Nov 1, 2025; College Park, Maryland, USA; Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) speaks with quarterbacks/co-offensive coordinator Chandler Whitmer on the field before the game against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images
A source confirmed to Hoosier Huddle what NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero first reported, Indiana’s quarterback coach and co-offensive coordinator Chandler Whitmer is heading back to the NFL. In Whitmer’s lone season in Bloomington he helped lead Fernando Mendoza to a Heisman Trophy and the Hoosiers to a national championship.
The Bucs agreed to terms with Chandler Whitmer as their quarterbacks coach, sources tell The Insiders.
Whitmer, 34, spent last season Indiana’s co-OC/QB coach, developing Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza on the way to a national title. He had multiple NFL offers but chose… pic.twitter.com/3sLLbkpToo
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 3, 2026
Whitmer has four years of NFL experience with the Los Angeles Chargers and the Atlanta Falcons. He will be heading to Tampa Bay this time around to be the Buccaneers quarterbacks coach.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Ohio State
2019: Graduate Assistant (Offense)
Clemson
2020: Graduate Assistant (Offense)
Los Angeles Chargers
2021-23: Offensive Quality Control (Quarterbacks)
Atlanta Falcons
2024: Pass Game Specialist
Indiana
2025-: Quarterbacks/Co-Offensive Coordinator
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This is the second time in two years that Curt Cignetti will be looking for a new quarterbacks coach at IU. Tino Sunseri left to become the offensive coordinator at UCLA prior to the 2025 season. That job lasted less than a season.
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