Will Stein was elevated to UTSA's co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Jan. 8, 2022, after spending the previous two seasons as the Roadrunners' pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach.
In his first season in San Antonio, he helped the Roadrunners to a 7-5 record, a runner-up finish in Conference USA's West Division with a 6-2 mark and an appearance in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl. His wide receivers group combined for 170 receptions, 1,923 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns, while helping lead a balanced offensive attack that piled up 2,399 passing yards and a school-record 2,585 rushing yards.
A pair of his wide receivers — Joshua Cephus and Zakhari Franklin — earned honorable mention all-conference recognition. Cephus tied the program's single-season receptions record with 58 while tallying 547 yards and five TDs. Despite missing the first two games, Franklin eclipsed the UTSA season standard for receiving yards with 694 on 49 catches, and he also led the squad with seven scores through the air.
Under Stein's tutelage, the UTSA wideouts smashed records and emerged as one of the top groups in the FBS in 2021. Cephus, Franklin and De'Corian Clark combined to catch 204 passes for 2,585 yards and 25 TDs and made UTSA one of only three teams (Appalachian State, Ohio State) to have three receivers with at least 50 receptions and 750 yards.
Franklin, a first-team all-conference selection, set program records with 81 catches, 1,027 yards, 79.0 yards per game and 12 touchdowns, while Cephus, an honorable mention all-league pick, was on the receiving end of 71 passes for 819 yards and six scores. Clark had a career year with 755 yards and seven TDs on 52 receptions, as the trio now owns the top three spots on the program's single-season list for receptions and receiving yards.
Stein's wide receivers help the Roadrunners set single-season standards for total points (516), points per game (36.9), first downs (320), total offense (6,146), yards per game (439.0), passing yards (3,577), passing yards per game (255.5) and passing touchdowns (27). UTSA finished the 2021 campaign with a 12-2 record, setting a program record for most wins and best winning percentage (.857). The Roadrunners won their first conference title with a 49-41 victory over WKU in the C-USA Championship Game, were nationally ranked (as high as No. 15) for the first time and made their second straight and third overall bowl appearance when they met San Diego State in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.
Stein came to UTSA after spending the previous two seasons as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Lake Travis High School in Austin.
During his two years at Lake Travis, he helped lead the Cavaliers to a 26-4 combined record and back-to-back appearances in the state semifinal round of the Class 6A Division I playoffs. He also mentored a pair of high school All-Americans during his tenure.
In his first year as offensive coordinator, Lake Travis posted 3,937 yards and 54 touchdowns passing and 2,578 yards and 31 TDs rushing, averaging 434.3 yards and 41.1 points per game.
In 2019, Stein’s offense racked up 3,877 yards and 40 touchdowns through the air and 2,776 yards and 43 TDs on the ground while averaging 443.5 yards and 42.6 points per game.
Prior to his time at Lake Travis, Stein worked alongside UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor on Charlie Strong’s staff at Texas in 2015-16. He served as offensive quality control and worked with the wide receivers.
Stein then worked with Texas’ quarterbacks for the 2017 campaign and helped the Longhorns win the Texas Bowl, their first bowl victory since 2012.
A former standout quarterback at Louisville, Stein got his coaching start in 2013 as a graduate assistant for Strong at his alma mater, where he helped coach the quarterbacks. When Strong headed to Texas, Stein stayed one more season with the Cardinals and became an offensive quality control coach, working with the wide receivers under head coach Bobby Petrino.
Stein played quarterback for Steve Kragthorpe (2008-09) and Charlie Strong (2010-12) at Louisville. He was part of the 2012 team that won the Allstate Sugar Bowl with a 33-23 victory over No. 3 Florida.
A three-time state champion at Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky., Stein still holds the program’s single-season record for touchdown passes in a season with 54.
Stein earned a bachelor’s degree in sport administration in 2011 and an MBA in 2014, both from Louisville.
The Will Stein File
Coaching Experience
2013: Louisville (graduate assistant/quarterbacks)
2014: Louisville (quality control/wide receivers)
2015-16: Texas (quality control/wide receivers)
2017: Texas (quality control/quarterbacks)
2018-19: Lake Travis HS (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
2020-21: UTSA (passing game coordinator/wide receivers)
2022: UTSA (co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
Playing Experience
2008-12: Louisville (quarterback)
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in sport administration, Louisville, 2011
• Master’s degree in business administration, Louisville, 2014
Hometown
Louisville, Ky.
