5 things to know about Brian Lindgren

Oregon State has a new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in former Colorado coach Brian Lindgren. BeaversEdge.com takes a look at Lindgren below!

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1. He has solid Pac-12 coaching experience. As just a 37-year-old coach, Lindgren has been in the conference for five seasons as Mike MacIntyre's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Colorado. Lindgren has been a co-offensive coordinator with Darrin Chiaverini the past couple of seasons, but Lindgren has been the team's play caller. In 2016, Colorado won the Pac-12 South, and quarterback Sefo Liufau broke 99 school records in that season. Lindgren knows how to lead an offense in the Pac-12.

2. Lindgren runs a spread offense. I think Lindgren can tinker with his offense to fit what Smith wants, but at the end of the day, Oregon State will run a spread offense. At Colorado, Lindgren had a pair of dual-threat quarterbacks in Liufau and Steven Montez, and Jake Luton doesn't exactly fit the dual-threat mold. However, Lindgren does love taking shots down the field, and Luton has the arm to do that. I think Aidan Willard fits Lindgren pretty well, and Spencer Petras seems to be the type of quarterback that can fit most offenses.

3. He's a strong quarterback recruiter. Liufau was recruited under previous Colorado head coach Jon Embree, but when MacIntyre and Lindgren took the reigns in Boulder, Liufau stayed true to his Colorado pledge. Also to note, Liufau's only scholarship offer was from Colorado, so the staff could have asked him to walk on or looked for another quarterback that was more highly touted. But Lindgren and staff stuck with Liufau, and it obviously worked out in the long run. Lindgren was the lead recruiter for CU in quarterback recruiting and did a good job in the last few classes. Steven Montez had a solid season in his first full season as Colorado's starter, and underclassmen Tyler Lytle and Sam Noyer (from Beaverton, Ore.) have loads of potential. The cupboard is stocked at quarterback in Boulder, and Oregon State fans will hope Lindgren does that same in Corvallis.

4. He's been through a similar rebuild. In the two seasons prior to the arrival of MacIntyre and Co. at Colorado, the Buffaloes won just four games in two seasons, so there is a major rebuild that needed to be accomplished. Lindgren understands the rebuilding phase and will be ready for it at Oregon State.

5. Lindgren knows the Pac-12 footprint. His coaching stops include Northern Arizona, San Jose State, and Colorado. Lindgren is from Washington and played his college football at Idaho. In Jonathan Smith's introductory press conference, he talked about how Oregon State would focus on the Pac-12 footprint in terms of recruiting, and he's bringing in a guy that knows the landscape in Lindgren.