Loggains, ex-Hog, rises on Titans staff

This November, 2005 file photo shows the Tennessee Titans vs. the Buffalo Bills in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn.

This November, 2005 file photo shows the Tennessee Titans vs. the Buffalo Bills in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn.

— Shortly after Roy Wittke was hired as Arkansas’ quarterbacks coach in 2003, he held individual meetings with his quarterbacks to talk about their take on the offensive scheme, personnel and what needed to be done to improve production.

“Without question, Dowell Loggains had the most insight into the offense of all the quarterbacks we had,” Wittke said. “You could see immediately that he had a really sharp football mind, and you could envision him being a coach.”

Loggains, a Newport native, is now quarterbacks coach for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans after being promoted Wednesday from a quality control position by Titans Coach Jeff Fisher.

Not bad for a 5-5, 165-pound walk-on quarterback who lettered at Arkansas in 2001-2004 ...

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Sports, Pages 17 on 07/29/2010

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