University of Hawai'i head football coach Timmy Chang has announced that Cade Socha will assume the role of quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator.

Socha joined the program in 2022 and has served as an offensive analyst the past three seasons assisting with the quarterbacks and helping Chang with the offense.

"Great person who loves the game of football and cares about the players," Chang said. "He's a special coach with a bright future."

The Keiser University graduate, began his coaching career at San Diego as a defensive intern in 2020 and was a graduate assistant at Nevada in 2021, working under Chang with the wide receiver unit. He joined Chang's inaugural staff at Hawai'i the following year.

Socha worked with quarterback Brayden Schager, who set a school-record for consecutive QB starts with 33 from 2022-24. Schager finished his career ranked No. 3 all-time in passing attempts and completions and was fourth in passing yards and total offense.

The Delray Beach, Fla., native was a three-year letterman at Keiser University from 2017-19. He spent spring of 2020 at the University of San Diego as a defensive line intern before returning to Keiser in the fall as a student assistant for his father head coach Doug Socha. That season, he helped Keiser capture its second straight conference championship and advance to the NAIA Football Championship series semifinals.

Following the 2021 season at Nevada, Socha initially followed head coach Jay Norvell to Colorado State before joining Chang's staff at Hawai'i in February 2022.