Nick Petrino - Football Coach - University of Louisville Athletic

Nick Petrino

Title:
Quarterbacks
Email:
nickp@GoCards.com
Phone:
852-8768

Nick Petrino, hired as the quarterbacks coach in 2015, has seen his protege Lamar Jackson win a Heisman Trophy in 2016 and a return as a finalist this season.

Petrino saw Jackson almost duplicated his award-winning performance from a year ago, totaling 45 touchdowns and accounting for 5,261 yards of total offense. The third-year coach saw Jackson improve as a passer — completing a career-high 59.1 percent of his passes and throwing for 3,660 yards and 27 scores.

In 2016, Jackson accounted for 5,114 yards of total offense and 51 touchdowns. He totaled a school-record eight 100-yard rushing games, while setting a school record with 1,571 yards on the ground and 21 touchdowns.

Born into a football family, Petrino has played for and coach with his dad, which has allowed him to soak up the knowledge from one of the top coaches in college football.

After serving as a graduate assistant, Nick Petrino was elevated into his current position of leading the quarterbacks in 2016.

Nick Petrino served the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant coach with the Cardinals, where he aided in the development of Louisville’s quarterbacks and wide receivers.

Prior to joining the Louisville coaching staff, Petrino was a student assistant at Western Kentucky during the 2013 season, where he worked alongside the quarterback coach and the offensive staff. Petrino began his collegiate coaching career as a student coach at the Arkansas in 2010-11, assisting with the development of the quarterbacks as the Razorbacks finished 11-2 overall including a win in the 2011 Cotton Bowl.