Mark Cala
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | UTEP Miners |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Albuquerque, New Mexico[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Puget Sound |
| Playing career | |
| 2010–2012 | New Mexico |
| 2013–2014 | Puget Sound |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015 | Puget Sound (QB) |
| 2016–2017 | FAU (Analyst) |
| 2018 | Houston (GA) |
| 2019 | Florida State (GA) |
| 2020–2022 | Arkansas (Analyst) |
| 2023–2024 | TCU (QB) |
| 2025–present | UTEP (OC/QB) |
Mark Cala is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the Offensive coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Playing career
[edit]Cala began his playing career at New Mexico before transferring to Puget Sound. He played defensive back.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Early coaching
[edit]After completing his playing career, Cala started his coaching journey as the quarterbacks coach at his alma mater, Puget Sound, in 2015. The following year, Cala joined Charlie Partridge’s staff as an offensive analyst working with the running backs and special teams at Florida Atlantic.[2]
The next season, following a coaching change, Cala was retained by new head coach Lane Kiffin, and worked with the quarterback position group. This was the first year of a lng working relationship with FAU offensive coordinator Kendal Briles.[3]
in 2018, Cala was hired as an offensive graduate assistant at the University of Houston, joining Major Applewhite’s staff, following new Houston offensive coordinator, Briles. The following year, Cala was on the move again, and again following Briles, as he joined Willie Taggart’s staff at Florida State as a graduate assistant.[4]
Arkansas
[edit]Prior to the 2020 season, once again following Briles, Cala was hired as an offensive analyst working with the quarterbacks at Arkansas, joining new head coach Sam Pittman’s inaugural staff.[3]
TCU
[edit]When Briles was hired as the offensive coordinator for Sonny Dykes’ TCU team ahead of the 2023 season, Cala again joined him, this time earning an on-field position as the teams quarterbacks coach.[3] Here he worked to develop Chandler Morris and Josh Hoover as the Horned Frogs looked to replace the production of Max Duggan.
UTEP
[edit]In January of 2025, Cala was announced as the new offensive coordinator at UTEP, joining Scotty Walden’s staff.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Cala graduated with a degree in business administration from Puget Sound in 2015.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mark Cala". loggerathletics.com. University of Puget Sound SID. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ "Mark Cala". arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas SID. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ a b c Reider, Sean (January 24, 2025). "Albuquerque native Mark Cala announced as UTEP's offensive coordinator". Albuquerque Jounal. Albuquerque Jounal. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "UTEP Football Announces Mark Cala as Offensive Coordinator, Joshua Eargle Tight Ends Coach". utepminers.com. University of Texas at El Paso SID. January 24, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ "Mark Cala". utepminers.com. University of Texas at El Paso SID. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- Living people
- American football defensive backs
- New Mexico Lobos football players
- Puget Sound Loggers football players
- Puget Sound Loggers football coaches
- Florida Atlantic Owls football coaches
- Houston Cougars football coaches
- Florida State Seminoles football coaches
- TCU Horned Frogs football coaches
- UTEP Miners football coaches