Travers Family Head Coach Tosh Lupoi has named Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant quarterbacks coach Jordan Somerville as the Golden Bears offensive coordinator.

Somerville has spent the last three seasons with the Buccaneers as the assistant quarterbacks coach working with Pro Bowl quarterback Baker Mayfield. Before his stint in Tampa Bay, Somerville spent time in the college ranks at Oregon, New Mexico and Arizona State.

Last season, Buccaneer quarterback Mayfield set career highs in completions (407), passing yards (4,500), passing touchdowns (41), completion percentage (71.4%) and passer rating (106.8). He finished second in the NFL in passing touchdowns, tied for second in completions, third in total touchdowns (44), third in completion percentage, fourth in passer rating and seventh in yards per attempt (7.9). Mayfield became the fourth player in NFL history to record a season with 4,000+ passing yards, 40+ touchdowns, and a 70+ completion percentage, joining Drew Brees (2011), Joe Burrow (2024) and Aaron Rodgers (2020).

In 2023, his first season coaching at the NFL level, Somerville helped in putting together a Pro Bowl campaign for Mayfield during his debut season in Tampa Bay. Mayfield set career highs in completions (364), completion percentage (63.4%), passing yards (4,044) and passing touchdowns (28) on his way to the 2023 Pro Football Writers of America Most Improved Player award.

Prior to the NFL, Somerville was an offensive analyst at Oregon. While with the Ducks, he was a part of an offensive staff that ranked sixth among Power 5 programs in scrimmage yards per game (500.5) and 10th in points per game (38.8). Somerville worked with future NFL quarterback Bo Nix and helped him finish fourth among all Power 5 quarterbacks in passer rating (165.7), while also finishing top 10 in passing yards (3,593), passing yards per attempt (8.78) and passing touchdowns (29).

Prior to Oregon, Somerville served as the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at New Mexico for two seasons (2020-21).
Before his first full-time coaching role, Somerville was a graduate assistant in 2019 with the Arizona State Sun Devils, helping them to a berth in the Tony the Tigers Sun Bowl.