Topic: New WR Coach

[duckhunterherdfan]

Per Footballscoop:

Marshall: Jovon Bouknight, who spent the last two years at Kentucky as wide receivers coach, is expected to join the Marshall staff in the same capacity, Matt Zenitz shares.

[s1uggo]

Jovon Bouknight is in his second season at Kentucky, coming to the Bluegrass in March of 2020 after one season as the wide receivers coach at Oregon.
 
At Oregon, Bouknight?s receiving corps was an integral part of the Ducks? 12-2 season that included a Pac-12 Championship and a Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin. His squad improved the overall offensive output in his lone season, going from 246 catches, 3,222 receiving yards and 29 touchdowns in 2018, to 298 catches for 3,615 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2019. Johnny Johnson III, Oregon?s leading receiver, had a breakout season under Bouknight?s tutelage, improving from 17 catches, 215 receiving yards, 12.9 yards per reception and four scores in 2018 to 57 catches, 836 yards, 14.7 yards per reception and a team-high tying seven touchdowns in 2019.
 
Prior to Oregon, Bouknight spent three months at Texas Tech before taking the same position with the Ducks. The majority of Bouknight?s career was spent at Utah State, where he coached for 10 years primarily focusing on working with the wide receivers. He was also the co-offensive coordinator in 2016 and the passing game coordinator for two seasons from 2014-15.
 
His tenure at Utah State coincided with the program's most-successful stretch in school history as the Aggies reached seven bowl games in a span of eight years and claimed the 2012 Western Athletic Conference title. Utah State had only six bowl game appearances in its history and none since 1997 prior to his arrival in 2009.
 
In 2018, Utah State finished second in the nation in scoring offense (47.5), while equaling the program record for wins (11) and the Mountain West record for points in a season (618). Bouknight?s wide receiver group helped the Aggies lead the country with 29 scoring drives that lasted under a minute while leading the Mountain West and ranking 11th nationally in total offense (497.4). Utah State reached as high as No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll during the season, good for the program?s best ranking since 1961.
 
Bouknight coached several of Utah State's top receivers in its history, highlighted by wideout Hunter Sharp, who led the Mountain West with nine receiving touchdowns as a senior in 2015. Sharp also finished second in the Mountain West and 19th in the FBS with 71 receptions that season and third in the league with 76.3 receiving yards per game.
 

[The Right Stuff]

He will need players that can catch the ball. :o

TRS
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[herdfan129]

Wow? what a pickup. Wonder how this happened.

[herd2win]

Looks to be a good pick up.

[s1uggo]

Wow? what a pickup. Wonder how this happened.

IDK

Bouknight spent his second season at Kentucky as a quality control assistant after spending his first as the team?s wide receivers coach. He was demoted following his first year in Lexington after being arrested in May on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, possession of an open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle and speeding 26 mph or more over the speed limit.

[muherd34]

Really good pickup!

[miltonherdfan]

also of interest is the fact he was at Utah St when Colombi was there

[muherd]

Good pick up👏👏👏👏👏

[herdfan129]

also of interest is the fact he was at Utah St when Colombi was there

Was also at Texas Tech for a bit, but not sure if it was at the same time or not.


Regardless, solid pick up with a position coach who has coached and recruited at some of the highest levels of college football.

[Big City]

IDK

Bouknight spent his second season at Kentucky as a quality control assistant after spending his first as the team?s wide receivers coach. He was demoted following his first year in Lexington after being arrested in May on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, possession of an open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle and speeding 26 mph or more over the speed limit.

I hope he has learned and grown from this and it doesn't happen again. I am pretty excited he is coming to MU.

[biggreenarms]

Sounds like a good get. I hope he can teach receivers how to catch the ball especially if it hits their hands or body.