Memphis offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey is taking the same job at Texas A&M, according to a report from, uh, me.
Breaking: I'm told Memphis OC Darrell Dickey will be Jimbo Fisher's offensive coordinator at Texas A&M https://t.co/8xYPzRb3m3
— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) December 11, 2017
Dickey has been on the Memphis staff for the past six years, first as an original member of Justin Funete‘s staff and continued on under new head coach Mike Norvell. His 2017 unit ranked among the top five nationally in scoring, total offense and yards per play, and came within a defensive stop of winning the American championship and playing in the Peach Bowl.
Beyond Memphis, the appeal for Jimbo Fisher is Dickey’s extensive experience in Texas. A Galveston, Texas, native, Dickey broke into coaching as a graduate assistant on Jackie Sherrill‘s staff at Texas A&M and bounced around in the state as the offensive coordinator at UTEP, SMU and Texas State, and served as the head coach at North Texas from 1998-06. He led the Mean Green to four straight Sun Belt championships from 2001-04.
It will be interesting to see how much control of the offense Fisher gives to Dickey. Memphis ran 882 plays in its 12 games this season, 41st nationally, while Florida State ranked 122nd with 734 -- a difference of a dozen snaps a game.