When it came time to name Marcus Satterfield's replacement, Temple coach Matt Rhule did not have to look very far.

Less than two weeks after the departure of Satterfield, who was named the head coach of FCS Tennessee Tech earlier this month, Rhule has named Temple quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas as his new offensive coordinator, OwlScoop.com has learned.

Thomas, who just finished his first season as a Temple assistant coach, came to North Broad Street after spending seven seasons with the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons. During his time in Georgia, Thomas served as a general offensive assistant for the Falcons from 2008-11 before assuming the team’s quarterbacks coach position for three seasons. While Thomas was quarterbacks coach, Chester County native Matt Ryan went to two Pro Bowls and set franchise records in passing yards and touchdowns during the 2012 season.

Following Mike Smith’s firing from the Falcons in 2014, Thomas interviewed with the Cleveland Browns for their quarterbacks job before joining Rhule’s staff.

In his first year at Temple, Thomas helped junior quarterback P.J. Walker bounce back from a sophomore slump. After completing 60.8 percent of his passes for 2,084 yards, 20 touchdowns and just eight interceptions as a freshman, Walker regressed to the tune of a 53.3 percent completion rate, 13 touchdowns and 15 interceptions as a sophomore. With the help of Thomas’s tutelage, Walker completed 56.8 percent of his throws as a junior for a Temple-record 2,973 yards, 19 touchdowns and just eight interceptions.

"[Thomas is] a guy who sets his standards high," Walker told The Philadelphia Inquirer in October. "He pushes me to have high goals for myself."

Thomas will take charge of a Temple offense that set program records in points (417), passing yards (3,037) and yards of total offense (5,136) last season. However, Temple’s offense sputtered down the stretch and scored just 13 points in the inaugural American Athletic Conference championship game against Houston and just 17 points in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl against Toledo. As a result, Temple lost both of those games and finished the season 10-4 after winning its first seven games.

This will not be Thomas’ first foray into coordinating a collegiate offense, however. Prior to his stint with the Falcons, Thomas served as the offensive coordinator for Division II Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, Texas from 2005-07. During that time, Thomas utilized a run-heavy offense that set NCAA records. During Thomas’ first year as Midwestern State’s offensive coordinator, the Mustangs averaged 35.8 points, 296.5 rushing yards and 200.7 passing yards per game en route to an 6-4 record. The next year, Thomas’ Mustangs averaged 35.8 points per game once again and averaged 436.5 yards of offense per contest. In 2007, Thomas’ final year as Midwestern State, the Mustangs led the NCAA with 549.4 yards of offense per game, including 316.5 rushing yards per contest. Midwestern State averaged 44.5 points per game in 2007 and finished the year 8-3.

During his time at Midwestern State, Thomas also helped out the Baltimore Ravens during the offseason. Prior to Midwestern State, Thomas was a student assistant at Texas Tech, where he graduated from in 1998.

Despite his new role, Thomas will also continue to coach the quarterbacks. Since Satterfield coached the running backs during his final season at Temple, Rhule still needs to find a new running backs coach in order to complete his staff.

OwlScoop.com assistant editor Kyle Gauss can be reached at kgauss@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter at @kylegauss.