Per Report - Former OK State D Coordinator Bill Young to SMU

[SMUrf]

http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop

Anyone know more about this?

[ponydawg]

Will him and Van share that title or is he taking a step back?

[Pony147]

Huh. That seems odd.
A) We already have Van Malone (reportedly as DC)
B) Even if he was being hired for DC, why would he take a lateral move to SMU?

[RGV Pony]

he's no longer at Ok St...he was the head coach of Yukon HS this year.

Seems to me he'll advise Malone on the x's and o's and serve as a mentor of sorts

[SMUrf]

No idea...I'm not seeing confirmation about the "hiring" by any SMU-related source.

Young has an impressive resume though - took the Cowboys D from #93 to #31 in his first year.

[OkieStang#92]

Huh. That seems odd.
A) We already have Van Malone (reportedly as DC)
B) Even if he was being hired for DC, why would he take a lateral move to SMU?

Not a lateral move. Bill is currently the head football coach at Yukon High School in Oklahoma. He took that job this year after a year away from the college game. I think he thought he could come into the high school ranks and school everybody, but he ended up getting pounded week in and week out. Not really his fault. Yukon hasn't been a good program for quite some time.

[ponydawg]

Brings a ton of experience!

1980-84 Tulsa Defensive Line/ Defensive Coordinator
1985-87 Arizona State Defensive Line
1988-95 Ohio State Defensive Coordinator
1996-97 Oklahoma Defensive Coordinator
1998-00 USC Defensive Coordinator
2001 Detroit Lions Defensive Line
2002-07 Kansas Defensive Coordinator
2008 Miami (Fl) Defensive Coordinator
2009-2012 Oklahoma State Defensive Coordinator
2013 Wyoming Defensive Assistant
2014-present Yukon High School Head Coach

and at 68 years old, he'll help raise our coaching age average!

[SMUrf]

Not a lateral move. Bill is currently the head football coach at Yukon High School in Oklahoma. He took that job this year after a year away from the college game. I think he thought he could come into the high school ranks and school everybody, but he ended up getting pounded week in and week out. Not really his fault. Yukon hasn't been a good program for quite some time.

That's my fault...in my excitement I forgot to add "Former" OK State D Coordinator. Fixed now

[mrydel]

Reads like he thought JJ was still the coach.

[Digetydog]

Brings a ton of experience!

1980-84 Tulsa Defensive Line/ Defensive Coordinator
1985-87 Arizona State Defensive Line
1988-95 Ohio State Defensive Coordinator
1996-97 Oklahoma Defensive Coordinator
1998-00 USC Defensive Coordinator
2001 Detroit Lions Defensive Line
2002-07 Kansas Defensive Coordinator
2008 Miami (Fl) Defensive Coordinator
2009-2012 Oklahoma State Defensive Coordinator
2013 Wyoming Defensive Assistant
2014-present Yukon High School Head Coach

and at 68 years old, he'll help raise our coaching age average!

If true, it is a great hire. I was worried that we didn't have an experienced hand on the defensive side.

BTW - does he have any National Championship rings from USC, Ohio State, or Miami?

[LA_Mustang]

I actually kind of like having one older, experienced coach on the staff for the younger guys to use as a resource.

[sbsmith]

Seems like a waste of a spot unless he's going to be running the defense.

[Digetydog]

Seems like a waste of a spot unless he's going to be running the defense.

Why? We have plenty of young, aggressive guys out recruiting.

When Malone is in charge of the game planning for the first time in his career, having a guy like Young around to bounce ideas off is smart.

[sbsmith]

Seems like a waste of a spot unless he's going to be running the defense.

Why? We have plenty of young, aggressive guys out recruiting.

When Malone is in charge of the game planning for the first time in his career, having a guy like Young around to bounce ideas off is smart.

So he's a glorified consultant? We had plenty of those on the last staff. Either this guy calls the defense or it's a waste of a spot (unless he plans to be incredibly active on the recruiting trail at age 68).

[OkieStang#92]

Anybody been named as "Assistant Head Coach" yet? If not, Bill could fit well in that spot. At some point, you need some experience on staff. If not, there will be things overlooked. Look at Kingsbury's staff at Tech. Young, active, and energetic, but too unorganized and too many things not being taken care of. Not worth being able to say "but look at all of the energy they have on the sideline..." Young could be a good hire if he still has some fire left in him. If that happens, I bet he and Archie both coach the DL. One will have the ends, and the other one will have the inside guys. That's how Bill had it set up when he was at Okie State.