Marquel Blackwell

Biography

Marquel Blackwell joins the Huskies in 2026 as the new quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator. Blackwell comes to Storrs after spending the last two seasons at South Carolina, coaching the running backs in Columbia. Blackwell coached standout Raheim Sanders to second-team All-SEC Honors, rushing for 881 yards and 11 touchdowns. Blackwell came to Columbia following the 2023 season at Texas A&M. Prior to his time in College Station, Blackwell spent the 2022 season at Ole Miss, helping lead one of the best rushing attacks in the country. The Rebels ranked third in the country, leading the SEC with 256.5 yards per game. Freshman Quinshon Judkins led the SEC and ranked top 10 nationally with 1,565 yards and 16 touchdowns. Blackwell spent three seasons at Houston. In 2019, Blackwell was the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach before coaching the running backs in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. In 2021, Blackwell saw the Cougar rushing attack improve by 847 yards. Blackwell coached freshman standout Alton McCaskill to a record-setting season, rushing for 961 yards and 16 touchdowns, culminating in winning American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year. Blackwell coached the running backs in West Virginia in 2018. Under Blackwell, the Mountaineers had three different running backs register 100-yard rushing games (Leddie Brown, Kennedy McKoy and Martell Pettaway). Blackwell served as the running backs coach at Toledo under Coach Jason Candle in 2016-17. Blackwell was