Notre Dame has promoted Jeff Quinn to offensive line coach, the school announced Tuesday.
Quinn has been with the Irish since 2015, most recently as senior offensive analyst. He takes over for Harry Hiestand, who became the Bears offensive line coach.
“There’s a tremendous legacy of coaching the offensive line at Notre Dame, from Brian Boulac to Merv Johnson to Joe Moore to Harry Hiestand,” Quinn said in a statement. “As each of those men will tell you, the focus of this job has been and always will be about the best interests of the players in the offensive line room, both on and off the field. I’m simply honored to now serve in this role.”
Quinn was head coach at the University of Buffalo from 2010 to ’14 and went 20-36, including an 8-5 record and an appearance in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2013.
He also worked on Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly’s staffs at Grand Valley State, Central Michigan and Cincinnati. While serving as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Cincinnati in 2009, Quinn was a finalist for the Broyles Award, which goes to the top assistant coach in the nation.
“Jeff has helped produce NCAA, conference and school record-breaking offenses along with multiple conference, bowl and national championships over his 34 years as a college football coach,” Kelly said in a statement.
“He has an accomplished track record of not only identifying but also developing outstanding offensive linemen. Jeff also understands the high standard of offensive line play at Notre Dame, having been part of the offensive staff the last few years. He will continue to develop the culture necessary to produce college football’s top offensive line.”
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