Charley Molnar OC/QBs Coach

[BearGB]

Charley Molnar History:

2010-Present Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks Coach Notre Dame
2007-2009 Wide Receivers Coach Cincinnati
2006 Wide Receivers Coach & Quarterback Coach Central Michigan
2005-2006 Offensive Coordinator & Assistant Head Coach Indiana St.
2003-2004 Quarterback Coach Western Michigan
2002 Quarterback Coach Eastern Michigan
2001 Wide Receivers Coach Eastern Illinois
1994-2000 Offensive Coordinator, Quarterback Coach & Wide Receivers Coach Kent State
1990-1993 Offensive Coordinator, Quarterback Coach & Wide Receivers CoachIllinois St.
1989 Quarterback Coach Western Carolina
1987-1988 Assistant Coach Virginia
1984-1986 Assistant Coach Lock Haven

Important Facts:
- Instrumental in Dan LeFevour's growth. As his coach freshmen year, had LeFevour rank 19th nationally in efficiency. His receiving corps had five players catch five or more touchdowns.
- Has completed the Michigan tour, coaching Eastern, Western, and Central.
- Has worked with Kelly and earned Kelly's trust.
- Kelly will be the play-caller for the games.

Molnar's Memorable Quotes about Coming:
- “Growing up in New Jersey, Notre Dame was always the team my family followed. During my 26 years of coaching, coming to Notre Dame was an obvious goal of mine. To me, I have the best job in the country, being an assistant football coach at Notre Dame. That’s the bottom line. I have the best job in the country. I truly feel that way right now. There is not a school or professional team in the country that could call me up and get me to go there. This is where I want to be.”
- “Coach Kelly just had to ask. That was the only factor. I said to him, ‘How fast can I get there?’ That was really it. No other thoughts entered my mind. This was my dream job.”
- “I think it should be a seamless transition as I have detailed knowledge of everything this system has and will have. I certainly have a great comfort level with Coach Kelly’s offense and look forward to helping to implement it with our team.”
- “We’ll run a spread offense that operates at a high tempo. Our players will play hard and they will be fundamentally sound. We’ll be a team that will push the ball down the field through the vertical passing game but also understand the importance of having an effective rushing attack.”
- “I think they are going to see that I’m very consistent in my approach to football and how I work every day. I bring a lot of energy to the field each day. I’m a very demanding coach."
- “Over the last 26 years I have consistently recruited New Jersey and Pennsylvania, but also in the last 15 years I also have spent a lot of time in the state of Ohio."
- “For the remainder of today I’ll be immersed in studying our committed football players and also other players that we are recruiting that have not committed to Notre Dame. We’ll also be making my travel plans for what prospects I plan to visit in the very near future. By dinner tonight, I expect to be on a plane heading somewhere to see some guys we need to attract to Notre Dame.”

 

[BearGB]

This is completely official, by the way, as Kelly has released a statement, which I cannot find right now. However Brian Hardin said it, so it is definitely in stone. They are probably finishing the UND.com article as we speak.

I did think that there was a good possibility that Molnar would get the QB coach job over Hinton - due to him having the experience there. This means Hinton will probably move to WR coach. The OC title is a little intriguing, because most thought it would go to Warinner. However, he was the "Passing Game Coordinator" at Cincy, a title I thought he may keep here. However, he is an exciting, young guy. I think he will do a great job, and I am excited to hear his quotes...

 

[Riddickulous]

Seems like he did a nice job with Mardy Gilyard, Armand Binns, and D.J Woods. Hopefully he can coach the rest of the offense just as well.

 

[TerryTate]

As expected, Brian Kelly has named two former Cincinnati assistants as his offensive and defensive coordinators on his first Notre Dame staff.

Bob Diaco, who was the Bearcats' defensive coordinator this past season, will hold the same job for the Irish. Charley Molnar, who was Kelly's passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach in Cincinnati, will be the offensive coordinator. Diaco will also work with the inside linebackers, while Molnar will coach the quarterbacks.

Diaco coached linebackers for three years at Virginia before joining the Bearcats. His defense replaced 10 senior starters from 2008 and switched to a 3-4 but was ranked among the national leaders in many statistics until a late-season swoon. Cincinnati gave up at least 44 points three times in its final five games and surrendered 51 to Florida in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

"He willingly entered a difficult situation last year," Kelly said in a statement. "Bob implemented an entirely new defense and was a major factor in us winning every game during the regular season. He has played for and learned under some fine defensive coaches and will be a great teacher for our guys."

Kelly has said he wants to run the 3-4 at Notre Dame.

Molnar has spent the past four seasons under Kelly at Cincinnati and Central Michigan. He spent 10 years as offensive coordinator at Illinois State and Kent State prior to joining Kelly.

"I have complete confidence in him to lead the offensive staff and players," Kelly said. "I have seen how he has developed both quarterbacks and wide receivers and tailored a passing attack around the strengths of an offense."

Kelly has now officially filled all but three spots on his staff.

I posted this on another thread, but here's ESPN's article

 

[IrishJayhawk]

How important is this hire? Is it strictly nominal if Kelly is calling the plays?

 

[BearGB]

How important is this hire? Is it strictly nominal if Kelly is calling the plays?

No, it is not nominal. I don't have the article he said it in on hand (although I know it was one of the ISD interviews), but Kelly is supposedly not a micro-manager at all. He trusts his coordinators to have a plan for every practice and game, and to execute it effectively. Therefore, while it will be Kelly's offense, Molnar will not be a figure head. He will be doing the coaching of the players, as a part of Kelly's strategy. I guess that's how I would put it.