseason, allowing analysts and control coaches to help coach in practices and in games.
Syracuse wide receivers coach Ross Douglas did leave the program for Oregon but the reportedly hired Myles White of the Green Bay Packers to fill that spot.
Both coaches seem likely to be part of SU’s effort to replicate last year’s passing success, which included the country’s leading passer.
Syracuse must replace quarterback Kyle McCord, wide receiver Jackson Meeks, tight end Oronde Gadsden II and running back LeQuint Allen.
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