Completed Event: Football at Temple on September 13, 2025 , Win , 42, to, 3
Final
Football
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at Temple
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Football
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 2024 Oklahoma defensive staff that helped the Sooners rank 19th nationally in total defense (318.2 ypg), 24th in rushing defense (115.1 ypg), 29th in scoring defense (21.5 ppg), 36th in takeaways (21) and sixth in fumbles recovered (12). Junior defensive end R Mason Thomas earned second-team All-SEC recognition after leading the team with 9.0 sacks (tied for fifth in SEC) and 12.5 tackles for loss (tied for 13th in SEC).
• 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 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 2024 Oklahoma defensive staff that helped the Sooners rank 19th nationally in total defense (318.2 ypg), 24th in rushing defense (115.1 ypg), 29th in scoring defense (21.5 ppg), 36th in takeaways (21) and sixth in fumbles recovered (12). Junior defensive end R Mason Thomas earned second-team All-SEC recognition after leading the team with 9.0 sacks (tied for fifth in SEC) and 12.5 tackles for loss (tied for 13th in SEC).
• 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 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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