Willy Korn

Willy Korn (born January 21, 1989) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently the co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach at Coastal Carolina University.

Willy Korn
Current position
TitleCo-offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks coach
TeamCoastal Carolina
ConferenceSun Belt
Biographical details
Born (1989-01-21) January 21, 1989
Lyman, South Carolina
Playing career
2007–2009Clemson
2010–2011North Greenville
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013Charleston Southern (WR)
2014–2016Charleston Southern (WR/RC)
2017–2018Coastal Carolina (WR/KO)
2019–presentCoastal Carolina (co-OC/QB)

Playing career

Ranked one of the top quarterback prospects of 2007, Korn committed to play college football at Clemson. After seeing some playing time in the garbage time of games his freshman year, he suffered injuries in back to back games, earning a medical redshirt for the season.[1] He received his first start as a redshirt freshman in 2008 in Dabo Swinney's first game as interim head coach against Georgia Tech, but suffered a shoulder injury 14 plays into the game.[2] Unable to win the starting quarterback job from Kyle Parker after his injury, Korn transferred to Marshall after the 2009 season. He spent very little time at Marshall after the coaching staff told him his throwing arm wasn't strong enough and asked him to convert to safety, transferring once again to Division II North Greenville to play quarterback.[3][4]

Coaching career

Korn was named the wide receivers coach at Charleston Southern in 2013, joining the staff of his former college coach at North Greenville, Jamey Chadwell.[5]

Korn followed Chadwell once again, this time at Coastal Carolina as the wide receivers coach while also handling kickoff coverage duties in 2017.[6] He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and reassigned to quarterbacks coach in 2019 following the promotion of Chadwell to head coach.[7]

References
  1. "Willy Korn's Clemson dreams derailed. The journey kick-started a career, and his life". The State. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Willy Korn ending college career as a QB is nice to see". Independent Mail. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Byrnes legend, ex-Tiger Korn becomes Division II star". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "Willy Korn leads North Greenville into national title game today". Gannett News Service. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. "Former Clemson QB Willy Korn to join Charleston Southern staff as an assistant". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. "Willy Korn leaving Charleston Southern to join Coastal Carolina football staff". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. "Staggs, McGee, King and Scott Join Football Staff". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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