Shawn Bell

Shawn Bell is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently the quarterbacks coach at Baylor University. He was previously the head coach at multiple Texas high schools.

Shawn Bell
Current position
TitleQuarterbacks Coach
TeamBaylor
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
BornChina Spring, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
2002–2006Baylor
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007Stony Point High School (WR)
2008China Spring High School (Assistant)
2009Clifton High School
2010–2015Magnolia West High School
2016Cedar Ridge High School
2017Baylor (Analyst)
2018–2019Baylor (OL)
2020Baylor (TE)
2021–presentBaylor (QB)

Playing career

High school

Bell played high school football under his father at China Spring High School[1] and finished his prep career with 8,437 passing yards.

Baylor

Bell enrolled at Baylor University in 2002. After enjoying a red shirt year, Bell served as the Bears’ quarterback from 2003 to 2006.[1][2][3]

Coaching career

High school

Bell began his coaching in 2007 at Stony Point High School where he coached the wide receivers. In 2008 he went to his high school alma mater and worked as an assistant under his father. In 2009 he got his first head coaching job when he worked as the head coach for Clifton High School. From 2010 to 2015 he served as the head coach for Magnolia West High School. There he led the Mustangs to the postseason every season and compiled a record of 44–27. In 2016 he went to Cedar Ridge High School[4] where he compiled an 11–1 record.

Baylor

Bell became a part of Matt Rhule's Baylor staff in December 2016.[1][5] In 2017 he served as an offensive analyst. In March of 2018 he was promoted to the team's offensive line coach. In 2020 he was retained and moved to tight ends coach under new Baylor head coach Dave Aranda.[6][7] In January 2021 he switched positions once more and was named quarterbacks coach.[8][3]

Personal life

Shawn and his wife Hali are the parents of three children, Cannon, Braxton, and Saydi.

References
  1. Staff. "Former China Spring, BU QB joins Rhules' staff at Baylor". kwtx.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  2. "Baylor QB Bell out for season with knee injury". www.chron.com. 2006-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  3. "Baylor's Shawn Bell Excited to Lead Quarterback Room at His Alma Mater". KWKT - FOX 44. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  4. localnews@socastdigital.com. "Cedar Ridge Coach Shawn Bell To Join Baylor Staff". Horn FM. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. "Report: Matt Rhule to hire former Baylor QB Shawn Bell as assistant". Dallas News. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  6. "Bell and McGuire Help Bridge The Gap for Baylor Football". KWKT - FOX 44. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  7. "McGuire, Bell, Wetzel to continue roles on BU staff". kwtx.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  8. "Baylor hires BYU's Jeff Grimes as new offensive coordinator". The Seattle Times. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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