Lane Kiffin hires Charlie Weis Jr. as FAU offensive coordinator

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Lane Kiffin has reportedly hired Charlie Weis Jr. as Florida Atlantic's new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, per OwlAccess.com.

At 24 years old, Weis — son of former Notre Dame and Kansas coach Charlie Weis — becomes the youngest coordinator in the FBS.

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Weis was hired by Kiffin before the start of the 2017 season as the Owls' tight ends coach. He left the position a month after his hiring to become an offensive analyst for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, whose season ended Saturday in a divisional round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He had previously served as an offensive analyst for Alabama in 2015 and '16.

With his hiring, Weis takes over an offense that finished ninth nationally in yards per game (498) and eighth in points scored (40.6 points per game) in 2017.

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Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.