| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quarterbacks Coach |
| Team | Wisconsin |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1991-06-27)June 27, 1991 (age 33) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2013 | Ohio State |
| 2014 | Los Angeles KISS |
| 2014 | Buffalo Bills |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2016 | Houston (GA) |
| 2017–2018 | Houston (WR) |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech (OWR) |
| 2020 | Colorado State (WR) |
| 2021–2023 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 2023 | Arkansas (interim OC) |
| 2024 | Wisconsin (WR) |
| 2025–present | Wisconsin (QB) |
Kenny Guiton (born June 27, 1991) is an Americancollege football coach and former professionalquarterback. He is thequarterbacks coach for theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, after coaching thewide receivers in 2024. He most recently was the interimoffensive coordinator for theArkansas Razorbacks. After being anundrafted free agent in the2014 NFL draft, he was invited to mini-camp with theBuffalo Bills in 2014.[1] He playedcollege football atOhio State University. He became a coach in 2015 and has also held positions atHouston,Texas, andLouisiana Tech.
Kenny Guiton would see his first meaningful playing time in the eighth game of the 2012 season. Trailing Purdue 14–20 late in the third quarter, Guiton was brought in to replace injuredBraxton Miller.[2] Down 14–22 with less than a minute remaining, Guiton lead the Buckeye offense on 61 yard drive, capped off with a touchdown pass to Chris Fields and a game tying two-point conversion pass toJeff Heuerman. The Buckeyes would prevail 29–22 in overtime, preserving an unblemished 8–0 record in a season that Ohio State would finish12–0.
In the second game of the season against San Diego State, Guiton was again called upon to replace an injured Braxton Miller. Guiton played the remainder of the game and would start the subsequent next two games, all Buckeye victories.
In his second start, Guiton set an Ohio State single-game record with a six touchdown pass first-half performance against Florida A&M.[3]
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2009 | Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | -29.0 | 4 | 12 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | 23 | 139 | 56.5 | 2 | 1 | 127.3 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 75 | 109 | 749 | 68.8 | 14 | 2 | 165.2 | 40 | 330 | 8.3 | 5 |
| Career[4] | 89 | 134 | 893 | 66.4 | 16 | 4 | 155.8 | 53 | 383 | 7.2 | 6 |
After failing to earn a contract with theBuffalo Bills following their mini-camp, Guiton was assigned to theLos Angeles KISS of theArena Football League.[5] Guiton started his first game for the KISS on July 6, 2014, against theSan Jose SaberCats.[6] Guiton was reassigned by the KISS on December 4, 2014.
Following his playing career Guiton entered the coaching profession, serving as agraduate assistant at theUniversity of Houston under his former offensive coordinator at Ohio State and Houston head coach,Tom Herman. On December 29, 2016, he followed Herman to theUniversity of Texas, where he served as an offensive quality control assistant in charge of wide receivers. However in April 2017, Guiton returned to Houston as the team’s wide receivers coach.[7]
After two seasons with Houston, he was first hired in the offseason byStephen F. Austin to be their outside wide receivers coach, but was lured toLouisiana Tech to serve in the same role.[8]
He spent the 2019 season with Louisiana Tech as the team’s wide receivers coach.
In 2020 he was hired byColorado State to be their pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach.
In 2020, Guiton was hired as the Arkansas Razorback's wide receiver's Coach for the 2021 season.
On October 22, 2023 Arkansas head coachSam Pittman fired offensive coordinatorDan Enos eight games into the season. Guiton was named interim offensive coordinator for the remainder of the 2023 season.