The Washington Commanders promoted assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough to be their new offensive coordinator. Here are five things to know about the coach.
1. He was an experienced starter at Purdue.
Blough’s college career began in 2014 after a successful stint as the starting quarterback at Creekview High School in Carrollton, Texas. He took a longer path towards becoming a starter, choosing to redshirt his freshman year, but after 2015 starter Austin Appleby decided to redshirt three games into the year, Blough was promoted from primary backup to full-time starter.
Purdue finished the year 2-10, but there were some exciting moments with Blough under center. They nearly pulled off an upset against No. 2-ranked Michigan State and got their first win with Blough as their quarterback, with the quarterback scoring five total touchdowns against Nebraska. The following year, Blough was named the starter before the start of the season and threw for 3,352 yards with 25 touchdowns, which earned him an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection.
Two years later, Blough was back as the Boilermakers’ starting quarterback and had a 6-5 record as a starter. He posted career highs in completion rate (66.5%), passing yards (3,521) and passing touchdowns (25). Purdue finished the 2018 season 6-6, which included an upset over No. 2-ranked Ohio State, and earned a trip to the Music City Bowl. Blough earned a Third Team All-Big Ten selection for his performance.
Blough ended his college career appearing in 43 games with 36 starts. He completed 61.4% of his passes and ranks fourth all-time in passing yards for the program with nearly 10,000 yards.