Charlie Frye - Football Coach - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Charlie Frye

Title:
Offensive Coordinator/QB

At Florida Atlantic

Joined Florida Atlantic in December of 2022 as the Owls offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Coach Frye

Praised for his ability and creativity to incorporate LaJohntay Wester into the offense despite opponents' defenses taking more and more options away as the season progressed. Wester ended the regular-season tops in the nation in receptions per game and finished No. 2
Managed a quarterback battle through all of preseason and saw the winner of that battle, Casey Thompson, injured in game three versus Clemson. He adjusted the offense and moved to the leadership of Daniel Richardson, ultimately ending the year ranked No. 31 nationally in completion percentage and using a third quarterback, Michael Johnson, primarily in a wildcat formation

At Penn State

Joined the Nittany in August of 2022 as an offensive analyst and analytics coordinator
Helped guide PSU to the Jan. 2, 2023 Rose Bowl

With Miami Dolphins

Named the Dolphins quarterback coach in January of 2021, where he worked under the direction of Brian Flores
Worked with second-year quarterback Tua Tagovailoa guiding the young player through 13 games, a 67.8 completion percentage, and 19 scores, including 16 by air

At CMU

In February 2019, Frye joined the Jim McElwain staff as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to mesh an explosive passing game with a solid run game
Led a unit that ranked third in rushing yards per game in the Mid-American Conference in 2020 behind the strong one-two punch of Kobe Lewis and Lew Nichols III
Nichols, who led CMU with 508 rushing yards during the six-game season, was named the MAC Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Chippewa to be so honored since 2007
Frye’s offense produced the longest play of the 2020 season in the MAC, and 82-yard touchdown run by quarterback Ty Brock against Ball State and added the third (69) and fifth (68) longest plays versus Western Michigan and Toledo, respectively
The Chippewa offense featured the electrifying Kalil Pimpleton, who earned Second Team All-MAC honors after making 26 catches for 277 yards and two touchdowns, rushing 16 times for 134 yards and three touchdowns, and completing five of eight pass attempts for 149 yards and one touchdown
Pimpleton, who was twice named to the Hornung Award Honor Roll, along with tackle Derek Smith each earned a spot on the All-MAC Second Team. Lewis added his name to the Hornung list giving Frye’s mentees recognition in three weeks of the six-week season
In 2019, Frye’s offense led the MAC in with 6,070 yards as CMU won the MAC West Division championship, earned a spot in the MAC Championship Game for the first time since 2009, and then earned a berth in the New Mexico Bowl
Frye was part of the staff who returned the Chippewa to success posting an 8-6 record and after inheriting a program that won one game in 2018, the best turnaround among FBS programs in 2019
Frye’s 2019 offense produced 424 points, the fourth-highest total in program history, ranked second in the MAC in passing yardage, and had two backs rush for more than 1,000 yards for the first time in program history
The Chippewas led the MAC in total offense in 2019, producing significant increases from 2018 in every statistical category including scoring average, rushing yardage, passing yardage, and total offense. Frye’s 2019 Chippewa offense averaged 30.1 points per game, more than double that of the 2018 unit
Provided tutelage for Pimpleton and fellow wide receiver JaCorey Sullivan and Lewis, Lewis, who rushed for 1,074 yards and 15 touchdowns, earned First Team All-MAC honors in 2019

At Ashland

Served as the wide receivers coaching for Ashland University (Ashland, OH)
Worked with the Eagles, who had 16 receivers record a reception as well as Kamaron Green, who led all receivers with 476 yards on 44 catches for an average of 10.6 yards per catch

At Florida

Consultant and Director of Player Development from 2015-17

As a High School Coach

Began his coaching career as former teammate and Jones High School head coach Kenard Lang as Lang’s offensive coordinator
Prior to the Jones High School stint, the duo was hired for the same positions at Wekiva High School in Apopka, Florida

Amateur Playing Career

Notable honors includes High School jersey, No. 3, retired and displayed both in the Commons and on the field; Akron, Ohio Mayor Don Plusquelic declared November 5, 2004 as “Frye-Day”. Frye wore No. 5 for the Zips
As a prepster, broke 17 of Willard Middle High School’s all-time football records
As a senior led the Crimson Flashes to a 10-2 record, earning the Northwest District Player of the Year award and was a First-Team All-Ohio Division III team honoree
Two-sport athlete (football and basketball). On the hardwood, earned First Team All-Northwest District and Honorable Mention All-Ohio Honors as a senior and helped to lead the crimson Flashes to a 22-3 record, a Northern Ohio League Championship and a Sweet-16 berth
While at Akron, built a resume that included 54 records, following a redshirt season, he was named the Zips starting quarterback in the second game of his redshirt season
He earned the team’s MVP award as a senior and participated in the 2005 Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama
Drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Browns and played for the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders in addition to the Browns during his four-year (2005-09) NFL career

NFL Playing Career

Selected in the third round (67^th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns
First NFL start came against the Jacksonville Jaquars (week 13)
Passed for 226 yards with two touchdowns, both to fellow rookie Braylon Edwards, and set a Browns rookie single-game record with a 136.7 passer rating
Started the final five games of the 2005 season for the Browns, compiling a 2-3 record
Named 2006 Cleveland Brown starting QB
Battled with Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn to earn the 2007 starting job as well
Traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2008, playing behind Matt Hasselbecka dn Seneca Wallace, he made his first start versus the Green Bay Packers
Frye signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Oakland Raiders for the 2009 season
Named starting quarterback, following an injury to Bruce Gradkowski and replacing JaMarcus Russell, versus the Denver Broncos, but was injured early in the fourth quarter
Returned from injury to play the next two weeks against the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens
Finished the 2009 season with 581 yards passing, 1 TD, and 4 INT with a 65.3 passer rating.
After signing a 1-year, $1.2 million contract with a third-round tender in 2010, suffered a training camp wrist injury and had to undergo surgery and concluded the year on the injured reserve

Personal
Hometown: Willard, Ohio
Born: August 28, 1981
Education: Akron ‘05, with a B.S. degree in Exercise Science

Charlie Frye Year-by-Year

Year	Place	Title
2023-24	Florida Atlantic	Offensive Coordinator/QBs
2022	Penn State	Offensive Analyst and Analytics Coordinator
2021	Miami Dolphins	Quarterbacks Coach
2019-20	Central Michigan	Offensive Coordinator/QBs
2018	Ashland	Assistant Coach Wide Receivers
2015-17	Florida	Consultant/Director of Player Development
2013-17	Nike The Opening Combine	Quarterback Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2012-13	Jones (Orlando, Fla.)	High School Offensive Coordinator
2014-15	Wekiva (Apopka, Fla.)	High School Offensive Coordinator