Mankato, Minnesota — minnesota state football coach tod hoffner announced that Ryan Schlichte He will join the Maverick Football coaching staff.
“We are excited to hire a graduate as our offensive coordinator,” Hofner said. “Ryan has gained valuable experience as an offensive coordinator at the DII level. The last time he competed for a national championship, Ryan was our quarterback.
“In addition to being our offensive coordinator, Ryan will coach our quarterbacks, recruit Minnesota talent, and serve as the focal point for Maverick Football alumni relations and fundraising.” Please join me in welcoming Brooklyn to the Muvfam.”
Schlichte, a native of Mankato, Minn., spent the past three seasons on the Northern State football coaching staff. Schlichte joined the Timberwolves coaching staff in January 2020 as wide receivers coach and transitioned to quarterbacks coach in June 2020. As quarterbacks coach, Schlichte worked with six quarterbacks, including Hunter Trautman, who set school records for total offense and passing yards. And a touchdown pass. He also contributed to offensive game planning.
In January 2022, Schlichte was promoted to offensive coordinator at Northern State University. He was responsible for all offensive game planning and play calling. In 2022, NSU ranked fourth in the NSIC in passing offense and fourth in third-down conversions. In 2023, the Timberwolves will once again finish near the top of the NSIC in passing offense (3rd) and third-down conversions.
As offensive coordinator, Schlichte coached four All-NSIC honorees and two All-Americans Dwaylon Ingram and Dakota Larson.
Prior to attending Northern State, Schlichte was a four-year letterwinner and three years as the starting quarterback for the Minnesota State University football team. He played in 50 games and started 40, helping the Mavericks reach the NCAAs three times in 2017, 2018 and 2019. MSU won two NCAA Super Region 4 Championships in 2018 and 2019 and advanced to the NCAA Championship Game in 2019. 2019.
During his career, Schlichte ranks third all-time at MSU in touchdown passes (66), fifth in passing yards (5,958), sixth in completions (392) and seventh in pass attempts (715). There is. In his second season, 2017, he threw 25 touchdown passes, the third-most in a season in team history.
Schlichte earned a bachelor’s degree in social studies education from Minnesota State University in 2019. She then earned her master's degree in educational studies at Northern State University in 2021, where she boasted a 4.0 GPA. As a Maverick, he was selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence three times. In 2019, he also won the NCAA Elite 90 Award, given to the student-athlete who earned the highest GPA and played in the NCAA Championship Game.
