[14] Although Rutgers head coach Terry Shea also expressed interest in recruiting him, Nagy verbally committed to Delaware. "[149] During his tenure as Bears coach, he has also called plays that are tributes to the team's history; examples include "Papa Bear Left", which uses the T formation made famous by team founder and longtime head coach George "Papa Bear" Halas during the 1930s and 1940s,[150] and "Freezer Left", in which a defensive tackle is given the football on a run up the middle in a manner similar to William "The Refrigerator" Perry, a defensive lineman who occasionally played fullback for the Bears in the 1980s. When Nagy was in Nashville for the NFL Draft last spring, he looked around at the 600,000 people flooding the streets and saw the record-breaking 47 million people who watched on TV. [13] He also helped wide receiver Eddie Conti break the NCAA record for receiving yards in a season with 1,712 on 98 receptions. [128][129] Fields was named the starter in Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns after Dalton suffered an injury, but the offense struggled with just 47 net yards as Fields was sacked nine times and recorded only one net passing yard. [20] For his campaign, Nagy was named third-team I-AA All-American, becoming Delaware's first All-American quarterback since Rich Gannon in 1986. Much of the prestige of the Senior Bowl has existed for years. When Nagy envisioned his football career playing out, he likely didnt see a day when he would tweeting and hustling to secure musical acts for a parade. [167][168], Nagy married his high school sweetheart Stacey in 2002. From a mental perspective, weve gone through a lot of our lives and we think, Im a football scout. [11], He played for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens from 1997 to 2000. [117] Despite a 31 start to the 2019 season, offensive struggles and a four-game losing streak sank them to 46. Nagy sits at his desk with a large computer screen for watching tape to his right. after its football team's fans aimed a "Fire Nagy" chant at the Bears coach during its game on . The first year, he hired four area scouts, all of whom had NFL experience but were in between jobs, and two in-house scouting assistants. MINNEAPOLIS To his credit, Matt Nagy was himself all the way to the end both on the field and off it. [163] According to Nagy, Club Dub was organized as a means to cherish each win considering the difficulty in finding success. He has seen how a few winning organizations have gone about this whole winning process, as well as different viewpoints on how to win. What followed was a five-month long process of jumping through logistical loopholes to get approval from the league and college conferences for access to what Nagy views as an essential component of his job. But its also not a step backward on the career ladder for a lifelong scout. [97] In the Wild Card Round, the Chiefs were defeated by the Tennessee Titans after the Titans erased a 213 deficit in the second half to win 2221; amid rumors that Reid was calling plays again, Nagy reaffirmed he was doing so and called the game a "failure in my book. So after 18 years as a traveling area scout for three different teams all over the country, Nagy was ready for a change. Ive made it more of a football job because of everything we just talked about trying to do this like a personnel department would. [109] He ended the regular season with two more wins, finishing his first year as a head coach with a 124 record; he and Paddy Driscoll (1956) are the only coaches in Bears history to have a winning record and qualify for the playoffs in their debut seasons. The others on the list are tight end Jimmy Graham and outside . [169] Before joining the Arena Football League, he was a teacher in the Manheim Central School District. [73] In the second round, they faced the 151 Desperados in Dallas, the first team in league history to win 15 games in the regular season and riding a 12-game home win streak. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. [55] Head coach Doug Plank described Nagy's relief duty as "probably the single biggest event for our team. [46] The Cobras, who went 016 in 2003, hired Gregory as offensive coordinator for the 2004 season. He certainly isnt the only player frustrated with the offense, as Fields was shortchanged in his development by not receiving reps with the starters in training camp, while Allen Robinson had a bust of a season while playing under a franchise tag. [93], Before the 2017 season, the New York Jets attempted to hire Nagy as offensive coordinator, but the move was blocked by the Chiefs; then-Jets head coach Todd Bowles is a family friend of the Nagys, having played for Nagy's father in high school as well as working alongside Nagy on the Eagles coaching staff in 2012. And when the news becomes official, no one will be searching for why it happened. In the first game with Gregory as interim head coach, taking on the defending ArenaBowl champion Tampa Bay Storm, Carolina scored 24 unanswered points in the third quarter and Nagy had four touchdown passes as the Cobras won 5443; it was the Cobras' first home win since 2002. Sweat would end up coming down to Mobile for the game. [137], Upon his hiring as Bears head coach, Chicago general manager Ryan Pace called Nagy "highly intelligent" and had a "very creative, outside-the-box thought process". [110] However, the Bears were defeated by Pederson and the Eagles in the Wild Card Round 1615 after the game-winning field goal was blocked and hit the crossbar twice. See How Matt Nagy's Children Jaxon, Brayden, Tate, And Jett Are Growing "[101] Nagy is the first Delaware alumnus to become an NFL head coach. [84] The Cougars went 55 in his first season. Some require more digging, the part of the job Nagy loves most. His son, Hayden, is 14 and daughter Lillian is 11, and he didnt want to miss any more moments. [82] In addition to working with the varsity team, Nagy was also the junior varsity football team's head coach. Chicago should have moved off Nagy a year ago, but barely making the NFC playoffs as a No. [126] Despite losing a Week 17 contest to the Packers where a win would have guaranteed them a playoff spot, the 88 Bears made the postseason for the second time in three years under Nagy due to winning a tiebreaker with the Arizona Cardinals. ESPN.com national NFL writer; ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013; Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Scott Michael Nagy (/ n i /; born June 7, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach for Wright State Raiders men's basketball.He had previously served as head coach at South Dakota State for 21 seasons (1995-2016).. Born in Abilene, Texas, Nagy attended St. Matthews grade school in Champaign, Illinois and Champaign Centennial High School, which he .
