Georgia Bulldogs Adding Former FSU Football Offensive Coordinator To Staff

The former Seminole assistant is beginning his second stint with the Bulldogs.

Former Florida State football offensive coordinator James Coley has accepted the wide receivers coaching job at Georgia. He initially agreed to work for South Carolina in the same position but was led away to Athens.

Coley served under former Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher either as a grad assistant, position coach, or offensive coordinator in three separate stints (LSU, ’03-’04; FSU ’10-’12; TAMU, ’20-’23).

He also was hired as a tight ends coach and a recruiting coordinator by Bobby Bowden in 2008.

His most notable years with the Seminoles came during his three-year stretch as the offensive coordinator from ’10-’12. He coached three quarterbacks selected in the first round including Christian Ponder, EJ Manuel, and Jameis Winston.

Winston, of course, won a Heisman Trophy and went No. 1 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

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In 2010 and 2011, Coley and Fisher’s offense averaged over 30 points and 360 yards a game. However, the big jump came in 2012 as the ’Noles averaged just under 40 points and a whopping 470 yards a game.

Moreover, Coley’s recruiting expertise landed FSU the number one and number two recruiting classes in 2011 and 2012 respectively, per ESPN’s rankings.

This is Coley’s second stint with the Bulldogs as he served as the wide receivers coach, the quarterbacks coach, an offensive coordinator, and an assistant head coach under Kirby Smart.

The former Seminole OC graduated from Florida State in 1997. He has never been a head coach at any level, from high school to the NFL.

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