According to Rutgers Board Of Governors, the contract that was approved for new OC Kirk Ciarrocca is $1.4mill per year over the next three years.
Football APPROVED -- 1.4 Mill per year / Three Year deal for Kirk Ciarrocca
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Jan. 7, 2023) – Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano has named Kirk Ciarrocca offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Ciarrocca, who has over 30 years of coaching experience (19 as an offensive coordinator), returns to Piscataway after serving on Schiano’s staff for three seasons and winning two bowl games from 2008-10. He has previously been selected as a semifinalist for the Broyles Award and coached 26 players who had their name called in the NFL Draft (six in the first round).
“It is great to welcome back Kirk and his family to Rutgers,” Schiano said. “He is a proven leader of men, an excellent football coach and understands what it takes to be successful in the Big Ten. We look forward to getting to work.”
“I want to thank Coach Schiano and Rutgers for giving me the opportunity to return to a place with many great memories,” Ciarrocca said. “Coach is building something special here and I want to be a part of that. I can’t wait to get on the practice field with the players.”
Ciarrocca first arrived at Rutgers as wide receivers coach in 2008 in a room that included eventual first-round pick Kenny Britt. The wide receiver had eight 100-yard receiving games to set the program record with 1,371 receiving yards in a season, helping the Scarlet Knights to a victory over NC State in the PapaJohns.com Bowl. He would earn All-America honors.
Then in 2009, Ciarrocca was promoted by Schiano to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He helped guide quarterback Tom Savage to Freshman All-America status after setting the Big East record for most passing yards by a true freshman in a season. The Scarlet Knights went 9-4 and defeated UCF in the St. Petersburg Bowl. Others to be drafted in the NFL after being coached by Ciarrocca at RU include offensive lineman Anthony Davis (first round) and wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (third round).
Ciarrocca has been in the Big Ten five of the last six years, most recently helping Minnesota to a nine-win season and a victory in the Pinstripe Bowl in 2022. The Golden Gophers had two from the offense earn All-America status in center John Michael Schmitz (first team), a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, and running back Mohamed Ibrahim (second team). All five linemen plus Ibrahim, who led the nation with 20 rushing touchdowns, and tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford earned All-Big Ten honors.
The unit ranked third nationally and first in the Big Ten in both third down conversion percentage (52.1) and time of possession (34:31), while being second in the league in rushing offense (207.3) and least sacks allowed (1.15).
Prior to returning to the Twin Cities, Ciarrocca worked on the West Virginia staff as an analyst in 2021 and as offensive coordinator for Penn State in 2020. The Nittany Lions placed second in the conference in total offense (430.3), third in scoring (29.8), fourth in passing (256.0) and fifth in rushing (174.3) during the pandemic-shortened season. Wide receiver Jahan Dotson led the Big Ten in receiving yards (884) and receiving touchdowns (8) on the way to becoming a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Ciarrocca helped Minnesota to an 11-2 record with seven Big Ten wins and a final Associated Press ranking of No. 10 in 2019. He was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the best assistant coach in college football, as the Golden Gophers joined LSU and Alabama and the only schools in the nation to produce two 1,000-yard receivers (Tyler Johnson and Rashod Bateman) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Rodney Smith). Minnesota averaged 432 yards per game (fourth most in school history in the modern era) and 34.1 points per game (third most in school history in the modern era). The unit rushed for 25 touchdowns and threw for 31, which was the first time in school history that the program reached both of those numbers in the same season. Bateman would later be selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft after being voted the Big Ten's Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year in 2019.
Also in 2019, quarterback Tanner Morgan set school single-season records in passing yards (3,253), touchdown passes (30), completion percentage (66.0), passing yards per game (250.2), touchdown-interception ratio (4.28) and passing efficiency rating (178.7). The performance led to being a finalist for The Manning Award and a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award.
Ciarrocca originally came to Minnesota and the Big Ten in 2017 after serving as the offensive coordinator at Western Michigan from 2013-16. The Broncos went 13-1 and finished No. 15 in the AP Poll in 2016, as they averaged 41.6 points per game (ninth most in the nation) and set program records in points (582), total yards (6,737) and touchdowns (75) for the second consecutive season, also leading the nation with only eight turnovers surrendered that season. Ciarrocca’s offense included MAC Offensive Player of the Year and NCAA Consensus All-American Corey Davis at wide receiver. Davis was the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and is the all-time leader in FBS history in career yards (5,285) and 100-yard games (27). He is also the only player at the level to amass at least 300 catches, 5,000 yards and over 50 touchdowns.
