[22], On January 8, 2019, Arians agreed to terms on a 4-year contract to come out of retirement and became the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The New Braunfels, TX native is a 12-year coaching veteran who also spent three seasons (2003-05) in the NFL as a player.

The 41-year old Kingsbury came to Arizona after spending six seasons (2013-18) as the head coach at his alma mater, Texas Under Kingsbury's tutelage, Arizona's first-year QB Kyler Murray – the #1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft – was named AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year last season and was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate.

[17], On January 17, 2013, the Arizona Cardinals and Arians agreed on a 4-year deal that would make Arians their new head coach. He became the head coach of the Cardinals in 2013 following a lone season in Indianapolis. Kingsbury earned a bachelor's degree in Management from Texas Tech in 2001. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Kingsbury was head coach for Texas Tech from 2013-2018, going 35-40 before he was fired in … Following this stint was when he made a name for himself when he got the job as the quarterbacks coach of the Indianapolis Colts in 1998. Keenum was selected as the Sammy Baugh Award winner as the nation's top quarterback and finished seventh in Heisman Trophy voting.Â. In his book he wrote “It’s something you cannot see. [24].

The 41-year old Kingsbury came to Arizona after spending six seasons (2013-18) as the head coach at his alma mater, Texas Tech. Run out the clock and kneel down-that’s my job.”[9].
Or when he throws a pick and runs forty yards down field to make a tackle.

Arians attended and played college football at Virginia Tech.

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Arizona Cardinals talks with head coach Matt Patricia of the Detroit Lions … He must have- a big lion’s heart, a heart that beats for an entire franchise." "[10] While being a caring coach, Arians is also known to be a hard coach on his quarterbacks.

At both Houston (2011) and Texas Tech (2016), Kingsbury's offenses led the nation in total offense and passing offense.

Arians led the Cardinals to a 9–1 start, best in the NFL, but injuries to starting quarterback Carson Palmer (who was 6–0 as the starter) and backup Drew Stanton, (who was 5–3 as starter) led to the Seattle Seahawks claiming the divisional title with a 12–4 record.

ARIZONA: In Kingsbury's first season with the Cardinals, the team boasted a 60.4% increase in points scored and a 91.7% increase in the total number of scoring drives compared to 2018.