15 Facts About Kirk Ciarrocca

Kirk Ciarrocca was born on August 12,1965 and is an American college football coach.

Kirk Ciarrocca has previously served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota and Penn State University.

Kirk Ciarrocca continued his education at Temple University, where he earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in education.

Kirk Ciarrocca began his coaching career in 1990 as an offensive graduate assistant at his alma mater Temple.

Kirk Ciarrocca spent the 1992 and 1993 seasons as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Western Connecticut State and Delaware Valley respectively.

Kirk Ciarrocca returned to Western Connecticut State as the offensive coordinator for the 1994 and 1995 seasons before spending six seasons in the Ivy League.

From 1996 to 1999 Kirk Ciarrocca served as the wide receiver coach and junior varsity head coach for the Princeton Tigers.

The next two seasons Kirk Ciarrocca served as the wide receivers coach at the University of Pennsylvania.

Kirk Ciarrocca mentored Joe Flacco who was a first round selection in the 2008 NFL draft.

In 2008, Kirk Ciarrocca was hired by the Rutgers University and head coach Greg Schiano as the Scarlet Knights wide receivers coach.

In 2013, Ciarrocca joined the staff of the Western Michigan Broncos and head coach P J Fleck as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Fleck and Kirk Ciarrocca were on the same staff at Rutgers during the 2010 season.

In 2015, Kirk Ciarrocca's offense featured a duo of receivers in Daniel Braverman and Corey Davis who each finished the season with more than 1,300 receiving yards.

On December 26,2019, it was announced that Kirk Ciarrocca was hired by the Penn State Nittany Lions and head coach James Franklin as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach, a position left vacant by Ricky Rahne.

On January 7,2023, Kirk Ciarrocca officially returned to Rutgers to be the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.