Ciarrocca also coached the quarterbacks and mentored Zach Terrell, who ended his career as the William V. Campbell Trophy winner after not having any Power Five offers out of high school. In 2016, Terrell passed for 33 touchdowns and threw only four interceptions. In 2015, he finished the season ranked seventh in the country and second in the MAC in quarterback efficiency (162.3).
In 2015, he coached a dynamic running game led by Jamauri Bogan, who was named the MAC Freshman of the Year and Popeyes Bahamas Bowl MVP after amassing 1,503 yards on the ground. It was the first time since 2008-09 that Western Michigan had 1,000-yard rushers in back-to-back seasons after Jarvion Franklin totaled 1,551 yards in 2014.
Ciarrocca’s offense also featured the most prolific receiving duo in the country in over a decade. The duo of Daniel Braverman and Davis were the first receiving pairing since 2002 to total more than 1,400 and 1,300 yards in the same year (Davis recorded 1,436 yards, while Braverman had 1,371). Braverman and Davis were each named to the All-MAC team in 2015. Braverman finished second in the FBS nationally in receptions (108), eighth in receiving yards (1,371) and eighth in receiving touchdowns (12). Davis was fifth in the country in receiving yards (1,436) and receiving touchdowns (13), while placing 12th in receptions (90).
Ciarrocca was instrumental in the development of first-round pick and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Joe Flacco during his six seasons (2002-07) at Delaware. That included winning the national championship in 2003. Ciarrocca's Blue Hen 2007 offense ranked in the top-10 nationally in scoring, total offense, passing offense, third down conversion and red-zone scoring. He had a pair of quarterbacks drafted into the NFL during his first stint with the Blue Hens, with Andy Hall joining Flacco at the next level.
Ciarrocca's coaching career began at his alma mater, Temple, where he assisted the offensive staff and served as the on-campus recruiting coordinator from 1990-91. He stayed on the East Coast, working with Western Connecticut State as the passing game coordinator in 1992, at Delaware Valley College, also as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks and receivers coach, in 1993. He returned to Western Connecticut State as the offensive coordinator for two seasons before heading to coach in the Ivy League for seven seasons. He first coached the wide receivers at Princeton from 1996-99 and then did the same at Penn from 2000-02, where the Quakers boasted the top-ranked passing offense and claimed the 2000 Ivy League championship.
Ciarrocca is a 1990 graduate of Temple University after starting college as a defensive back at Juniata College and suffering a career-ending injury. He and his wife, Kim, have a daughter, Colby, a three-year letterwinner from 2015-17 for the Rutgers women’s soccer team, and a son, Cade. Ciarrocca is originally from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Jan. 7, 2023) – Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano has named Kirk Ciarrocca offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Ciarrocca, who has over 30 years of coaching experience (19 as an offensive coordinator), returns to Piscataway after serving on Schiano’s staff for three seasons and winning two bowl games from 2008-10. He has previously been selected as a semifinalist for the Broyles Award and coached 26 players who had their name called in the NFL Draft (six in the first round).
“It is great to welcome back Kirk and his family to Rutgers,” Schiano said. “He is a proven leader of men, an excellent football coach and understands what it takes to be successful in the Big Ten. We look forward to getting to work.”
“I want to thank Coach Schiano and Rutgers for giving me the opportunity to return to a place with many great memories,” Ciarrocca said. “Coach is building something special here and I want to be a part of that. I can’t wait to get on the practice field with the players.”
Ciarrocca first arrived at Rutgers as wide receivers coach in 2008 in a room that included eventual first-round pick Kenny Britt. The wide receiver had eight 100-yard receiving games to set the program record with 1,371 receiving yards in a season, helping the Scarlet Knights to a victory over NC State in the PapaJohns.com Bowl. He would earn All-America honors.
