Joey Halzle (born January 29, 1986) is an

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coach and former player who is currently the

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at the

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (or The University of Tennessee; UT; UT Knoxville; or colloquially UTK or Tennessee) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee, United St ...

Early life

Hazle grew up in

Oak Park, California Oak Park is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. When developed in the Simi Hills in the late 1960s, a single road provided the only access to the community from Agoura Hills, California, in neigh ...

and attended

Oaks Christian High School Oaks Christian School (OCS) is a co-educational, college-preparatory, non-denominational Christian school serving grades 4–12. Oaks Christian School is located on in Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California. The school was establishe ...

. He committed to play

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College career

In his three years at Oklahoma, he played in 21 games, completing 53 of his 83 passes for 640 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions.

Coaching career

Halzle spent the first five years at

as a quality control coach and a graduate assistant. From there he would become Utah State's assistant QB coach for one year. From there he moved on to

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for one year as their assistant QB Coach. He returned to coaching in 2019, spending one year at UCF as an offensive assistant. In the following season, UCF promoted Halzle to be their QB coach. As the QB coach for UCF, he helped quarterback

Dillon Gabriel Dillon Gabriel (born December 28, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights, the Oklahoma Sooners, and the Oregon Ducks ...

have a stellar year, completing 248 of his 413 passes for 3570 yards and 32 touchdowns, with only four interceptions. After his stint with UCF, he would be hired as the QB Coach at

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

. After coaching the QB position for two years, including helping Hendon Hooker enjoy a breakout year in 2022, and after he helped Tennessee win the

2022 Orange Bowl The 2022 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 89th annual Orange Bowl, the game featured Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Tennessee from ...

, Halzle was promoted to be Tennessee's offensive coordinator for the 2023 season.

References

External links

Tennessee Volunteers coaching bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Halzle, Joey 1986 births Living people American football quarterbacks Oklahoma Sooners football players Oklahoma Sooners football coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches Utah State Aggies football coaches Missouri Tigers football coaches UCF Knights football coaches Tennessee Volunteers football coaches Coaches of American football from California Players of American football from Huntington Beach, California Oaks Christian School alumni