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The Oklahoma Sooners made a splash this week when they brought back former offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson to the coaching staff as an analyst. Wilson was at the helm for the Sooners’ historic 2008 season that helped Sam Bradford win the Heisman.
He had successful offenses at Indiana and Ohio State before spending two years as the head coach at Tulsa. Returning to the Sooners has Wilson’s former head coach, Bob Stoops, excited about the reunion.
Stoops, on his weekly radio show with KREF in Norman, had this to say about Wilson’s return.
“I think it’s great,” Stoops said. “I love Kevin Wilson. Everybody knows the nine years he spent with us, I think the last five or six he was the offensive coordinator, set records… with Sam Bradford, I guess it would’ve been in 2008. Last five games of the year over 60 points… He’s got great experience, easy to work with, really smart guy. He’d be an asset to anybody, to, you know, have in your building.”
Bob Stoops is a big fan of Kevin Wilson and thinks he will be an asset to the OU football program.
“He’d be an asset to anybody, to have in your building and hopefully that’s the way it works out for him.” pic.twitter.com/sNUOL5othI
— The REF (@KREFsports) February 18, 2025
Bob Stoops saw firsthand how effective Wilson could be as an offensive coordinator and as an assistant. Whether it was helping the Sooners develop their offensive line or creating one of the most explosive offenses in college football, Wilson’s built quite the resume as an offensive mind over the last 25 years.
The Sooners are in need of a bounce-back season after going 6-7 in 2024. Brent Venables is taking over the defense and Ben Arbuckle was brought in to revitalize the offense. Wilson provides an experienced voice with head coaching experience to help throughout the week in game preparation and on…
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2025-02-18 18:01:00
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