Then in 2009, Ciarrocca was promoted by Schiano to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He helped guide quarterback Tom Savage to Freshman All-America status after setting the Big East record for most passing yards by a true freshman in a season. The Scarlet Knights went 9-4 and defeated UCF in the St. Petersburg Bowl. Others to be drafted in the NFL after being coached by Ciarrocca at RU include offensive lineman Anthony Davis (first round) and wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (third round).
Ciarrocca has been in the Big Ten five of the last six years, most recently helping Minnesota to a nine-win season and a victory in the Pinstripe Bowl in 2022. The Golden Gophers had two from the offense earn All-America status in center John Michael Schmitz (first team), a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, and running back Mohamed Ibrahim (second team). All five linemen plus Ibrahim, who led the nation with 20 rushing touchdowns, and tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford earned All-Big Ten honors.
The unit ranked third nationally and first in the Big Ten in both third down conversion percentage (52.1) and time of possession (34:31), while being second in the league in rushing offense (207.3) and least sacks allowed (1.15).
Prior to returning to the Twin Cities, Ciarrocca worked on the West Virginia staff as an analyst in 2021 and as offensive coordinator for Penn State in 2020. The Nittany Lions placed second in the conference in total offense (430.3), third in scoring (29.8), fourth in passing (256.0) and fifth in rushing (174.3) during the pandemic-shortened season. Wide receiver Jahan Dotson led the Big Ten in receiving yards (884) and receiving touchdowns (8) on the way to becoming a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Ciarrocca helped Minnesota to an 11-2 record with seven Big Ten wins and a final Associated Press ranking of No. 10 in 2019. He was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the best assistant coach in college football, as the Golden Gophers joined LSU and Alabama and the only schools in the nation to produce two 1,000-yard receivers (Tyler Johnson and Rashod Bateman) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Rodney Smith). Minnesota averaged 432 yards per game (fourth most in school history in the modern era) and 34.1 points per game (third most in school history in the modern era). The unit rushed for 25 touchdowns and threw for 31, which was the first time in school history that the program reached both of those numbers in the same season. Bateman would later be selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft after being voted the Big Ten's Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year in 2019.
Also in 2019, quarterback Tanner Morgan set school single-season records in passing yards (3,253), touchdown passes (30), completion percentage (66.0), passing yards per game (250.2), touchdown-interception ratio (4.28) and passing efficiency rating (178.7). The performance led to being a finalist for The Manning Award and a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award.
Ciarrocca originally came to Minnesota and the Big Ten in 2017 after serving as the offensive coordinator at Western Michigan from 2013-16. The Broncos went 13-1 and finished No. 15 in the AP Poll in 2016, as they averaged 41.6 points per game (ninth most in the nation) and set program records in points (582), total yards (6,737) and touchdowns (75) for the second consecutive season, also leading the nation with only eight turnovers surrendered that season. Ciarrocca’s offense included MAC Offensive Player of the Year and NCAA Consensus All-American Corey Davis at wide receiver. Davis was the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and is the all-time leader in FBS history in career yards (5,285) and 100-yard games (27). He is also the only player at the level to amass at least 300 catches, 5,000 yards and over 50 touchdowns.
Ciarrocca also coached the quarterbacks and mentored Zach Terrell, who ended his career as the William V. Campbell Trophy winner after not having any Power Five offers out of high school. In 2016, Terrell passed for 33 touchdowns and threw only four interceptions. In 2015, he finished the season ranked seventh in the country and second in the MAC in quarterback efficiency (162.3).
In 2015, he coached a dynamic running game led by Jamauri Bogan, who was named the MAC Freshman of the Year and Popeyes Bahamas Bowl MVP after amassing 1,503 yards on the ground. It was the first time since 2008-09 that Western Michigan had 1,000-yard rushers in back-to-back seasons after Jarvion Franklin totaled 1,551 yards in 2014.
Ciarrocca’s offense also featured the most prolific receiving duo in the country in over a decade. The duo of Daniel Braverman and Davis were the first receiving pairing since 2002 to total more than 1,400 and 1,300 yards in the same year (Davis recorded 1,436 yards, while Braverman had 1,371). Braverman and Davis were each named to the All-MAC team in 2015. Braverman finished second in the FBS nationally in receptions (108), eighth in receiving yards (1,371) and eighth in receiving touchdowns (12). Davis was fifth in the country in receiving yards (1,436) and receiving touchdowns (13), while placing 12th in receptions (90).
