Former Tennessee Titans and LSU football quarterback Zach Mettenberger has returned to Father Ryan's staff as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after spending the past two seasons as Nick Saban's Alabama analyst.
Mettenberger was an assistant to Father Ryan during the 2021 season, when the Irish went 7-5 and won the eventual Division II-AAA state championship in the second round of the TSSAA Football Playoffs. Lost to Naru McCurry 42-35. He had been Hillsboro's offensive coordinator a year earlier.
The Titans selected Mettenberger in the sixth round, 178th overall, in the 2014 NFL Draft. He started 10 of 14 games before being released in 2016, throwing for 1,412 yards, eight touchdowns, and seven interceptions in his rookie season. He appeared in seven games in 2015 as a replacement for Marcus Mariota and started four.
Mettenberger graduated from LSU as the first quarterback to throw for over 2,500 yards in two consecutive seasons (2012 and 2013) with 5,783 yards, 35 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
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Father Ryan went 4-7, 0-4 in Division II-AAA West last season.
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