On Friday, the Hilltoppers announced that Jeff Brohm, who was assistant head coach and offensive coordinator last season for WKU, is the team’s next head coach.
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Brohm played quarterback at Louisville from 1989-93 and bounced around in the NFL for seven seasons. He was an assistant at Louisville from 2003 through 2008. He moved on to Florida Atlantic (2009), Illinois (2010-11) and UAB (2012) before moving to Western Kentucky prior to this season.
In 2013, Western Kentucky (8-4) had the 30th-ranked offense in the nation with 458.5 yards per game — up from 386.8 in 2012 — including 261.7 through the air and 196.8 yards per game on the ground.
First-year starting quarterback Brandon Doughty completed 246 of 374 passes for 2,857 yards, 14 TDs and 14 interceptions. Antonio Andrews ran for 1,730 yards and 16 touchdowns.
The 42-year-old Brohm has coached four quarterbacks who have moved onto the NFL: Stefan LeFors, Brian Brohm, Hunter Cantwell and Rusty Smith.
“Coach Brohm was very influential in my football career,” Cantwell said in a statement through the university. “Looking back, he was a big part of my success at Louisville and in the National Football League. He is not just a good coach in the X’s and O’s, but he is a great mentor to me. He is a phenomenal coach. He is very smart and is a great players’ coach. Those guys are going to go to war for him every play.
“Western Kentucky couldn’t have made a better hire than Coach Brohm.”
