Billy Fessler

Billy Fessler (born August 6, 1995) is an American football coach who currently is an offensive analyst for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life
Fessler grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania and attended Erie Cathedral Prep. He lettered in football all four years, completing 199 of his 364 passing attempts for 3,606 yards and 47 touchdowns to only 13 interceptions. He also added 407 yards and ten touchdowns on the ground. He also lettered in baseball for one year batting .350 with 10 runs batted in (RBI) in 12 games. Fessler would decide 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 Fessler's third season, he made his collegiate debut against Indiana as a holder. He played in four games that year. In Fessler's fourth season, he played in all 13 games, primarily as the holder. However, he would get his one and only career completion to Jonathan Holland for 8 yards.

Coaching career
Fessler started his coaching career at Slippery Rock where he would serve as a graduate assistant and a running backs coach for one year. From there he was hired as a graduate assistant for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, where he would also coach for one year. He was then hired as an offensive graduate assistant at Ohio State. Fessler coached with the Buckeyes for two seasons, helping them rank at the top of many major passing stats and help the achieve two Heisman Trophy finalists in Justin Fields and C. J. Stroud. Fessler's next coaching job would come as the quarterback's coach for the Akron Zips. On January 12, 2023, Fessler was promoted to be Akron's offensive coordinator while still coaching the quarterbacks. On January 10, 2024, Fessler was hired by the UCLA Bruins to be the team's quarterback's coach.