State Football Hires Mike Anthony as Offensive Coordinator

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App State football has hired Mike Anthony as the Mountaineers’ offensive coordinator, head coach Dowell Loggains announced Friday.

Anthony was a member of South Carolina’s offensive staff as an assistant quarterbacks coach at the start of 2026 after spending the previous three seasons in various offensive roles at TCU, including as an assistant quarterbacks coach in 2025.

Extensive Offensive Background

Anthony, a team captain as a high school center in Texas, worked closely with innovative offensive mind Kendal Briles during their time together at South Carolina (January 2026), TCU (2023-25), Arkansas (2020-22), Florida State (2019), Houston (2018), FAU (2017), and Baylor (2009-16). From 2021-22, Loggains was the Razorbacks’ tight ends coach while Anthony served as an offensive quality control coach at Arkansas.

TCU Success

Under head coach Sonny Dykes, TCU averaged more than 30 points per game in each of Anthony’s three seasons, with total offense rankings of 11th, 31st, and 30th nationally. Josh Hoover set the program’s single-season passing record in 2024, ranking No. 6 nationally at 303.8 yards per game, before finishing No. 4 nationally with 289.3 passing yards per game in 2025. Emani Bailey rushed for more than 1,200 yards for the Horned Frogs in 2023.

Arkansas and Other Stops

At Arkansas, the Razorbacks increased their scoring average from 21.4 to 25.7 points per game in 2020, then made a six-win improvement to 9-4 in 2021, when the team led all Power Five schools and ranked seventh nationally with 227.8 rushing yards per game. Arkansas averaged 32.5 points per game in 2022.

With Anthony assisting Briles at each stop as either an offensive analyst or senior offensive analyst, there was year-to-year improvement during their single seasons together at:

• Florida State (21.9 to 27.9 points in 2019)
• Houston (28.3 to 43.9 points in 2018, No. 5 nationally on an 8-5 team)
• FAU (26.4 to 40.6 points in 2017, No. 8 nationally on an 11-3 team)

Baylor Foundation

Anthony was a four-year student assistant with Baylor’s football program from 2009-12, graduating in 2013 with a degree in Health and Human Performance. He remained on staff as assistant quality control specialist (2013), assistant director of football operations/offensive analyst (2014), and offensive analyst (2015-16). The Bears led the nation at 48.1 points per game and 616.2 yards of offense per game in 2015, capping three straight seasons with double-figure victories.

Playing Career

Anthony lettered two years at Kilgore High School in Texas as a center and served as team captain as a senior in 2007. He was named to the 2007 Academic All-State Team.

Anthony is engaged to Emily Johnson.

Endorsement from Sonny Dykes

TCU head coach Sonny Dykes praised the hire: “Congratulations to App State on a fantastic hire in Mike Anthony. Mike is a thoughtful, intelligent football coach who will connect with the Mountaineer players and fans right away. I look forward to seeing his continued growth in our profession and congratulate Coach Loggains on a tremendous hire.”

Anthony’s Coaching Experience

• 2008-12: Baylor (Student assistant, offense)
• 2013: Baylor (Assistant quality control, offense)
• 2014: Baylor (Assistant director of football operations/Offensive analyst)
• 2015-16: Baylor (Offensive analyst)
• 2017: FAU (Offensive analyst)
• 2018: Houston (Offensive analyst)
• 2019: Florida State (Senior offensive analyst)
• 2020-22: Arkansas (Quality control, offense)
• 2023: TCU (Senior offensive analyst)
• 2024: TCU (Assistant wide receivers)
• 2025: TCU (Assistant quarterbacks)
• 2026: South Carolina (Assistant quarterbacks)

Personal

• Alma Mater: Baylor, 2013
• Hometown: Kilgore, Texas