Mike Gundy hired his defensive coordinator from the outside, but he found his new linebackers coach already on his staff.
Joe Bob Clements, who has coached Oklahoma State’s defensive line since 2013, will move to coaching linebackers, according to Pokes Report’s Robert Allen. Clements was one of two OSU defensive line coaches since 2018, working alongside former Cowboy defender Greg Richmond. Richmond will man the defensive line solo moving forward.
Former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles had been listed as the Cowboys’ linebackers coach since he arrived in 2018 until he left for Ohio State after the Big 12 Championship game, though OSU coach Mike Gundy credited assistant Koy McFarland with coaching the position in the weeks leading up to the Fiesta Bowl.