# Kade Bell

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**Kade Bell** (born February 19, 1993) is an American [college football](/source/College_football) coach and former player. He is the [offensive coordinator](/source/Offensive_coordinator) and [quarterbacks](/source/Quarterback) coach at the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh).

## Playing career

Bell played [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) at [Jacksonville](/source/Jacksonville_Dolphins_football) from 2011 to 2015, under his father [Kerwin Bell](/source/Kerwin_Bell).[1] In his junior year, he was named to the All-[Pioneer Football League](/source/Pioneer_Football_League) first team after throwing for 3,181 yards with 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.[2]

## Coaching career

Bell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under his father at [Valdosta State](/source/Valdosta_State_Blazers_football) in 2016. He was promoted to offensive passing game coordinator in 2017, taking over play-calling duties from his father midway through the season and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018.[3] Under Bell, Valdosta State broke the NCAA Division II record for most points scored in a season as they won the [NCAA Division II national championship](/source/2018_NCAA_Division_II_Football_Championship_Game).[4]

Bell joined his father at [South Florida](/source/South_Florida_Bulls_football) as an offensive analyst in 2019, but wanted to get back into an on-coaching role and joined the coaching staff at [Tusculum](/source/Tusculum_Pioneers_football) in 2020 as the associate head coach and offensive coordinator.[5]

Bell was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at [Western Carolina](/source/Western_Carolina_Catamounts_football) in 2021, working under his father once again. In his final season with Western Carolina, the Catamounts had a top-10 offense, averaging 37.6 points per game.[6]

### Pittsburgh

Bell was named the offensive coordinator at [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football) on December 10, 2023.[4][6]

## References

1. Elliott, Jeff. ["Fleming Island QB Kade Bell commits to JU"](https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/college/2011/04/02/fleming-island-qb-kade-bell-commits-ju/15908613007/). *Florida Times-Union*. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

1. ["Five Dolphins on All-PFL first team"](https://judolphins.com/news/2014/12/2/12_2_2014_3010.aspx). *Jacksonville University Athletics*. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

1. Frenette, Gene. ["Bell rebounds from JU divorce, leads Valdosta St. back to prominence"](https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/columns/2018/12/13/gene-frenette-bell-rebounds-from-ju-divorce-leads-valdosta-st-back-to-prominence/6656207007/). *Florida Times-Union*. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

1. ["Pat Narduzzi Taps Kade Bell as Pitt Offensive Coordinator"](https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2023/12/10/football-pat-narduzzi-taps-kade-bell-as-pitt-offensive-coordinator.aspx). *Pitt Panthers Athletics*. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

1. Hiles, Noah. ["'This guy is gonna do his thing': Past collaborators give a peek into new Pitt OC Kade Bell's philosophy"](https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2023/12/14/kade-bell-offensive-coordinator-hired-western-carolina-fcs-college-football/stories/202312130084). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

1. Baumgartner, Blake. ["Pitt names Western Carolina's Kade Bell as offensive coordinator"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39086493/pitt-names-western-carolina-kade-bell-offensive-coordinator). *ESPN*. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

## External links

- [Kade Bell](https://twitter.com/Kb1Raw) on Twitter
- [Pittsburgh profile](https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/kade-bell/2244)
- [Jacksonville profile](https://judolphins.com/sports/football/roster/kade-bell/480)

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