Calvin Magee
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Calvin Magee is a former professional American football
player who played tight end
for four seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
from 1985 to 1988. He is currently offensive coordinator
and assistant head coach at the University of Pittsburgh
.
Shortly after a high school coaching career around the Tampa area, Calvin was a member of the University of South Florida
's first coaching staff in 1996 where he remained until 2001 when he joined Rich Rodriguez
's staff at West Virginia University
. Magee followed Rodriguez to the University of Michigan
in 2008, where he served as offensive coordinator until Rodriguez and his staff were fired after the 2010 season.
Rodriguez is widely credited with innovating the spread option offense, which Coach Magee managed at West Virginia and Michigan. This offense is used by thousands of high schools and other collegiate programs throughout the country. Magee was a finalist for the Broyles Award
in 2007, given to the top college assistant coach.
On January 11, 2011, new University of Pittsburgh head coach Todd Graham
announced that Calvin Magee would join his staff to run the offense.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who played tight end
Tight end
The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
for four seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
from 1985 to 1988. He is currently offensive coordinator
Offensive coordinator
An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
and assistant head coach at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
.
Shortly after a high school coaching career around the Tampa area, Calvin was a member of the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
's first coaching staff in 1996 where he remained until 2001 when he joined Rich Rodriguez
Rich Rodriguez
Richard A. "Rich" Rodriguez is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Arizona. Rodriguez previously served as the head football coach at Salem University , Glenville State College , West Virginia University , and the University...
's staff at West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
. Magee followed Rodriguez to the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 2008, where he served as offensive coordinator until Rodriguez and his staff were fired after the 2010 season.
Rodriguez is widely credited with innovating the spread option offense, which Coach Magee managed at West Virginia and Michigan. This offense is used by thousands of high schools and other collegiate programs throughout the country. Magee was a finalist for the Broyles Award
Broyles Award
The Broyles Award is an annual award given to honor the best assistant coach in college football. First awarded in 1996, it was named after former University of Arkansas men's athletic director Frank Broyles...
in 2007, given to the top college assistant coach.
On January 11, 2011, new University of Pittsburgh head coach Todd Graham
Todd Graham
Todd Graham is the head football coach of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was previously the head coach at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma.-Playing career:...
announced that Calvin Magee would join his staff to run the offense.