Walt Bell’s up-tempo scheme as the offensive coordinator at Arkansas State propelled the Red Wolves to finish the 2015 season with the 12th ranked scoring offense at 40 points per game.

That success helped him become the Terrapins football team’s offensive coordinator as new coach DJ Durkin assembled his staff. But much like the defenses he’s coached against the past two years, Bell hasn’t settled down in College Park.

Though he’s still finalizing the details of the move, Bell’s track record for offensive success and player development have given him confidence he can succeed in College Park.

“Our goal is to No. 1 identify who can play and who can’t, put the ones who can in position to be successful regardless of whatever that takes us to do and just start building that mentality of what we’re about,” Bell said. “Just being the best us that we can be every day.”

As he met with the media Jan. 12 in the Gossett Team House for the first time since joining the staff, Bell listed players he’s coached that have built on their college success in the NFL.

With stops at Oklahoma State, Southern Mississippi, North Carolina and Arkansas State, Bell has coached a range of players from Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant to Houston Texans quarterback Brandon Weeden to Detroit Lions tight ends Eric Ebron and Brandon Pettigrew to Cincinnati Bengals running Giovani Bernard — all of whom were selected in the first two rounds of their respective drafts.

It’s what he plans to pitch to recruits as the staff finalizes its 2016 class. Plus, Bell can use it to build relationships with current Terps as they return from their breaks and begin winter and spring workouts.

“Whoever can make the plays, that’s where we’re going to try to get the football,” Bell said. “For the skill player standpoint, there’s not a better system.”

Still, Bell has had to split his time diving into his new job with acclimating to a new city.

After he interviewed with Durkin before Arkansas State’s New Orleans Bowl loss in December, he returned home only to fly to College Park for more meetings. He then stopped back in Arkansas again for a few days to do some laundry and pack two large suitcases.

The 31-year-old doesn’t have a wife or family, so he’s juggled finding a car, house and moving the rest of his belongings while living at the College Park Marriott.

“When that’s all good and all that stuff is settled,” Bell said, “it’ll make everything else even better.”