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BOISE – It was already a cool story when wide receiver Davis Koetter transferred to Boise State for his final two years of college football to play for the program his dad once was the head coach of.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s gotten way cooler the past month with the return of his dad Dirk Koetter as interim offensive coordinator for the rest of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Koetter, previously an offensive analyst who mostly did it to be around practice and see his son play his final season of college football, accepted the interim offensive coordinator position when Tim Plough was fired on Sept. 25.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The move has made the Broncos a better football team – and it\u2019s proving the Koetter family with a lifetime of memories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been fun,\u201d said Davis Koetter, who has been hampered by injuries and has six catches for 83 yards this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try to take it in every now and then, but I\u2019ll look back when it\u2019s time to look back. The better memory is going to be winning a ring and doing what we need to do, so I try to focus on my job and I know he focuses on his and we\u2019ll reminisce when it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dirk Koetter retired from a 13-year NFL coaching career after the 2020 season in part to move back to Boise to watch Davis play for the Broncos. With the younger Koetter getting an extra year in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dirk decided to help coach Andy Avalos as an analyst – a part-time consultant who watched practice and game tape and shared his observations and opinions with the coaching staff.<\/p>\n

He was around at practice and in the facility, but still golfed three times a week and enjoyed watching the games from the stands with his wife.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That all changed when Plough was fired and Koetter agreed to step in as offensive coordinator. Koetter agreed to giving up golf and drinking Coors Lights to help out the Broncos, but said he was only doing it until the end of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked and it was a no-brainer,\u201d said the Portland State transfer Davis Koetter about pops leading the offense the rest of the season. \u201cThat was just how it played out. It seemed like the only option at this point. I think he\u2019s having fun in this short spurt but he\u2019s done and he\u2019s worked a long time to be able to enjoy it so I hope he does enjoy it and takes his time and has fun with my mom and do what they want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koetter has certainly made a difference. In five games since taking over the Broncos have a 4-1 record and are averaging 34.2 points and 414.6 yards per game. In the first four games of the season under Plough the Broncos were 2-2 and averaged 22 points and 283.2 yards per game.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously he\u2019s done a great job and has helped us a lot,\u201d Davis Koetter said. \u201cIt\u2019s a unique situation we\u2019re in and we\u2019re lucky we had someone like him waiting for us. It\u2019s been a huge help but again, it\u2019s the players on the field playing and our guys are making a lot of plays and we\u2019re starting to hit our stride.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if ever complains about play calling to his dad, Davis joked, \u201cYeah, I complain a lot. I let him know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dirk Koetter, who served as the offensive coordinator for three NFL teams and also was the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, downplayed the father-son storyline a bit while meeting with the media this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really close but when we\u2019re in the room and the guys are there, I see Davis like any face in the crowd,\u201d Dirk Koetter said. \u201cWe\u2019ll have little conversations sometimes but mostly about other stuff. I try to coach him the same as I\u2019m doing with everybody else.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s been fun for me to be around him. It\u2019s one of the reasons I wanted to be involved in my previous role (as analyst) so I could come to practice and be around him his last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five of Davis\u2019 six catches this season have come since Dirk took over as offensive coordinator, but much of that is due to an injury that limited him early in the season. He\u2019s finally fully healthy now, and hoping to contribute down the stretch – that is, if his dad calls his number.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had some adversity with some stuff and battling through some injuries but that\u2019s football and that\u2019s how it goes,\u201d Davis Koetter said. \u201cI\u2019ve been pretty lucky over my time so maybe it\u2019s catching up to me a little bit. I have a nice little role and I try to do the best I can at what I\u2019m supposed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for having his dad as the offensive coordinator?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been fun,\u201d Davis said. \u201cIt\u2019s probably more normal than people would think. It feels like he\u2019s your coach. Every once in a while we\u2019ll have a moment, but it feels pretty normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davis hopes to one day be a coach himself. He\u2019s learned a ton from observing his dad over the years, but he\u2019s getting the chance now to see him in a new way – as his coach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a great communicator, he knows how to play to people\u2019s strengths and put people in the right situations,\u201d Davis Koetter said. \u201cAnd he knows the rhythm and the feeling of the game to know when to call the right plays. He really clearly sets out roles for everybody and everybody is confident with knowing what their role is and that\u2019s super important to offensive football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only three regular season games remain, plus a bowl game. Hopefully for the Broncos a Mountain West title game as well. Regardless, both father and son know their careers are ending in the next two months (one as a player and one as a coach).<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t hold out hopes of the elder Koetter sticking around another year. He\u2019s doing it to help the Broncos and be with his son – and then he\u2019s gone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, he\u2019s not coming back,\u201d Davis said with a laugh. \u201cHe\u2019s done. I believe him.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why they are both enjoying this so much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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