Wyatt Joins OU Football Staff

March 19, 2002

Norman, Okla. - Darrell Wyatt has been hired as the new receivers coach at the University of Oklahoma. OU head coach Bob Stoops made that announcement Tuesday.

Wyatt comes to Oklahoma from Oklahoma State where he coached during the 2001 season. A graduate of Big 12 member Kansas State, he also has coaching experience at conference schools Kansas and Baylor.

"Darrell has had a very good track record in the Big 12 and we've recognized that for several years," Stoops said. "He has an excellent reputation not only as a coach and recruiter, but also as a person. I believe he'll be a very good compliment to our staff and we look forward to working with him as we continue to build here at Oklahoma."

Wyatt said he looks forward to joining the Sooner staff.

"This is a great opportunity for me to work with some other coaches I have known quite well," Wyatt said. "I am also excited to get out there with that group of receivers. There is no question it's a veteran group. They've demonstrated that they can make big plays. I want to keep them playing at a high level and help the younger players to improve." on: Prior to his stint at OSU, Wyatt was on the Kansas staff for four years. Before that, he has at Baylor and Wyoming for one year each and Sam Houston State and Trinity Valley Community College for three seasons.

As a collegian, Wyatt lettered as a receiver at Kansas State and also a standout sprinter on track and field team.

A native of Kileen, Texas, Wyatt earned All-Central Texas honors in football. He started his collegiate playing career at Trinity Valley where he led the team in receptions in 1986. He transferred from Trinity Valley to Kansas State ahead of the 1987 season. After graduating from Kansas State in 1989, Wyatt continued his education with graduate studies at the University of Texas-Tyler. He entered the coaching profession at Trinity Valley in 1989 and spent the next three seasons coaching receivers and the secondary. He helped lead Trinity Valley to the Texas Junior College Conference championship in 1991.

From Trinity Valley, he went to Sam Houston State (1992-94) where he served as receivers coach and passing game coordinator. He accepted the position of receivers coach at Wyoming in 1995. While in Laramie, Wyatt helped develop one of the nation's top passing games and he coached an outstanding corps of receivers. In 1995 alone, Wyoming passed for 3,005 yards, averaged 273 yards per game and had 23 touchdown passes. Among the standouts coached by Wyatt was Marcus Harris, who earned All-America honors after catching 78 passes for 1,433 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Wyatt has completed three minority coaching fellowships in the NFL. He spent the summer of 1996 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the summers of 1997 and 1998 with the Denver Broncos.

Wyatt, and his wife, Cindy, have a son, Desmond, and a daughter, Charese.

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