Buffalo will continue with an offensive-minded coach.

The university announced Sunday that it was hiring Cincinnati offensive coordinator Jeff Quinn, who was expected to go with former coach Brian Kelly to Notre Dame.

Quinn, who will serve as the interim coach for Cincinnati against Florida in the Sugar Bowl, will be formally introduced by Buffalo during a press conference on Tuesday.

Hiring Quinn almost ensures that Buffalo’s offense, which ranked third in the Mid-American Conference, will continue to be one of the more formidable offenses in the conference.

This season, Cincinnati ranked sixth in the country in total offense with 464.25 yards per game and ranked sixth in scoring offense with 39.83 points per game. The Bearcats especially excelled in passing offense with 320.33 yards per game.

While Quinn didn’t call the plays for the Bearcats, he did design the offense they ran.

Quinn spent 21 of his 26 seasons with Kelly and though he’s never been a head coach, he did lead Central Michigan to a 31-14 win in the 2006 Motor City Bowl after Kelly left for Cincinnati.

Quinn already has shown that his offense can be successful in the MAC. While the offensive coordinator at Central Michigan, the Chippewas offense ranked in the 30s nationally from 2004-06. In 2006, Central Michigan had the MAC’s top offense and quarterback Dan LeFevour was named the conference’s freshman of the year.

Quinn will inherit 13 starters from this year’s 5-7 Buffalo team, including quarterback Zach Maynard and senior safety Davonte Shannon. Buffalo didn't have trouble moving the ball offensively this year averaging 405.42, but it averaged just 24 points per game.

Since the Bulls are not in a bowl game, Quinn will finish the bowl season with Cincinnati before assuming full time duties with the Bulls. Buffalo quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett will continue to serve as the interim.