Indiana’s busy December, filled with recruiting and preparation for tonight’s CFP tilt at Notre Dame, included the identification of a new quarterbacks coach.
That latter process is complete.
The Daily Hoosier can confirm via a source IU has hired Chandler Whitmer to be their next quarterbacks coach. Pete Thamel of ESPN first reported the news.
Whitmer currently works with the Atlanta Falcons as the franchise’s pass game specialist. Former IU quarterback Michael Penix, who will start this weekend, is with the Falcons.
Whitmer spent the past three seasons (2021-23) as an offensive quality control coach for the Los Angeles Chargers where he primarily assisted the quarterbacks, including starter Justin Herbert.
Prior to joining the Chargers, Whitmer served as an offensive graduate assistant at Clemson, aiding the offensive coaching staff and working with the quarterback and wide receiver groups. He worked closely with Trevor Lawrence, the runner-up for the 2020 Heisman Trophy.
Whitmer contributed to offensive coaching staff at Ohio State University one season earlier in a graduate assistant role. In his lone season with the Buckeyes (2019), first-year signal-caller Justin Fields led the Buckeyes to a 12-0 regular season record.
The Georgia native aided Ohio State’s offensive coaching staff after serving one season as an offensive quality control coach at Yale University.
As a player, Whitmer logged 24 starts under center for the University of Connecticut from 2012-14, later earning a rookie minicamp invite from the Philadelphia Eagles. He culminated his Huskies career ranked fourth in program history in career completions (403) and passing yards (5,082), while ranking sixth all-time in UConn annals with 25 passing scores. Whitmer started his collegiate career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2010, before transferring and playing the 2011 season at Butler (Kan.) Community College. In his lone season at Butler, Whitmer was named NJCAA All-America honorable mention after leading them to a top-five national ranking.
Whitmer replaces Tino Sunseri, who was hired by UCLA as their new offensive coordinator. Sunseri is with IU until they complete their College Football Playoff run.
Like Sunseri, Whitmer’s title will include the role of co-offensive coordinator.
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