STILLWATER — While Eric Morris has targeted younger individuals during the early stages of putting his Oklahoma State football staff together, his latest addition has been in the business since the late 1900s.
Reggie Johnson will make the trek from North Texas to OSU with Morris and serve as the Cowboys’ linebackers coach, the school announced Monday.
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He and cornerbacks coach Julian Wilson, whose hiring was also announced Monday, were with new OSU defensive coordinator Skyler Cassity at Sam Houston in 2024 and followed him to North Texas this year.
Johnson’s first coaching job came as a graduate assistant at Louisville in 1997. He has primarily coached linebackers or defensive ends throughout his career with stops at a variety of schools, including UTEP, Arkansas, Purdue, Western Kentucky and others.
Johnson also served as defensive coordinator in stops at Alabama A&M and UAB.
He first crossed paths with Cassity at Missouri State in 2020, where Johnson later served as co-defensive coordinator.
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