Family
Wife: Darby
In his first season in San Antonio, he helped the Roadrunners to a 7-5 record, a runner-up finish in Conference USA's West Division with a 6-2 mark and an appearance in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl. His wide receivers group combined for 170 receptions, 1,923 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns, while helping lead a balanced offensive attack that piled up 2,399 passing yards and a school-record 2,585 rushing yards.
A pair of his wide receivers — Joshua Cephus and Zakhari Franklin — earned honorable mention all-conference recognition. Cephus tied the program's single-season receptions record with 58 while tallying 547 yards and five TDs. Despite missing the first two games, Franklin eclipsed the UTSA season standard for receiving yards with 694 on 49 catches, and he also led the squad with seven scores through the air.
Under Stein's tutelage, the UTSA wideouts smashed records and emerged as one of the top groups in the FBS in 2021. Cephus, Franklin and De'Corian Clark combined to catch 204 passes for 2,585 yards and 25 TDs and made UTSA one of only three teams (Appalachian State, Ohio State) to have three receivers with at least 50 receptions and 750 yards.
Franklin, a first-team all-conference selection, set program records with 81 catches, 1,027 yards, 79.0 yards per game and 12 touchdowns, while Cephus, an honorable mention all-league pick, was on the receiving end of 71 passes for 819 yards and six scores. Clark had a career year with 755 yards and seven TDs on 52 receptions, as the trio now owns the top three spots on the program's single-season list for receptions and receiving yards.
Stein's wide receivers help the Roadrunners set single-season standards for total points (516), points per game (36.9), first downs (320), total offense (6,146), yards per game (439.0), passing yards (3,577), passing yards per game (255.5) and passing touchdowns (27). UTSA finished the 2021 campaign with a 12-2 record, setting a program record for most wins and best winning percentage (.857). The Roadrunners won their first conference title with a 49-41 victory over WKU in the C-USA Championship Game, were nationally ranked (as high as No. 15) for the first time and made their second straight and third overall bowl appearance when they met San Diego State in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.
Stein came to UTSA after spending the previous two seasons as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Lake Travis High School in Austin.
During his two years at Lake Travis, he helped lead the Cavaliers to a 26-4 combined record and back-to-back appearances in the state semifinal round of the Class 6A Division I playoffs. He also mentored a pair of high school All-Americans during his tenure.
In his first year as offensive coordinator, Lake Travis posted 3,937 yards and 54 touchdowns passing and 2,578 yards and 31 TDs rushing, averaging 434.3 yards and 41.1 points per game.
In 2019, Stein’s offense racked up 3,877 yards and 40 touchdowns through the air and 2,776 yards and 43 TDs on the ground while averaging 443.5 yards and 42.6 points per game.
Prior to his time at Lake Travis, Stein worked alongside UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor on Charlie Strong’s staff at Texas in 2015-16. He served as offensive quality control and worked with the wide receivers.
Stein then worked with Texas’ quarterbacks for the 2017 campaign and helped the Longhorns win the Texas Bowl, their first bowl victory since 2012.
A former standout quarterback at Louisville, Stein got his coaching start in 2013 as a graduate assistant for Strong at his alma mater, where he helped coach the quarterbacks. When Strong headed to Texas, Stein stayed one more season with the Cardinals and became an offensive quality control coach, working with the wide receivers under head coach Bobby Petrino.
Stein played quarterback for Steve Kragthorpe (2008-09) and Charlie Strong (2010-12) at Louisville. He was part of the 2012 team that won the Allstate Sugar Bowl with a 33-23 victory over No. 3 Florida.
A three-time state champion at Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky., Stein still holds the program’s single-season record for touchdown passes in a season with 54.
Stein earned a bachelor’s degree in sport administration in 2011 and an MBA in 2014, both from Louisville.
The Will Stein File
Coaching Experience
2013: Louisville (graduate assistant/quarterbacks)
2014: Louisville (quality control/wide receivers)
2015-16: Texas (quality control/wide receivers)
2017: Texas (quality control/quarterbacks)
2018-19: Lake Travis HS (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
2020-21: UTSA (passing game coordinator/wide receivers)
2022: UTSA (co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
Playing Experience
2008-12: Louisville (quarterback)
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in sport administration, Louisville, 2011
• Master’s degree in business administration, Louisville, 2014
Hometown
Louisville, Ky.
Family
Wife: Darby