Hue Jackson Huey " Hue " Jackson ( born October 22 , 1965 ) is currently an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Bengals . He recently served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League after previously serving as the team ' s offensive coordinator in 2010 . Before joining Oakland , Jackson served as offensive assistant coach for several NFL teams , most notably as the offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins under Steve Spurrier and the Atlanta Falcons under Bobby Petrino . Early life and playing career . Jackson , a native of Los Angeles , was a star quarterback at Dorsey High School in his hometown , where he also lettered in basketball . He starred in football at Glendale ( Calif . ) Community College in 1983 and 1984 , where he earned his associate ’ s degree in 1984 . Jackson played quarterback at Pacific in the mid - 1980s under Bob Cope . As a junior , Jackson had 1 , 595 yards of total offense , including 502 yards rushing , second - most on the team . In his senior season , he passed for 1 , 455 yards and rushed for 417 yards . As a quarterback at Pacific from 1985 - 86 , Jackson threw for 2 , 544 yards and 19 TDs and the Tigers went 9 - 14 in Jackson ' s two seasons . He also lettered in basketball in 1986 and earned his degree in Physical Education . Coaching career . College . He began his coaching career in 1987 at Pacific , his alma mater . Jackson spent 3 years ( 1987 - 89 ) there . From 1990 - 91 , Jackson was the running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Cal State Fullerton . In the spring of 1991 , he coached the running backs , receivers and special teams for the World League ’ s inaugural year champion London Monarchs . Then he spent 4 years ( 1992 - 95 ) at Arizona State , he was ASU ’ s running backs coach for the first 3 years ( 1992 - 94 ) , then he handled the Sun Devil quarterbacks in 1995 . He led California ’ s high - powered offense in 1996 as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach , he helped lead the Golden Bears to an Aloha Bowl berth . Jackson served as USC ’ s offensive coordinator from 1997 - 2000 , helping to recruit and develop players , including QB Carson Palmer , with whom he was later reunited in Cincinnati and Oakland . Jackson also held 3 NFL summer coaching internships , in 1990 with the Los Angeles Rams , 1992 with the Phoenix Cardinals and 1995 with the Washington Redskins . National Football League . Washington Redskins . From 2001 until 2002 , Jackson spent as Redskins ’ s running backs coach under Marty Schottenheimer and Steve Spurrier . In 2001 , under Jackson ’ s tutelage , RB Stephen Davis rushed for 1 , 432 yards , breaking the record he had set in 1999 for most rushing yards in a season by a Redskin . In 2002 , Davis was on pace for another 1 , 000 - yard rushing season before suffering a season - ending injury . Jackson was promoted to offensive coordinator in Washington by head coach Steve Spurrier in 2003 and handled the team ’ s offensive play - calling , becoming the only coach to perform that duty other than Spurrier . Cincinnati Bengals . Jackson was the wide receivers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals for 3 seasons . Under Jackson ’ s tutelage in Cincinnati , Chad Ochocinco and T . J . Houshmandzadeh became one of the most prolific wide - receiving tandems in the NFL . In 2005 , the Ochocinco - Houshmandzadeh tandem combined to total 175 receptions for 2 , 388 yards , while helping the team secure the AFC North title and a playoff berth for the first time in 15 years . In 2006 , Ochocinco ( 1 , 369 yards ) and Houshmandzadeh ( 1 , 081 yards ) became the first pair of Bengals to eclipse the 1 , 000 - yard receiving mark in a single season . In each of Jackson ' s 3 years in Cincinnati , Ochocinco was named to the Pro Bowl . Atlanta Falcons . In 2007 , after leaving Cincinnati , Jackson was an NFL offensive coordinator for the second time when he served in that capacity for the Atlanta Falcons under Bobby Petrino and Emmitt Thomas ( Interim ) . Baltimore Ravens . From 2008 until 2009 , Jackson spent as Baltimore ’ s quarterbacks coach under head coach John Harbaugh . In 2008 , Jackson tutored Joe Flacco , who became the first rookie QB to win two playoff games in NFL history as the Ravens advanced to the AFC Championship game . He helped the Ravens advance to the postseason in both seasons . Oakland Raiders . In 2010 , under Jackson ’ s guidance , the Raiders offense finished fourth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL in scoring ( 25 . 6 points per game ) also finished fifth in the AFC and 10th in the NFL in total offense ( 354 . 6 yards per game ) and second in the NFL and AFC in rushing ( 155 . 9 yards per game ) . The Raiders more than doubled their scoring output from the previous year , totaling 410 points . Under Jackson ’ s offense , RB Darren McFadden finished the season with 1 , 157 yards rushing on 223 carries for a 5 . 2 average YPC and 7 rushing touchdowns . McFadden also had 47 receptions for 507 yards and 3 touchdowns . His total numbers were 1 , 664 total yards and 10 total touchdowns for the 2010 NFL season . Making McFadden the NFL ' s 5th leader in total yards from scrimmage for the 2010 season . After the 2010 season Hue Jackson was named Oakland Raiders head coach in 2011 , succeeding Tom Cable . Jackson was fired by the Oakland Raiders on January 10 , 2012 after one season as head coach by new general manager Reggie McKenzie . In his lone season as head coach , the Raiders finished the season with a record of 8 - 8 and missed the playoffs , after starting the season 7 - 4 . Return to the Cincinnati Bengals . On February 17 , 2012 Jackson returned to the Cincinnati Bengals working as an assistant defensive backs coach as well as assisting on special teams . The Bengals finished 10 - 7 in 2012 but made the playoffs , losing in the wild card round to the Houston Texans on the road . On January 14 , 2013 , Jackson interviewed for the offensive coordinator position with the Carolina Panthers . On January 30 , Jackson became the Bengals running backs coach , replacing the retired Jim Anderson . Coaching tree . NFL head coaches under whom Hue Jackson has served :