John McNulty pens farewell letter to Notre Dame, South Bend community
Reports emerged over the weekend that Boston College was targeting Notre Dame tight ends coach John McNulty as the Eagles’ new offensive coordinator. On Monday, that news became official.
Following his hiring at Boston College, McNulty penned a heartfelt message to Notre Dame and the South Bend community.
“My family and I can not thank @NotreDame and @NDFootball enough for your support the past 2 years,” McNulty tweeted. “For the players, coaches and administrators the family bonds forged will never be broken!! On to Boston, see you in November!”
McNulty has been at Notre Dame for the previous two seasons. Now, he departs for Boston College, looking to help improve an offense that finished towards the bottom of the ACC in nearly every offensive category in 2021.
McNulty has a plethora of experience across college football, NFL
In hiring McNulty, Boston College is getting someone that has a wealth of experience across multiple levels of football. McNulty has spent his entire career as an offensive assistant, coaching multiple positions at many different stops, including Michigan, Penn State, Rutgers, and Notre Dame.
McNulty began his coaching career from 1991-1994 as a GA at Michigan after playing from 1988-1990 at Penn State. In 1995, he went to UConn as the wide receivers and special teams coach, where he stayed through the 1997 season.
In 1998, McNulty made the jump to the NFL, becoming the offensive quality control coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He also coached wide receivers in Jacksonville from 2000-2002. In 2003, he held the same position with the Dallas Cowboys. After the 2003 season, McNulty went to Rutgers, where he coached receivers from 2004-2005. In 2006 he became Rutgers’ co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and in 2007 he was promoted to full-time offensive coordinator.
McNulty went back to the NFL in 2009 and coached receivers for the Arizona Cardinals from 2009-2011. In 2012, he coached Arizona’s quarterbacks, and he held the same position in 2013 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He then maintained the same role with the Tennessee Titans from 2014-2015 before becoming the Chargers’ tight ends coach from 2016-2017. McNulty’s experience coaching all over the offense could be extremely valuable for Boston College.
In 2018, McNulty returned to Rutgers as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He went to Penn State as an offensive analyst in 2019 before taking the Notre Dame tight ends coach position in 2020.