Billy Fessler
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 6, 1995 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2014–2017 | Penn State |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2018 | Slippery Rock (GA) |
| 2019 | Mississippi State (GA) |
| 2020–2021 | Ohio State (GA) |
| 2022 | Akron (QB) |
| 2023 | Akron (OC/QB) |
| 2024 | Ohio State (analyst) |
| 2024 | UCLA (QB) |
| 2025–present | Ohio State (QB) |
William Gallagher Fessler (born August 6, 1995) is an American college football coach. He is the quarterbacks coach for Ohio State University, a position he has held since 2025. He also coached for Slippery Rock, Mississippi State, and Akron. He played college football for Penn State as a quarterback.
Fessler attended Erie Cathedral Prep in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was a four-year letterwinner in football,[1] completing 199 of 364 passing attempts for 3,606 yards and 47 touchdowns to only 13 interceptions and adding 407 yards and ten touchdowns on the ground.[2] Fessler also won a letter in baseball batting .350 with 10 runs batted in (RBI) in 12 games.[3] He decided to walk on to play college football at Penn State.[4]
College career
Fessler was redshirted in his first season at Penn State, and he did not see any playing time in his second season.[5] In his third season, he made his collegiate debut against Indiana as a holder and played in four games that year.[1] In his fourth season, Fessler played in all 13 games, primarily as the holder. However, he got his only career completion to Jonathan Holland for eight yards.[1]