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RELEASE: Doeren Names Garett Tujague New Offensive Line Coach

December 12, 2022
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RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State head coach Dave Doeren has announced a second addition to his coaching staff, as Garett Tujague has been named offensive line coach. The 30-year veteran brings a wealth of experience, including six seasons as a head coach.

Tujague (pronounced TOO-jay) comes to Raleigh after seven seasons coaching the offensive line at Virginia. He spent nine seasons working with NC State's new offensive coordinator, Robert Anae, at both Virginia and BYU.

"Garrett is another great addition to our staff," Doeren said. "He has great experience and has helped different types of offenses be successful. Having worked alongside our new OC Robert Anae for years, he has familiarity with his style and system and he is a tremendous recruiter, mentor, teacher and developer of the offensive line position. We are excited to have him and Cami join the Wolfpack family."

Under his guidance, the Cavalier offensive line paved the way for three of the top quarterbacks in Virginia history: Brennan Armstrong, Bryce Perkins and Kurt Benkert.  His units also helped the Cavaliers tally over 5,000 yards of total offense in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

In 2021, three of his players were named All-ACC performers, including center Olusegun Oluwatimi, who was also named an All-American by several outlets and became the program's first Rimington Trophy finalist. It marked Oluwatimi's second all-conference honor.

The 2021 Virginia offense was the first in program history to average over 300 yards passing per game, as its 396.2-yard average was the second-highest average in the nation. In 12 games, UVA averaged 515.8 yards per game of total offense – the most in school history.

In 2020, Tujague's offensive line ranked No. 1 in the ACC and No. 12 in the nation in tackles for loss allowed (4.2), while also ranking No. 2 in the ACC in sacks allowed per game (2.0). He was on the 2019 staff that led the Cavs to the ACC's Coastal Division title for the first time and it's first New Year's Six bowl game. UVA finished the 2020 season ranked No. 24 in the final College Football Playoff poll and No. 25 in the final USA Today coaches' poll.

Tujague came to Virginia with head coach Bronco Mendenhall after working as his offensive line coach at BYU from 2013-15.  BYU center Tejan Koroma earned freshman All-America honors in 2014 after helping BYU rank No. 14 in the nation in scoring.

Prior to those three years in Provo, he spent 15 years (1997-2012) at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., serving as head coach for six campaigns. He posted a 43-25 record and received five bowl invitations in his six seasons.

While at College of the Canyons, Tujague coached and developed three conference players of the year, an all-state player of the year, eight all-state athletes and five JC All-Americans at COC. His teams earned three postseason wins and he was named the Southern California Football Association National Conference Coach of the Year in 2008 following a 12-1 season. He was also honored as the Western States Conference Co-Coach of the Year in 2007 after a 9-3 record.

Prior to his promotion to head coach in 2007, Tujague served nine years as assistant head coach and offensive line coach at COC under Chuck Lyon, helping build the program upon its reinstatement in 1998 after 17 years without football. Before College of the Canyons, he coached at Chabot College from 1993-95 and the University of Redlands from 1996-97. While at Redlands, the Bulldogs won two Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

As a player, Tujague played left guard at BYU under LaVell Edwards from 1989-1991 after two years at Chabot College, where he earned All-America honors as an offensive lineman. After redshirting at BYU in 1989, he contributed to the Cougars' second-straight 10-3 season and top-25 final ranking in 1990. Statistically, the offense ranked No. 2 in the nation at 565.8 yards per game while also rating No. 2 in scoring, putting up 42.5 points per contest.

As a senior in 1991, Tujague earned starting duties protecting Heisman Trophy winner and consensus All-American quarterback Ty Detmer. The Cougar offensive front helped BYU rank No. 5 in total offense at 479.5 yards per outing and No. 11 nationally in scoring at 35 points per game. The Cougars won the conference championship all three seasons Tujague was in Provo.

Tujague received a bachelor's degree in recreation management from BYU in 1992 and a master's degree in educational counseling from the University of Redlands in 1997. A native of Pleasanton, Calif., he and his wife, Cami, are the parents of three children: daughters Savanah and Summer and son Carson.

THE TUJAGUE FILE

Hometown: Pleasanton, Calif

Education: BYU '92 (B.S. recreation management); University of Redlands, '97 (M.A. in educational counseling)

Family: wife, Cami; three children: daughters Savanah and Summer and son Carson

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

Chabot College (1987-88), BYU (1989-91)

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Years            School                                 Position

1993-95        Chabot College                  Assistant Coach

1996-97        Univ. of Redlands               Assistant Coach

1998-06       College of the Canyons     Offensive Line

2007-12       College of the Canyons     Head Coach

2013-15         BYU                                     Offensive Line

2016-22        Virginia                               Offensive Line

 
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