Kenny Guiton
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Wide receivers coach |
| Team | Los Angeles KISS |
| 2014 | Buffalo Bills |
| Position(s) | Arkansas (WR) |
| 2023 | Arkansas (interim OC) |
| 2024–present | Wisconsin (WR) |
Kenny Guiton (born June 27, 1991) is a former
College career
2012 season
Kenny Guiton would see his first meaningful playing time in the eighth game of the 2012 season. Trailing Purdue 14–20 late in the third quarter, Guiton was brought in to replace injured Braxton Miller.[2] Down 14–22 with less than a minute remaining, Guiton lead the Buckeye offense on 61 yard drive, capped off with a touchdown pass to Chris Fields and a game tying two-point conversion pass to Jeff Heuerman. The Buckeyes would prevail 29–22 in overtime, preserving an unblemished 8–0 record in a season that Ohio State would finish 12–0.
2013 season
In the second game of the season against San Diego State, Guiton was again called upon to replace an injured Braxton Miller. Guiton played the remainder of the game and would start the subsequent next two games, all Buckeye victories.
In his second start, Guiton set an Ohio State single-game record with a six touchdown pass first-half performance against Florida A&M.[3]
Statistics
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2009 | Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | -29.0 | 4 | 12 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | 23 | 139 | 56.5 | 2 | 1 | 127.3 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 75 | 109 | 749 | 68.8 | 14 | 2 | 165.2 | 40 | 330 | 8.3 | 5 |
| Career[4] | 89 | 134 | 893 | 66.4 | 16 | 4 | 155.8 | 53 | 383 | 7.2 | 6 |
Professional career
After failing to earn a contract with the
Coaching career
Houston
Following his playing career Guiton entered the coaching profession, serving as a
Stephen F. Austin
After two seasons with Houston, he was first hired in the offseason by
Louisiana Tech
He spent the 2019 season with Louisiana Tech as the team’s wide receivers coach.
Colorado State
In 2020 he was hired by Colorado State to be their pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach.
Arkansas
In 2020, Guiton was hired as the Arkansas Razorback's wide receiver's Coach for the 2021 season.
On October 22, 2023 Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman fired offensive coordinator Dan Enos eight games into the season. Guiton was named interim offensive coordinator for the remainder of the 2023 season.
References
- ^ Mike Rodak (May 16, 2014). "Kenny Guiton among Bills' rookie tryouts". www.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ "Purdue vs Ohio State - Game Summary - October 20, 2012". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Florida A&M vs Ohio State - Game Summary - September 21, 2013". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Kenny Guiton". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Hayden Grove (June 4, 2014). "Former Ohio State quarterback Kenny Guiton signs with AFL's LA KISS". www.thelantern.com. The Lantern. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ "KISS receives no quarter in SaberCats' blowout - LosAngelesRegister.com". Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ UH parts ways with Darrell Wyatt, hires Kenny Guiton by Joseph Duarte. Houston Chronicle, April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "Kenny Guiton - Football Coach".