Utah will have a new offensive coordinator for the remainder of the 2024 season.
The school announced Sunday night that Andy Ludwig had resigned. He had been Utah’s offensive coordinator since 2019.
“Assistant coach Andy Ludwig has made the decision to leave his position with Utah football,” Utes coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement. “Andy is a consummate professional and we want to thank him for his complete dedication to our program over his 10 total seasons with us. Coach Ludwig has been instrumental in our success here in Utah and I personally have tremendous respect and admiration for Andy as a coach and as a person. We wish him nothing but the best in all his future endeavors.”
Ludwig’s resignation comes after Utah lost 13-7 at home to TCU on Saturday night. The Utes had 267 total yards in the loss and were 2 of 15 on third downs. Seventy-one of those yards came on one play when quarterback Isaac Wilson hit Money Parks for a touchdown pass in the third quarter.
Utah played that game with Wilson, a true freshman, starting in place of Cam Rising. Wilson has been Utah’s primary quarterback this season, as Rising has appeared in just three games. Rising left the team’s Week 2 win over Baylor with a right hand injury after his hand crashed into a cooler on the sideline and suffered a leg injury in his first game a week ago against Arizona State.
The Utes have lost three straight games to fall to 4-3 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12. The preseason Big 12 favorites beat Oklahoma State to open conference play, but have scored just 36 points in their final three games.
Utah’s quarterbacks are completing just 54% of their passes this season and are averaging 7.2 yards per attempt. The problems on offense without Rising are not new either. Utah was without Rising for the entire 2023 season and the Utes finished 8-5 despite allowing just 19.3 points per game.