TicketsCINCINNATI – Cincinnati football head coach Luke Fickell announced the promotion of Nate Letton to tight ends coach on Monday. Letton served as an offensive graduate assistant for the Bearcats the last two seasons.
"I'm excited to announce Nate Letton as our new tight ends coach," Fickell said. "Nate did a great job with us over the last two years as a graduate assistant with our offense. He's earned this job with his relentless work ethic and his ability to connect and mentor our student-athletes. Nate is a tremendous young coach who will do an outstanding job with our tight ends."
Letton's two seasons as a graduate assistant coincide with arguably the greatest two-year stretch in UC football history. The Bearcats recorded a 22-2 record with two American Athletic Conference Championships and two New Year's Six Bowl berths, including the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Letton worked closely with the offensive line, which had all five starters collect All-AAC honors in 2021.
The Cincinnati offense broke school records for touchdowns (70) and points scored (516) in 2021.
UC also ranked second in the AAC and 11th nationally in scoring (36.5) and led the conference and ranked No. 9 overall in yards per play (6.7). The 2020 offense was impressive as well, ranking 19th nationally in total offense and 15th in scoring offense.
Before joining the UC staff, Letton coached at his alma mater, Centre College, from 2015 to 2019. He coached wide receivers in 2015 and tight ends in 2016 before coaching the offensive line for three seasons.
In 2018, he helped Centre go 10-2 and capture the SAA Championship while advancing to the NCAA Division III Playoffs. He mentored Drew Yeager to All-America honors as the offensive line paced Centre to 471 yards per game and 41.9 points per game. In 2017, all five of his offensive linemen captured All-SAA honors.
Letton is a Lexington, Ky., native. He graduated from Centre in 2015 with a degree in biology and a minor in education. He snagged All-SAA Honorable Mention accolades in 2014 by registering 67 tackles from his linebacker position and leading Centre to an undefeated regular season and conference title
RESERVE YOUR 2022 SEASON TICKETS NOW
Current season ticket holders have until Feb. 28 to renew their tickets for 2022. The Bearcats Ticket Office is also accepting deposits for new football season tickets here. There are less than 2,000 deposits available.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati athletics, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati Athletics on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
"I'm excited to announce Nate Letton as our new tight ends coach," Fickell said. "Nate did a great job with us over the last two years as a graduate assistant with our offense. He's earned this job with his relentless work ethic and his ability to connect and mentor our student-athletes. Nate is a tremendous young coach who will do an outstanding job with our tight ends."
Letton's two seasons as a graduate assistant coincide with arguably the greatest two-year stretch in UC football history. The Bearcats recorded a 22-2 record with two American Athletic Conference Championships and two New Year's Six Bowl berths, including the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Letton worked closely with the offensive line, which had all five starters collect All-AAC honors in 2021.
The Cincinnati offense broke school records for touchdowns (70) and points scored (516) in 2021.
UC also ranked second in the AAC and 11th nationally in scoring (36.5) and led the conference and ranked No. 9 overall in yards per play (6.7). The 2020 offense was impressive as well, ranking 19th nationally in total offense and 15th in scoring offense.
Before joining the UC staff, Letton coached at his alma mater, Centre College, from 2015 to 2019. He coached wide receivers in 2015 and tight ends in 2016 before coaching the offensive line for three seasons.
In 2018, he helped Centre go 10-2 and capture the SAA Championship while advancing to the NCAA Division III Playoffs. He mentored Drew Yeager to All-America honors as the offensive line paced Centre to 471 yards per game and 41.9 points per game. In 2017, all five of his offensive linemen captured All-SAA honors.
Letton is a Lexington, Ky., native. He graduated from Centre in 2015 with a degree in biology and a minor in education. He snagged All-SAA Honorable Mention accolades in 2014 by registering 67 tackles from his linebacker position and leading Centre to an undefeated regular season and conference title
RESERVE YOUR 2022 SEASON TICKETS NOW
Current season ticket holders have until Feb. 28 to renew their tickets for 2022. The Bearcats Ticket Office is also accepting deposits for new football season tickets here. There are less than 2,000 deposits available.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati athletics, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati Athletics on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.