It's not that hard to find a young, up-and-coming offensive mind to run your offense if you really want to. Washington St. just did, and the guy has all sorts of ties to Texas. https://247sports.com/college/washington-state/Article/WSU-football-targeting-Ben-Arbuckle-as-new-offensive-coordinator-201447331/#:~:text=WASHINGTON STATE IS targeting Ben,confirmed by 247Sports' Chris Hummer.
WASHINGTON STATE IS targeting Ben Arbuckle as its new offensive coordinator as first reported by Matt Zenitz of on3sports and confirmed by 247Sports' Chris Hummer. One of the youngest, on-the-rise offensive minds in coaching, Arbuckle served as Western Kentucky's co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach this year. The previous season he was an offensive quality control coach working with the WKU quarterbacks.
Under Arbuckle's direction this season, WKU quarterback Austin Reed led the nation in passing attempts (603), yards (4,746) and touchdowns (40). As a result, the Hilltoppers rank 15th in the nation in scoring offense at 36 points per game.
Prior to taking the coordinator job this year, Arbuckle served as an offensive quality control coach at WKU in 2021, the offensive coordinator at Seminole High in Texas in 2020 and a quality control coach at Houston Baptist in 2018 and 2019. Originally from Canadian, Texas, Arbuckle played two years of college football at West Texas A&M at quarterback.