Jason Gesser Jason John Gesser ( born May 31 , 1979 ) is an American college football coach and former player . He was most recently the interim head coach , offensive coordinator , quarterback coach , and recruiting coordinator for the Idaho Vandals of the WAC . He played quarterback for Washington State Cougars of the Pac - 10 under head coach Mike Price , and played in the 2003 Rose Bowl . As a professional , Gesser played for the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League , the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League , and the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League . He was originally hired at Idaho as running back s coach in June 2011 . Gesser is the grandson of Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame member Joseph " Red " Dunn . High school years . Gesser attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu and played football for Cal Lee . In his junior year he was named to the all - state team and led the Crusaders to a state championship . In his senior year , St . Louis ranked as high as fourth in the national prep poll and won a second straight state title . He was All - West pick by Prep Star and an academic All - American choice by Prep Star . The Crusaders were 24 - 0 in games Gesser started . tml ] College career . Gesser played college football at Washington State University in Pullman . He is the only player in Cougar history to be elected as captain three consecutive years . Gesser led WSU to two straight 10 win seasons from 2001 - 2002 , and finished seventh in the 2002 Heisman Trophy race . Gesser and USC quarterback Carson Palmer were named Pac - 10 Co - Offensive Players of the Year in 2002 . He has the most wins of any quarterback in Washington State history . Professional career . National Football League ( NFL ) . Gesser was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in April 2003 . He spent the entire season with the team but did not see any playing time behind Steve McNair , Billy Volek , and Neil O ' Donnell . In February 2004 , Gesser was arrested and charged with suspicion of drunken driving . He was released after the 2004 preseason . Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . On May 5 , 2005 , Gesser was signed by the Calgary Stampeders . He started the season as Henry Burris ' backup , but took over the starting role when Burris tore a ligament in his left thumb . He only started two games , both victories , before spraining his ankle . He finished the season completing 23 of 42 passes for 356 yards , four touchdowns and five interceptions . Arena Football League ( AFL ) . In 2006 Gesser signed with the AFL ' s Utah Blaze . He was the backup at the beginning of the season before replacing the injured Joe Germaine . He completed 89 of 145 passes for 1 , 092 yards , 23 touchdowns , and seven interceptions . After going winless in four starts , he was replaced by Andy Kelly . Gesser saw little playing time behind a healthy Germaine in 2007 , completing two of three passes for 28 yards and a touchdown . Coaching . Gesser says his ultimate goal is coaching at the college level , preferably at Washington State . During the 2006 off - season he was a quarterbacks coach at Federal Way High School in Federal Way , Washington . In 2007 he was offensive coordinator at Parkland ' s Franklin Pierce High School . He and fellow ex - Cougar Ryan Leaf both campaigned for the position of quarterbacks coach at WSU when it became available after the 2007 season . That job eventually went to Offensive Coordinator Todd Sturdy . Eastside Catholic . In the spring of 2009 , Gesser was named as the head football coach at Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish , Washington . He succeeded Bill Marsh , who had resigned after ten seasons with the school . Gesser coached the Crusaders for two seasons , then left in 2011 to become a graduate assistant at WSU in Pullman . Idaho . Gesser returned to the Palouse in May 2011 , then crossed the state border in June and joined the staff at Idaho as running backs coach in neighboring Moscow . He filled the open position left by his successor at Eastside Catholic , Jeremy Thielbar , a former Cougar teammate . Idaho ' s head coach Robb Akey was the defensive line coach at WSU during Gesser ' s playing days for the Cougars . In February 2012 , Gesser was promoted to offensive coordinator of the Vandals , assisted on offense by another former WSU coach , Mike Levenseller , who was the receivers coach and passing game coordinator . Gesser recruits the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii for Idaho . After only one victory in the first eight games , Akey was fired on October 21 and Gesser was promoted to interim head coach . The Vandals lost their final four games to finish 1 – 11 for the 2012 season . Paul Petrino was hired as head coach on December 3 and did not retain Gesser on the coaching staff for 2013 .