Korn Named Recipient of 2024 GRAPHITE Award
1/23/2025 12:00:00 PM | Football
Recognizing his outstanding offensive play calling abilities, Liberty's Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Willy Korn has been named a recipient of the 2024 GRAPHITE Award.
Korn was one of 11 offensive play callers in the FBS ranks to be recognized with the honor presented by RII Sports Technology.
Liberty's offensive play calling efficiency rating (PCER) was 78.1 percent during the 2024 season. This number ranked first among Conference USA teams and 20th among all FBS programs in the country.
Shannon Dawson, the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Miami, ranked No. 1 in the country with an 86.9 offensive play calling efficiency rating.
During the 2024 season, RII Sports Technology sorted through over 80,000 total offensive plays, assessed the degree to which play callers made decisions that aligned their team's strengths on their opponent's weaknesses.
Liberty finished the 2024 season with an 8-4 overall record and qualified for the program's sixth-consecutive bowl game where they faced Buffalo in the Bahamas Bowl.
During his second year with the Flames' football program, Korn guided Liberty's offense that ranked No. 4 in the country in rushing offense (250.7 yards per game), No. 20 in fewest passes had intercepted (7), No. 37 in passing yards per completion (12.83), No. 37 in tackles for a loss allowed (4.75 per game) and No. 38 in total offense (418.5).
Graphite Award Rankings
Graphite Rankings assess the play calling efficiency of Offensive and Defensive play callers. Rather than measuring total offensive or defensive output, Graphite Rankings measure the degree to which a play caller makes calls that best align their team's strengths on their opponent's weaknesses.
This assessment is quantified in a Play Calling Efficiency Ratio (PCER) - which measures how frequently a play caller makes the best possible call (from a data standpoint) in any given situation. For example, a PCER of 0.85 means that a play-caller is making the best possible play call 85 percent of the time.
Aimed at specifically focusing on play calling, Graphite Rankings identify play callers that are doing a good job of putting their teams in the best possible position on each play. An offense or defense might be executing poorly or unable to matchup with another team, but their play caller may still be very good at getting the most out of them - that ability is what our Graphite Rankings capture.
2024 GRAPHITE Award Winners (Offense)
ACC: Shannon Dawson, Miami
American: Cody Worley, Army
Big Ten: Will Stein, Oregon
Big 12: Darin Hinshaw, UCF
Conference USA: Willy Korn, Liberty
Independents: Mike Denbrock, Notre Dame
MAC: Mike Piatkowski, Eastern Michigan
Mountain West: Dirk Koetter, Boise State
PAC12: Ryan Gunderson, Oregon State
SEC: Charlie Weiss Jr, Ole Miss
Sun Belt: Tim Leger, Louisiana
2024 GRAPHITE Award Winners (Defense)
ACC: Scott Symons, SMU
American: Blake Harrell, East Carolina
Big 10: Nick Moore, Minnesota
Big 12: Matt Powledge, Baylor
Conference USA: Jeremiah Johnson, Louisiana Tech
Independents: Al Golden, Notre Dame
MAC: Nick Benedetto, Northern Illinois
Mountain West: Kevin Coyle, Fresno State
PAC12: Jeff Schmedding, Washington State
SEC: Kane Wommack, Alabama
Sun Belt: Blake Seiler, Old Dominion
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Korn was one of 11 offensive play callers in the FBS ranks to be recognized with the honor presented by RII Sports Technology.
Liberty's offensive play calling efficiency rating (PCER) was 78.1 percent during the 2024 season. This number ranked first among Conference USA teams and 20th among all FBS programs in the country.
Shannon Dawson, the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Miami, ranked No. 1 in the country with an 86.9 offensive play calling efficiency rating.
During the 2024 season, RII Sports Technology sorted through over 80,000 total offensive plays, assessed the degree to which play callers made decisions that aligned their team's strengths on their opponent's weaknesses.
Liberty finished the 2024 season with an 8-4 overall record and qualified for the program's sixth-consecutive bowl game where they faced Buffalo in the Bahamas Bowl.
During his second year with the Flames' football program, Korn guided Liberty's offense that ranked No. 4 in the country in rushing offense (250.7 yards per game), No. 20 in fewest passes had intercepted (7), No. 37 in passing yards per completion (12.83), No. 37 in tackles for a loss allowed (4.75 per game) and No. 38 in total offense (418.5).
Graphite Award Rankings
Graphite Rankings assess the play calling efficiency of Offensive and Defensive play callers. Rather than measuring total offensive or defensive output, Graphite Rankings measure the degree to which a play caller makes calls that best align their team's strengths on their opponent's weaknesses.
This assessment is quantified in a Play Calling Efficiency Ratio (PCER) - which measures how frequently a play caller makes the best possible call (from a data standpoint) in any given situation. For example, a PCER of 0.85 means that a play-caller is making the best possible play call 85 percent of the time.
Aimed at specifically focusing on play calling, Graphite Rankings identify play callers that are doing a good job of putting their teams in the best possible position on each play. An offense or defense might be executing poorly or unable to matchup with another team, but their play caller may still be very good at getting the most out of them - that ability is what our Graphite Rankings capture.
2024 GRAPHITE Award Winners (Offense)
ACC: Shannon Dawson, Miami
American: Cody Worley, Army
Big Ten: Will Stein, Oregon
Big 12: Darin Hinshaw, UCF
Conference USA: Willy Korn, Liberty
Independents: Mike Denbrock, Notre Dame
MAC: Mike Piatkowski, Eastern Michigan
Mountain West: Dirk Koetter, Boise State
PAC12: Ryan Gunderson, Oregon State
SEC: Charlie Weiss Jr, Ole Miss
Sun Belt: Tim Leger, Louisiana
2024 GRAPHITE Award Winners (Defense)
ACC: Scott Symons, SMU
American: Blake Harrell, East Carolina
Big 10: Nick Moore, Minnesota
Big 12: Matt Powledge, Baylor
Conference USA: Jeremiah Johnson, Louisiana Tech
Independents: Al Golden, Notre Dame
MAC: Nick Benedetto, Northern Illinois
Mountain West: Kevin Coyle, Fresno State
PAC12: Jeff Schmedding, Washington State
SEC: Kane Wommack, Alabama
Sun Belt: Blake Seiler, Old Dominion
2025 Football Season Ticket Information
Season tickets are on sale now for the 2025 football season! Starting at just $150, fans can save up to 48 percent by purchasing season tickets. Purchase today by going to www.LUFootball.com or calling/texting the Flames Ticket Office at (434) 592-5015.
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