Charles Joseph Weis Jr. (born April 29, 1993) is an

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coach who is currently the co-offensive coordinator and

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at the

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( Ole Miss). He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the

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from 2020 to 2021.

Coaching career

Early career

Weis worked on his father's coaching staff at Notre Dame as a

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, holding up cards that described the opposing team's offensive personnel on the field. He began coaching at the age of 18, working as an offensive quality control coach at

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under his father, who was then the offensive coordinator. After his father was named the head coach at the

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, Weis Jr. joined the staff as an undergraduate team manager. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Kansas in 2015 during his time there. After a stint as a volunteer training camp intern with the

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in 2014, Weis Jr. joined the coaching staff at

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as an offensive analyst in 2015. After Alabama offensive coordinator

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left to accept the head coaching position at

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, Weis Jr. joined his staff as the tight ends coach. His stint at this position was very brief, as he left to join the

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coaching staff as an offensive assistant under

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, Kiffin's brief successor as offensive coordinator at Alabama.

FAU

Weis was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at

in 2018. 24 years old at the time of his hiring, Weis is believed to be the youngest coordinator in modern D1-A football history.

South Florida

After Florida Atlantic head coach

left to accept the head coaching position at Ole Miss, Weis joined Jeff Scott's coaching staff at

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as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In his initial contract with USF, Weis earned a salary of $350,000/year plus incentives. In both of his seasons as offensive coordinator, USF posted the third worst offense in the American Athletic Conference.

Ole Miss

On December 29, 2021, Weis, Jr. was named the new offensive coordinator at the

under

Personal life

Weis is married to Jennifer, a former figure skater. He is the son of former

offensive coordinator and college football coach

Charlie Weis Charles Joseph Weis Sr. (born March 30, 1956) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2005 to 2009 and the Kansas Jayhawks from 2012 to 2014. He also served as an offensive coordinator in ...

. He has a younger sister Hannah Margaret.

References

External links

Florida Atlantic profile

South Florida profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weis, Charlie Jr. 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from South Bend, Indiana Coaches of American football from Indiana University of Kansas alumni Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches Atlanta Falcons coaches Florida Atlantic Owls football coaches Florida Gators football coaches Ole Miss Rebels football coaches South Florida Bulls football coaches