Garrick McGee is in his first season as Purdue's wide receivers coach.
McGee, a former head coach and offensive coordinator returned to the sidelines in 2021 to coach the Florida quarterbacks after serving as an analyst for the Gators in 2020. Making the move to coach the wideouts at Purdue, McGee’s previous stops include six years as a wide receivers coach, most recently in 2019 as Missouri’s wide receivers coach. The longtime offensive coach has developed wide receivers and engineered some of the top offenses in the country.
McGee joined the Mizzou staff prior to the 2018 season as senior offensive analyst. In that role, McGee aided Mizzou's potent offensive attack with advance scouting of opposing defenses, where he helped break down video and provided initial direction for the coaches to design game plans and strategies. His work helped the Tiger offense develop into one of the nation’s top units, as Mizzou finished 2018 ranked 13th nationally (third in the SEC) in total offense (481.8 yards per game) and 18th nationally (third in the SEC) in scoring (36.6 points per game). Prior to Mizzou’s bowl game, McGee was named interim position coach for the Tiger tight ends, and senior TE Kendall Blanton had a productive day, catching a career-high four passes for 35 yards and a touchdown.
McGee came to Mizzou with a wealth of experience at all levels of the game, as he previously had stops as a college head coach, as well as an offensive coordinator at four different Power Five schools. He joined Mizzou after spending the 2016-17 seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, native previously served as an offensive coordinator for Northwestern, Arkansas and Louisville, and was the head coach at UAB for two years (2012-13). He also spent two years in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he was a quality control assistant under Tom Coughlin from 2000-01.
McGee’s Louisville offense averaged 28.7 points per game and 416.1 yards per game in 2015, a year after the Cardinals scored 30+ points eight times and passed for 3,276 yards with McGee as offensive coordinator. McGee oversaw the development of future Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, as he went on to have one of the top rookie seasons in the country in 2015. He joined Bobby Petrino’s staff at Louisville after spending two seasons at UAB and four at Arkansas, where he also worked under Petrino.
McGee helped Arkansas to final rankings of No. 12 in 2010 and No. 5 in 2011 during his two years as offensive coordinator for the Razorbacks. A year after leading Arkansas to a 10-3 record and the school’s first BCS appearance in program history in 2010, McGee turned the Razorbacks into one of the most efficient offenses in the country in 2011. Arkansas led the Southeastern Conference in total offense and ranked No. 29 nationally at 438.1 yards per game, while scoring 40+ points on six occasions. The Razorbacks finished the year with a 29-16 win over No. 11 Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl, before having three offensive players selected in the NFL Draft.
McGee was influential in the development of quarterback Ryan Mallet at Arkansas. The former Michigan transfer broke 45 school records and was just the third SEC quarterback to surpass 3,500 yards passing in consecutive seasons.
Before departing Arkansas for the UAB head job, McGee was a finalist for the 2011 Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach.
Prior to his time at Arkansas, McGee spent four seasons (2004-07) at Northwestern, including the final two as offensive coordinator. Using the spread offense, McGee’s 2007 offense led the Big Ten and was No. 11 in the nation in passing (307.9 yards per game), while leading the Big Ten and ranking No. 31 in total offense (427.7 yards per game).
Before his promotion to offensive coordinator at Northwestern, McGee was the Wildcats’ wide receivers coach for two seasons. He arrived in Evanston after one season in Las Vegas coaching the UNLV wide receivers. McGee also coached wideouts in stops at Toledo (2002) and Northern Iowa (1999).
McGee attended Booker T. Washington High in Tulsa and played for his father, the late Larry McGee. He played at Arizona State in 1991 and 1992 and went to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 1993 before transferring to Oklahoma.
McGee earned a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma in 1996, where he played two seasons and ended his career fourth on OU’s career passing yards list (2,449 yards). He was voted the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year by the league’s coaches in 1994.
McGee and his wife Tiffany, have two sons, Cameron and Grant.
