Hokie Club Jeff Carpenter is in his third season with the Hokies. During the 2023 season, he helped the Hokies average nearly 30 points a game, while rushing for 189.8 yards a contest. The Hokies set a Virginia Tech bowl record with 362 rushing yards in a 41-20 win over Tulane in the Military Bowl.
Carpenter came to Blacksburg in 2022 after serving as an offensive analyst working with the offensive line at LSU (2021) as the Tigers earned a berth in the Texas Bowl. With Carpenter's help, LSU racked up 321 rushing yards in a 49-42 victory over No. 20 Florida (10/16/21), marking the squad's best single-game rushing mark since the 2017 campaign. In addition, RB Ty Davis-Prince finished the season with 1,003 rushing yards and six TDs.
Prior to his stint in Baton Rouge, he spent three seasons working with Pry and current Tech offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen at Penn State (2018-20). After serving as an offensive quality control coach in 2018-19, he worked with the wide receivers as an offensive graduate assistant in 2020. During the 2019 campaign the Nittany Lions averaged 35.8 ppg and finished the season with an 11-2 record after claiming a win in the Cotton Bowl. In 2020, WR Jahan Dotson ranked 19th nationally with 884 receiving yards after posted 52 receptions with eight TDs.
Carpenter worked as quarterbacks coach at Bryant University (2017), helping QB Price Wilson set a single-season school record program with 3,311 passing yards. He served as a quality control coach at Princeton (2016), working with the offensive line and helping the Tigers win the Ivy League title. In 2015, he held the post of quality control assistant for the Houston Texans, who won the AFC South that season. He previously served a stint as a football operations intern with the Texas during their 2014 training camp. The Ipswich, Massachusetts native is married to his wife, Rachel, and began his career as an undergraduate assistant at Penn State (2011-14).
Carpenter came to Blacksburg in 2022 after serving as an offensive analyst working with the offensive line at LSU (2021) as the Tigers earned a berth in the Texas Bowl. With Carpenter's help, LSU racked up 321 rushing yards in a 49-42 victory over No. 20 Florida (10/16/21), marking the squad's best single-game rushing mark since the 2017 campaign. In addition, RB Ty Davis-Prince finished the season with 1,003 rushing yards and six TDs.
Prior to his stint in Baton Rouge, he spent three seasons working with Pry and current Tech offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen at Penn State (2018-20). After serving as an offensive quality control coach in 2018-19, he worked with the wide receivers as an offensive graduate assistant in 2020. During the 2019 campaign the Nittany Lions averaged 35.8 ppg and finished the season with an 11-2 record after claiming a win in the Cotton Bowl. In 2020, WR Jahan Dotson ranked 19th nationally with 884 receiving yards after posted 52 receptions with eight TDs.
Carpenter worked as quarterbacks coach at Bryant University (2017), helping QB Price Wilson set a single-season school record program with 3,311 passing yards. He served as a quality control coach at Princeton (2016), working with the offensive line and helping the Tigers win the Ivy League title. In 2015, he held the post of quality control assistant for the Houston Texans, who won the AFC South that season. He previously served a stint as a football operations intern with the Texas during their 2014 training camp. The Ipswich, Massachusetts native is married to his wife, Rachel, and began his career as an undergraduate assistant at Penn State (2011-14).