BOISE, Idaho — Former Boise State quarterback and 14-year coaching veteran Bush Hamdan has been named the Broncos' new offensive coordinator, head coach Andy Avalos announced Wednesday afternoon.
Upon final contract approval by the State Board of Education, Hamdan will return to the City of Trees as OC and quarterbacks coach. Hamdan played behind center on The Blue from 2004 to 2008.
"We're very excited to bring one of our brothers back to coach with our Boise State family," Avalos said. "Bush is a proven coach at all levels of collegiate and professional football. We were very diligent in our process and there is no question he will be a huge part of the development of our program as we continue to grow forward."
Hamdan is getting a two-year, $825,000 deal at Boise State, approximately a 40% raise for the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach position:
- Year one: $400,000
- Year two: $425,000
"We told Bronco Nation we were going to be diligent. We told our family here we were going to be diligent with a leader that fit a certain mold," Avalos said. "Number one, fits us here, fits our personnel, the pieces that we have in place. Through the process of talking to people and things like that, it was very clear that – you know, Bush brings something to the table that a lot of people don't. There's a lot of very-qualified people out there, but today we're very excited to announce Bush as our offensive coordinator."
Hamdan served as the wide receivers coach at Missouri from 2020 to 2021 and coached quarterbacks for the Tigers from 2020 to 2022. Missouri earned bowl eligibility in each season with Hamdan on its staff.
The former Bronco joined Chris Petersen as an offensive quality control coach at Washington in 2015 after one season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Davidson.
Hamdan was then promoted to wide receivers coach/pass game coordinator the next season. In 2018 and 2019, Hamdan served as the Huskies' quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, where Washington won the Pac-12 behind quarterback Jacob Eason.
"As we went through this process it was very evident, and as we know being around Bush throughout this profession here, it's unbelievable the things he's been able to accomplish, the things he's been able to grow in," Avalos said. "He's a great leader – that's proven – of young men and leading men around him. He's an unbelievable teacher, the way he communicates, the progressions he teaches within and we're talking about the development of the quarterback, the implementation of an offense, the ability to put an offense together and build a game plan. He's done this at a very high level."
Eason went on to be selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Husky wide receiver John Ross III also earned All-American honors and was taken No. 9 overall in the draft the year Hamdan coached the wideouts and coordinated Washington's pass game.
Prior to Seattle, Hamdan coached at Arkansas State (2013) and Florida (2012). Hamdan and Avalos coached together at Sacramento State in 2011, when Hamdan was tight ends coach and Avalos was a graduate assistant.
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