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NORMAN — In 36 years of coaching, Urban Meyer had never seen a coach huddle so close to a bull-rushing defensive line during live practices. Yet, there was Kevin Wilson, then Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, mere yards behind behemoths drill after drill for two seasons.
It wouldn’t matter if he was being zinged by footballs and smacked by players, Wilson stuck his nose into plays.
“I want to hear them. I want to see them,” Wilson often says. “I want to hear what they’re saying. I want to see where their eyes are.”
That’s who Wilson is. An old-school coach from Maiden, North Carolina, and a nitty gritty former offensive lineman who has taught the game at 10 stops spanning 40 years.
Wilson’s love of football is steadfast, whether as a head coach at a tiny high school or Division I university or even as an offensive analyst at OU, where he returned earlier this week after two seasons as Tulsa’s head coach.
The Sooners’ hire of Wilson shocked almost no one. OU acquires a firm behind-the-scenes hand who will support its 29-year-old new-fashioned offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle.
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OU head coach Brent Venables and Tulsa head coach Kevin Wilson talk before their teams played in 2023. After being fired by the Golden Hurricane in November, Wilson is returning to OU as an offensive analyst.
Wilson’s nine years working alongside head coach Brent Venables on Bob Stoops’ Sooners staff from 2002-10 is also a plus. As is having someone who’s been a major college head coach on staff with Venables entering a crucial fourth year that will likely decide his future with the program.
“It’s big time,” said Dominique Franks, who played under Venables and Wilson as a defensive back at OU and coached with Wilson at Tulsa…
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Author : The Oklahoman
Publish date : 2025-02-20 11:31:00
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