Ciarrocca was instrumental in the development of first-round pick and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Joe Flacco during his six seasons (2002-07) at Delaware. That included winning the national championship in 2003. Ciarrocca's Blue Hen 2007 offense ranked in the top-10 nationally in scoring, total offense, passing offense, third down conversion and red-zone scoring. He had a pair of quarterbacks drafted into the NFL during his first stint with the Blue Hens, with Andy Hall joining Flacco at the next level.
Ciarrocca's coaching career began at his alma mater, Temple, where he assisted the offensive staff and served as the on-campus recruiting coordinator from 1990-91. He stayed on the East Coast, working with Western Connecticut State as the passing game coordinator in 1992, at Delaware Valley College, also as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks and receivers coach, in 1993. He returned to Western Connecticut State as the offensive coordinator for two seasons before heading to coach in the Ivy League for seven seasons. He first coached the wide receivers at Princeton from 1996-99 and then did the same at Penn from 2000-02, where the Quakers boasted the top-ranked passing offense and claimed the 2000 Ivy League championship.
Ciarrocca is a 1990 graduate of Temple University after starting college as a defensive back at Juniata College and suffering a career-ending injury. He and his wife, Kim, have a daughter, Colby, a three-year letterwinner from 2015-17 for the Rutgers women’s soccer team, and a son, Cade. Ciarrocca is originally from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania.
He just signed the contract at Minnesota on Dec 8 lol. As I often say, these contracts aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.
From the article:
Ciarrocca’s salary would have been the second-highest among Big Ten offensive coordinators last season, the fourth-highest among Big Ten assistant coaches and tied for 12th nationally among all assistant coaches, according to USA Today’s database of assistant coaching salaries. Salaries for Big Ten assistant coaches for the 2023 season are not currently publicly available, but Ciarrocca’s contract is believed to be above the average and one of the highest among the league’s offensive coordinators.
Ciarrocca owes Minnesota a buyout of $275,000 after leaving the program for “another Division I school in a role other than head coach,” per the contract extension he signed on Dec. 8, per the Minnesota Star-Tribune.
From the article:
Ciarrocca’s salary would have been the second-highest among Big Ten offensive coordinators last season, the fourth-highest among Big Ten assistant coaches and tied for 12th nationally among all assistant coaches, according to USA Today’s database of assistant coaching salaries. Salaries for Big Ten assistant coaches for the 2023 season are not currently publicly available, but Ciarrocca’s contract is believed to be above the average and one of the highest among the league’s offensive coordinators.
Ciarrocca owes Minnesota a buyout of $275,000 after leaving the program for “another Division I school in a role other than head coach,” per the contract extension he signed on Dec. 8, per the Minnesota Star-Tribune.
49 assistants make 7 figures. Top paid makes 2mm. Top tier seems to be 1.8mm. Good for RU to step up.
B1G money rolling in.
Rumor is Kirk may be bringing a gopher friend with him 👀
Rumor is Kirk may be bringing a gopher friend with him 👀
yea honestly it’s kinda nice to see that they look like they’re willing to pay some big bucks for football.
Thing is this is poach from a fellow B10 member who makes as much or more currently as we do from the conference. That's quite a positive. In the future, the probability of poaching people from ACC, B12, PAC goes up as well as the gap widens. People think we're in a lousy spot but on some levels we'll be better off that our former peers and it's to our advantage if we use those resources wisely.
I find the timing of this whole thing interesting. The fact that KC signed an extension with Minny on Dec. 8, with a $275K buyout, suggests that Schiano had not approached him, or at least had not offered him, by that time. I suppose Schiano was working on (or waiting on) a bigger fish that ultimately did not work out and Schiano had to go to Plan B with KC. Either way, KC has demonstrated an ability to create a high-powered offense when he has the horses and I think he'll do a good job the second time around.
true BUT, he has produced a helluva lot of offense
He instantly breaks into the Top 10. Of highest paid NJ employees that is. America. It's still a great country. $$$$
Welcome. Nice to have B1G experience. Let's do B1G things on offense.
Is Kirk related to Kick in this thread?
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Is Kirk related to Kick in this thread?
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