Scot Loeffler Leaves Bowling Green for a Stunning Career Setback with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Scot Loeffler is making a shocking move leaving his role as Bowling Green’s head coach for a significantly lesser position with the Philadelphia Eagles. While comparing college and NFL coaching jobs isn’t always straightforward, this transition undeniably feels like a major step backward.
Loeffler’s decision highlights the shifting landscape of college football, where coaching departures like this are becoming increasingly common.
At just 50 years old, Loeffler has built an impressive coaching résumé. A former Michigan quarterback in the late ‘90s, he launched his coaching career with his alma mater and climbed the ranks with stints at Central Michigan, Florida, Temple, Auburn, Virginia Tech, and Boston College before taking over at Bowling Green in 2019. His tenure was a resounding success.
The Falcons, a program that won just two games in 2017, turned things around under Loeffler’s leadership reaching three consecutive bowl games from 2022 to 2024 and securing back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2015. Last season, they even came close to shocking powerhouses Penn State and Texas A&M in consecutive weeks.
Yet, despite his success, Loeffler appears to have grown weary of the modern college football grind dealing with NIL, the transfer portal, and a rapidly evolving landscape with little regulation. On Friday, it was announced that he’s stepping down from his head coaching role to become the quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.
It’s hard to ignore how drastic this move is. Unlike Jeff Hafley’s transition from Boston College head coach to NFL defensive coordinator, Loeffler isn’t even taking on a coordinator role. Instead, he’s returning to the exact same position he held back in 2008 when he was the quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions.
Seventeen years later, after climbing the coaching ladder and leading his own program, Loeffler’s job title is right back where it was nearly two decades ago. A long journey, only to end up in the same spot.
