The Bulldogs also improved 76 spots from 2016 in kickoff return defense, allowing 19.5 yards per return to rank 40th. In 2017, Georgia ranked eighth nationally in net punting average (41.7 yards) after ranking 112th in 2016, and 20th nationally in kickoff return average (23.5 yards).Served as associate head coach and running backs coach at Virginia Tech for five years (2011-15) and was an assistant coach at South Carolina (2007-10) and Mississippi State (2004-06).Georgia posted a 21-7 combined record with Beamer on staff, including a 13-2 mark in 2017 when the Bulldogs won the SEC Championship Game, beat OU 54-48 in overtime in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl and lost 26-23 to Alabama in overtime in the CFP National Championship.
Also, the Sooners hadn’t blocked a punt that was returned for a TD since 2002 but registered two in 2018. OU ranked 14th nationally in punt return average in 2018 with a 14.5-yard mark (up from 97th in 2017 before Beamer’s arrival ) and 31st in kickoff return average with a 22.7-yard figure (up from 98th in 2017 ).Senior H-back pupil Carson Meier earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after catching 19 passes for 327 yards and four touchdowns. Part of an offensive staff that saw the Sooners lead the nation in 2018 in total offense (570.3 ypg), scoring offense (48.4 ppg) and yards per play (FBS-record 8.6), and rank second in passing efficiency rating (194.9).Coached H-back Jeremiah Hall to second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2019 as OU led the nation in yards per play (8.0) and ranked third in total offense (537.6 ypg) and fourth in passing efficiency rating (187.0).In addition to his OU offensive coaching responsibilities, also plays a role in overseeing special teams. Hired at Oklahoma in January 2018 as assistant head coach for offense (coaching tight ends and H-backs) after serving the 2016 and ’17 seasons as special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at Georgia.
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