Boston College offensive coordinator Will Lawing is leaving the school to take a job with the Bears, his head coach said Tuesday.
Lawing and Bears coach Ben Johnson both walked onto the North Carolina football team in 2004. It’s unclear where Lawing will fit in with the Bears. The Bears will have a running backs coach opening if Eric Bieniemy, as expected, returns to the Chiefs. Lawing has worked as a tight ends coach, offensive assistant and defensive quality control coach during his career.
Lawing followed Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien through stints at Penn State, the Texans, Alabama, the Patriots and Boston College.
“He's been with me for a long time — he would describe that as dog years,” O’Brien told BC reporters Tuesday. “But he had a great opportunity to go work for Ben [Johnson]. He went to North Carolina with Ben, and obviously the Bears are doing a great job. So we wish him the best.”
