THE OSOVET FILE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: Sept. 14, 1972
Hometown: Babylon, New York
Education: Bachelor's in physical education (Empire State College, 1995)
Wife: Sandra
Children: Austin, Brooke Marie

COACHING HISTORY

1995-2009: Nassau (N.Y.) Community College, Offensive Coordinator
2009-12: LIU (N.Y.) Post, Wide Receivers
2012-13: Nassau (N.Y.) Community College, Offensive Coordinator
2013-15: Nassau (N.Y.) Community College, Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2016-18: ASA College (N.Y.), Head Coach/Offensive Coordinato
2018: Tennessee, Director of Player Development
2019: Tennessee, Director of Football Programming
2020-present: Tennessee, Tight Ends

Joe Osovet was promoted to tight ends coach in February of 2020 after spending his first two seasons at Tennessee in an off-the-field role on Jeremy Pruitt’s staff. He served as the Vols’ Director of Player Development in 2018 and the Director of Football Programming in 2019 prior to being named tight ends coach.

Osovet worked closely behind the scenes with Tennessee's offense during the 2018 and 2019 seasons as the Vols' made dramatic improvements across the board, including in total offense where the squad averaged over 70 yards more per game in 2019 compared to 2017 – the year before he arrived.

In his short time as on-the-field assistant in Knoxville, Osovet has proved to be a relentless recruiter. He was part of a support staff that helped Tennessee ink a top 10 class in February 2020. That momentum came on the heels of the Vols closing 2019 on a six-game winning streak and a victory over Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.

Junior College (1995-2017)
Osovet came to Rocky Top after a successful tenure as one of the nation's top junior college head coaches. He coached 11 NFL players and developed 47 NCAA Division I players as a JUCO head coach at ASA (N.Y.) College and Nassau (N.Y.) Community College, finishing with a combined record of 33-11 with two Northeast Football Conference Coach of the Year awards (2014 and 2017) and the 2014 USA Sports Writer JUCO Coach of the Year honor.
At ASA College (2016-17), Osovet directed an offense that averaged 41.9 points per game, including a stretch during the final two games of the 2016 season where the Avengers averaged 75.0.

Prior to his time at ASA College, Osovet was the head coach and offensive coordinator at Nassau Community College. He was named interim head coach for the final three games of the 2013 season before serving as head coach in 2014 and 2015. In his first full season, Osovet directed Nassau to a 10-0 mark in 2014, earning conference and national coach of the year honors. He guided the Lions to a 6-3 record in 2015 before taking the reins at ASA.

Background
Osovet played two seasons at Nassau Community College (1991-92) before concluding his playing career at Northeastern (1993). He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Empire State (N.Y.) College in 1995. He is married to Sandra and the couple has two children: son, Austin, and daughter, Brooke Marie.