Billy Fessler
American football coach (born 1995)
William Gallagher Fessler (born August 6, 1995) is an American college football coach. He is the quarterbacks coach for Ohio State University, a position he has held since 2025. He also coached for Slippery Rock, Mississippi State, and Akron. He played college football for Penn State as a quarterback.
Early life
Fessler attended Erie Cathedral Prep in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was a four-year letterwinner in football, completing 199 of 364 passing attempts for 3,606 yards and 47 touchdowns to only 13 interceptions and adding 407 yards and ten touchdowns on the ground. Fessler also won a letter in baseball batting .350 with 10 runs batted in (RBI) in 12 games. He decided to walk on to play college football at Penn State.
College career
Fessler was redshirted in his first season at Penn State, and he did not see any playing time in his second season. In his third season, he made his collegiate debut against Indiana as a holder and played in four games that year.
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