L.A. Rams Assistant Quarterbacks Coach Liam Coen named UK Offensive Coordinator

UPDATE 2:26 PM: UK Athletics has confirmed Mark Stoops has hired Liam Coen as Kentucky’s new Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach. A quote from Mark Stoops and Liam Coen.

LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) – It looks like the Mark Stoops and the Kentucky football program didn’t wait long to hire to new offensive coordinator.
Multiple reports Rams Assistant Quarterbacks Coach Liam Coen has been named Kentucky’s New offensive coordinator.

Coen is in his third season as the Assistant Quarterbacks Coach for the Los Angeles Rams. Before that, he had been the wide receivers coach since 2018.

According to his biography on the Rams website, In 2019, Coen helped L.A.’s receiving unit produce two receivers with over 1,000 receiving yards for the second-consecutive season, a feat that had not been accomplished since a streak of four seasons from 1999-2002. WR Robert Woods posted his second-consecutive 1,000-yard season, finishing with 1,134. WR Cooper Kupp tallied his first 1,000-yard season, leading the team with 1,161 receiving yards.

With the help of Coen, who coached in the Super Bowl his first year in the league, the Rams quickly acclimated 2018 offseason acquisition Brandin Cooks into the league’s No. 3 scoring offense. Last season, Cooks (1,204) and fellow WR Robert Woods (1,219) posted career-highs in receiving yards while becoming the first Rams receiving duo to surpass 1,000 yards each since Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce in 2006.

Before coaching for the Rams, Coen was the offensive coordinator for the University of Maine. At the University of Massachusetts, Coen was the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He also played quarterback for UMass where he was a four-year starter and led the Minutemen to the 2006 FCS National Championship game.

Mark Stoops commented on the hiring of Coen.

“I am very impressed with Liam’s depth of knowledge and detail of coaching that he has obtained as an NFL and college coach,” Stoops said. “He will bring an exciting style of football, attacking all areas of the field, a style that will be exciting for players to play and for fans to watch.”

“It is an honor to be named offensive coordinator for the University of Kentucky,” said Coen. “I want to thank Coach Stoops for this incredible opportunity. I couldn’t be more excited to be joining the Big Blue Nation and can’t wait to get to Lexington and get to work!”