Veteran coach Michael Johnson is joining Syracuse as the program's wide receivers coach, bringing an NFL and collegiate coaching tenure that spans over 20 years at the sport's highest levels. Michael Johnson, a two-time TAPPS state championship head coach at Bishop Dunne, is no longer the school's head coach, Bishop Dunne president Thomas Maj confirmed to The Dallas Morning News. At Oregon State University, Johnson and the wide receiver coach from 1997 to 1998 and the quarterback coach in 1999. @smillerdegnan was first to report the news. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. That completes the Syracuse coaching staff for 2022, with the Orange hiring Bob Ligashesky as special teams coordinator, Jason Beck as quarterbacks coach and Robert Anae as offensive coordinator along with Johnson. Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse football has rounded out its on-field coaching staff by formally hiring Michael Johnson Sr. as its new wide receivers coach. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Johnson will coach the outside wide receivers. 5 recruiting class during the December 2018 early signing period, Johnsons wide receivers unit in 2018 featured the best individual performance at the position in program history, Junior Dillon Mitchell finished with 75 catches for a single-season record 1,184 yards receiving, which also led the Pac-12, and 10 touchdowns, Mitchell was named Second Team All-Pac-12 by both conference coaches and The Associated Press, Served as the head coach at The Kings Academy from 2014-16 in Sunnyvale, California, Johnson managed the task at TKA of coaching his son Michael Jr., a highly ranked dual-threat quarterback, Joined the UCLA staff in 2011 as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach, Under his leadership, senior wide receiver Nelson Rosario led the Bruins and ranked No. Johnson went to the Falcons after getting his NFL coaching start with the San Diego Chargers in 2001 as quarterbacks coach. Michael Johnson Sr. will be hired as Syracuse football's next wide receivers coach. . It hasnt changed anything in my personal life., More:Florida Atlantic selling tickets at full capacity for 2021 football season, More:FAU football coach Willie Taggart impressed with newcomers; focused on improving "the little things". However, now with the absence of Johnson, a tight ends coach will need to be hired. Im excited to be here, Johnson said in a statement. Tronti and Posey both started at points last season, and Taggart Jr. also played quarterback during the nine-game season, as the Owls finished 115th in the country in scoring offense and 117th in passing offense. Hill started the first six games, but Smith earned his way back into the starting lineup after not having played a regular season game in two-plus years due to injury, Behind Johnsons guidance, Smith stepped in and recorded the best 10-game stretch of his career at the time, setting career highs in touchdown passes (18), completion percentage (.605) and quarterback rating (81.5), Served as the wide receivers coach for the Baltimore Ravens from 2006-07, Helped veteran wideout Derrick Mason record his sixth 1,000-yard season during in 2007, Mason led the Ravens in receiving yards (1,087), catches (103) and touchdown receptions (5), In 2006, wide receiver Mark Clayton developed into Baltimores top playmaker, leading the team in receiving yards (939). Johnson boasts 16 years of experience coaching in college and the NFL. 0:22. At the college . Johnson, a Los Angeles native who turns 55 in May, has coached in the NFL and at multiple Power-Five schools in the Pac-12 and SEC. Now, the mentor-student relationship has been formalized. 71 in Competition Percentage, No. He played college football at Georgia Tech . He was the interim head coach for the UCLA Bruins football team after serving as their offensive coordinator. Has anyone checked if Hakim Warrick still has NCAA eligibility to help fix this Syracuse defense? Over the years, coach Johnson has seen his son mature. On April 15, 2014, Johnson was announced as the new development director and Head Football Coach at The King's Academy in Sunnyvale, CA. 55 in Completions Per Game, No. I think hes more coachable now, he said. Vick became the first NFL quarterback to throw for more than 250 yards and run for more than 100 yards in a single game versus the Broncos at Denver during the 2004 season, In 2003, Johnson was given the keys to the Falcons offense for the final two games of the season, In those two contests, Vick recorded his second-highest quarterback rating of the year (119.2 at Tampa Bay and 93.0 at Jacksonville), Johnson tutored a young Falcons wide receiver group in 2002 that included Brian Finneran, who had the most productive season of his career, recording 833 yards on 56 receptions and six touchdowns, Worked his first NFL season, in 2000, with the San Diego Chargers in as the Chargers quarterbacks coach when Jim Harbaugh and Ryan Leaf were QBs, Also coached Doug Flutie to 3,476 passing yards in 2001, the most by a Chargers quarterback since Dan Fouts, and was instrumental in the development of then-rookie quarterback Drew Brees, Began his professional coaching career at Oregon State focusing his attention on the wide receivers his first two seasons and then the quarterbacks in 1999, a season in which he helped guide the program to its first bowl game in 39 years, Played four seasons in the World Football League and the Canadian Football League, Set numerous records as the starting quarterback at the University of Akron in 1988 and 1989, including being named the schools Athlete of the Year in 1989-90, Played at Arizona State (1985-86) and Mesa Community College, Prior to serving as the head coach at The Kings Academy, Johnson spent two seasons as a player personnel director at North East Sports Consultants. 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