Completed Event: Football versus Illinois State on August 30, 2025 , Win , 35, to, 3
Final
Football
35
vs Illinois State
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Football
Chavis, Miguel
Miguel Chavis
- Title:
- Defensive Ends
Coaching Notes and Accomplishments
• Named Oklahoma's defensive ends coach on Dec. 17, 2021.
• Chavis (CHAY-viss) was part of a 2023 Oklahoma defensive staff that helped the Sooners rank second in interceptions (20) and seventh in tackles for loss per game (7.5). Junior defensive end Ethan Downs earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after leading the team with 4.5 sacks for the second straight year.
• Part of a 2022 Oklahoma defensive staff that helped the Sooners tie for fourth nationally in tackles for loss (104) and seventh in interceptions (17). Downs earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after ranking fourth in the Big 12 Conference with 13.5 tackles for loss and tying for the team lead with 4.5 sacks.
• Spent five years (2017-21) at Clemson (under current OU head coach and then-Tigers defensive coordinator Brent Venables) in a defensive player development role. In that position, he contributed on defensive staffs that helped the Clemson reach four College Football Playoffs and win the 2018 national championship.
• Working with Clemson’s defensive line, assisted in the off-field development of 2019 NFL Draft picks Clelin Ferrell, Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence and Austin Bryant. Ferrell (No. 4 overall), Wilkins (No. 13 overall) and Lawrence (No. 17 overall) were each selected in the first round while Bryant was a fourth-round pick.
As a Player
• A Fayetteville, N.C., native, he was a defensive tackle at Clemson from 2007-10 and totaled 71 tackles in 47 games.
• Helped the Tigers to four bowl games and the 2009 ACC Atlantic Division title before spending two years in professional football.
• Signed a free-agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011 before spending 2012 with the UFL’s Las Vegas Locos and the 2013 offseason with the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Received his bachelor’s degree from Clemson in 2014 and went into the seminary before joining Clemson’s football staff.
• Named Oklahoma's defensive ends coach on Dec. 17, 2021.
• Chavis (CHAY-viss) was part of a 2023 Oklahoma defensive staff that helped the Sooners rank second in interceptions (20) and seventh in tackles for loss per game (7.5). Junior defensive end Ethan Downs earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after leading the team with 4.5 sacks for the second straight year.
• Part of a 2022 Oklahoma defensive staff that helped the Sooners tie for fourth nationally in tackles for loss (104) and seventh in interceptions (17). Downs earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after ranking fourth in the Big 12 Conference with 13.5 tackles for loss and tying for the team lead with 4.5 sacks.
• Spent five years (2017-21) at Clemson (under current OU head coach and then-Tigers defensive coordinator Brent Venables) in a defensive player development role. In that position, he contributed on defensive staffs that helped the Clemson reach four College Football Playoffs and win the 2018 national championship.
• Working with Clemson’s defensive line, assisted in the off-field development of 2019 NFL Draft picks Clelin Ferrell, Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence and Austin Bryant. Ferrell (No. 4 overall), Wilkins (No. 13 overall) and Lawrence (No. 17 overall) were each selected in the first round while Bryant was a fourth-round pick.
As a Player
• A Fayetteville, N.C., native, he was a defensive tackle at Clemson from 2007-10 and totaled 71 tackles in 47 games.
• Helped the Tigers to four bowl games and the 2009 ACC Atlantic Division title before spending two years in professional football.
• Signed a free-agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011 before spending 2012 with the UFL’s Las Vegas Locos and the 2013 offseason with the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Received his bachelor’s degree from Clemson in 2014 and went into the seminary before joining Clemson’s football staff.
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