McGee, a former head coach and offensive coordinator returned to the sidelines in 2021 to coach the Florida quarterbacks after serving as an analyst for the Gators in 2020. Making the move to coach the wideouts at Purdue, McGee’s previous stops include six years as a wide receivers coach, most recently in 2019 as Missouri’s wide receivers coach. The longtime offensive coach has developed wide receivers and engineered some of the top offenses in the country.
McGee joined the Mizzou staff prior to the 2018 season as senior offensive analyst. In that role, McGee aided Mizzou's potent offensive attack with advance scouting of opposing defenses, where he helped break down video and provided initial direction for the coaches to design game plans and strategies. His work helped the Tiger offense develop into one of the nation’s top units, as Mizzou finished 2018 ranked 13th nationally (third in the SEC) in total offense (481.8 yards per game) and 18th nationally (third in the SEC) in scoring (36.6 points per game). Prior to Mizzou’s bowl game, McGee was named interim position coach for the Tiger tight ends, and senior TE Kendall Blanton had a productive day, catching a career-high four passes for 35 yards and a touchdown.
McGee came to Mizzou with a wealth of experience at all levels of the game, as he previously had stops as a college head coach, as well as an offensive coordinator at four different Power Five schools. He joined Mizzou after spending the 2016-17 seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Illinois. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, native previously served as an offensive coordinator for Northwestern, Arkansas and Louisville, and was the head coach at UAB for two years (2012-13). He also spent two years in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he was a quality control assistant under Tom Coughlin from 2000-01.
McGee’s Louisville offense averaged 28.7 points per game and 416.1 yards per game in 2015, a year after the Cardinals scored 30+ points eight times and passed for 3,276 yards with McGee as offensive coordinator. McGee oversaw the development of future Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, as he went on to have one of the top rookie seasons in the country in 2015. He joined Bobby Petrino’s staff at Louisville after spending two seasons at UAB and four at Arkansas, where he also worked under Petrino.
McGee helped Arkansas to final rankings of No. 12 in 2010 and No. 5 in 2011 during his two years as offensive coordinator for the Razorbacks. A year after leading Arkansas to a 10-3 record and the school’s first BCS appearance in program history in 2010, McGee turned the Razorbacks into one of the most efficient offenses in the country in 2011. Arkansas led the Southeastern Conference in total offense and ranked No. 29 nationally at 438.1 yards per game, while scoring 40+ points on six occasions. The Razorbacks finished the year with a 29-16 win over No. 11 Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl, before having three offensive players selected in the NFL Draft.
McGee was influential in the development of quarterback Ryan Mallet at Arkansas. The former Michigan transfer broke 45 school records and was just the third SEC quarterback to surpass 3,500 yards passing in consecutive seasons.
Before departing Arkansas for the UAB head job, McGee was a finalist for the 2011 Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach.
Prior to his time at Arkansas, McGee spent four seasons (2004-07) at Northwestern, including the final two as offensive coordinator. Using the spread offense, McGee’s 2007 offense led the Big Ten and was No. 11 in the nation in passing (307.9 yards per game), while leading the Big Ten and ranking No. 31 in total offense (427.7 yards per game).
Before his promotion to offensive coordinator at Northwestern, McGee was the Wildcats’ wide receivers coach for two seasons. He arrived in Evanston after one season in Las Vegas coaching the UNLV wide receivers. McGee also coached wideouts in stops at Toledo (2002) and Northern Iowa (1999).
McGee attended Booker T. Washington High in Tulsa and played for his father, the late Larry McGee. He played at Arizona State in 1991 and 1992 and went to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 1993 before transferring to Oklahoma.
McGee earned a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma in 1996, where he played two seasons and ended his career fourth on OU’s career passing yards list (2,449 yards). He was voted the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year by the league’s coaches in 1994.
McGee and his wife Tiffany, have two sons, Cameron and Grant.