Former XFL Orlando Rage QB Jeff Brohm - Now University of Illinois QB's Coach

Where are they now? Former Orlando Rage QB Jeff Brohm

Brohm is in his second season on the Illinois staff in 2011. Known for his development of signal callers, Brohm serves as quarterbacks coach for the Fighting Illini.

Brohm began molding redshirt-freshman Nathan Scheelhaase in 2010 and Scheelhaase quickly showed results, throwing 13 touchdowns and one interception over the last seven games of the season after throwing four touchdowns and seven interceptions in the first six games. Scheelhaase also broke the Illinois records for rushing by a quarterback and by a freshman with 868 yards. He also completed his first 13 passes in the Texas Bowl, a school record for most consecutive completions to start a game.

Brohm spent the 2009 season as the quarterbacks coach at Florida Atlantic University, where he was reunited with his college coach, Howard Schnellenberger. In one season with the Owls, the squad averaged 27.4 points per game, 279.7 yards passing per contest and 432.1 yards of total offense per game.

Brohm, served as the quarterbacks coach at Louisville from 2004-06, assistant head coach and passing game coordinator in 2007, and the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 2008.

Brohm started his NFL career in 1994 with the San Diego Chargers, who played in Super Bowl XXIX. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1995-97, where he was the backup quarterback to Hall of Famer Steve Young in 1997.

From 1998-2000, Brohm played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns. In 2001, he played in the XFL for the Orlando Rage and was named first team All-XFL as he owned the league's highest QB rating at 99.9.

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