Oklahoma State football to hire Cory Patterson as running backs coach, per report

STILLWATER — It appears the offensive and defensive coaching staffs at Oklahoma State will undergo a full overhaul.

Cory Patterson, who had served the last two seasons as associate head coach and receivers coach at Purdue, is set to be hired to coach running backs at OSU, according to a report from CBS Sports.

Prior to Purdue, Patterson had coached running backs at Illinois during a five-year stint there, which followed a successful run as a high school head coach at the high school level in St. Louis.

As reports of assistant coaching hires trickled out over the past few days, it became unclear if the Cowboys would try to keep running backs coach John Wozniak on staff.

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Purdue football associate head coach Cory Patterson, left, talks to Purdue football head coach Ryan Walters during the NCAA men’s basketball game against Michigan State, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.

Wozniak had been one of the Cowboys’ most consistently successful assistants in terms of recruiting and developing talent.

He mentored Justice Hill and Chuba Hubbard, then recruited transfer Jaylen Warren, who had a 1,000-yard season in his only year at OSU. All three players are playing in the NFL. Wozniak’s biggest success story could be Ollie Gordon II, who won the Doak Walker Award in 2023 and is one of the top running backs available in next spring’s NFL Draft.

After a 3-9 season and just days before a public standoff over his contract status, OSU coach Mike Gundy fired offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn and defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo on Dec. 4.

Though no other dismissals have been officially announced, OSU has added at least one, and in some cases two, position coaches for every spot on the offensive and defensive staffs.

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Author : The Oklahoman

Publish date : 2024-12-17 03:15:00

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