Tyler Bowen (born July 12, 1989) is an American football coach who is the

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of an American football or Canadian football team who is in charge of the team's offense. Generally, along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, this coach re ...

and quarterbacks coach at Virginia Tech Hokies football. He previously served as the tight ends coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL), an assistant coach at

Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State became ...

, University of Maryland, College Park,

Fordham University Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...

and Towson University.

Early years

Bowen is a native of

Helena, Georgia Helena was a city in Telfair County, Georgia, Telfair and Wheeler County, Georgia, Wheeler counties in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The population was 2,883 at the 2010 census, up from 2,307 in 2000 and 1,256 in 1990. The popula ...

Playing career

College

From 2007 to 2009, Bowen played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

as an

offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...

at the University of Maryland, College Park."Fordham Profile"
fordhamsports.com, retrieved February 2, 2018. During the 2010 season under the tutelage of head coach Ralph Friedgen and offensive coordinator James Franklin,Polak, Nic
"Tyler Bowen Hired As New Penn State Tight Ends Coach"
roarlionsroar.com, December 1, 2017, retrieved February 1, 2018. he helped Maryland post a 9–4 record."Tyler Bowen Rejoins Terps as O-Line Coach"
umterp.com, February 25, 2017, retrieved February 1, 2018.

Coaching career

Maryland

Bowen began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Maryland, College Park, as a graduate assistant under head coach

Randy Edsall Randy Douglas Edsall (born August 27, 1958) is a retired American football coach, formerly the head football coach at the University of Connecticut from 1999 to 2010 and again from 2017 until his abrupt retirement in 2021. He also served as the h ...

. During his two seasons as a graduate assistant at Maryland, Bowen worked with the offensive linemen and the wide receivers.

Towson

In 2013, Bowen joined as the tight ends coach at Towson University. In Bowen's first and only season coaching at Towson, the Tigers advanced to the FCS Championship Game and finished No. 2 in the country.

Penn State

In 2014, Bowen was hired as an offensive graduate assistant at

under head coach James Franklin. Bowen spent the season primarily assisting with the offensive line.Rushton, Geof
"Penn State Football: Rahne Named Offensive Coordinator; Bowen and Galiano Added to Staff"
''StateCollege.com'', December 1, 2017, retrieved February 1, 2018.

Fordham

In 2015, Bowen joined Fordham as their offensive line coach under head coach

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and was promoted to offensive coordinator under head coach Andrew Breiner in 2016.

Maryland (second stint)

In 2017, Bowen returned to the University of Maryland, College Park as their offensive line coach under head coach

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Penn State (second stint)

In 2018, Bowen rejoined

as their tight ends coach and offensive recruiting coordinator under head coach James Franklin. In his first season in coaching tight ends, true freshman

Pat Freiermuth Patrick John Freiermuth (born October 25, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of ...

finished second among FBS tight ends with eight touchdowns. Freiermuth claimed '' The Athletic'' All-America and All-Big Ten honorable mention recognition for his efforts. In 2019, Bowen was named the interim offensive coordinator following the departure of

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, who left to become the head coach at Old Dominion University. In 2020, Bowen was promoted to co-offensive coordinator while retaining his roles as the offensive recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On February 1, 2021, Bowen was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their tight ends coach under head coach Urban Meyer.

Virginia Tech

Bowen became the offensive coordinator for Virginia Tech in 2022. In 2022, he was also the tight ends coach. In 2023, he will become the Quarterbacks coach.

Personal life

Bowen is married to his wife, Ginny, and they have one son together. Bowen earned his bachelor's degree in communication and

master’s degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in minority and urban education from the University of Maryland, College Park.Penn State profile
retrieved February 1, 2018

References

External links

Maryland profileFordham profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowen, Tyler Living people 1989 births Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) Maryland Terrapins football players Towson Tigers football coaches Fordham Rams football coaches Maryland Terrapins football coaches Penn State Nittany Lions football coaches People from Telfair County, Georgia Jacksonville Jaguars coaches Virginia Tech Hokies football coaches