Oklahoma State University Athletics
Johnson, Wilson Added to Cowboy Football Staff
December 15, 2025 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State football coach Eric Morris announced two additions to his coaching staff Monday, naming Reggie Johnson as linebackers coach and Julian Wilson as cornerbacks coach.
They were both on staff under Morris at North Texas in 2025. They have also worked with OSU defensive coordinator Skyler Cassity at multiple stops, including 2025 at UNT and 2024 at Sam Houston. Johnson had a two-year stint at Missouri State with Cassity from 2020-21, and Wilson worked with him at Abilene Christian from 2022-23.
A 1996 Louisville graduate, Johnson has 28 years of coaching experience that includes 11 bowl seasons, highlighted by the 2005 Gator Bowl, 2006 Orange Bowl, 2010 Sugar Bowl and 2011 Cotton Bowl. He has coached linebackers for 21 of those seasons and has also worked with the defensive line and special teams.
His resume includes stints as a defensive coordinator at Alabama A&M and UAB. He was also co-defensive coordinator at Missouri State in 2023.
An Oklahoma City native who graduated from Oklahoma in 2014, Wilson comes to Oklahoma State with six years of college coaching experience. He has worked with defensive backs throughout his career.
Prior to his coaching start, Wilson spent several years in the NFL with stints in Baltimore, Kansas City, and Minnesota. He also spent time in the CFL with Calgary. His father, Darrell McCowan, lettered in football at Oklahoma State from 1991-92.
All university hires are pending completion of a background check.
Reggie Johnson Coaching History
1997-98: Louisville, graduate assistant
1998-99: Alabama A&M, special teams coordinator
2000: Alabama A&M, inside linebackers
2001: UTEP, defensive ends
2002: UTEP, linebackers
2003: Louisville, defensive line
2004-07: Louisville, linebackers
2008-11: Arkansas, linebackers
2012-13: UAB, defensive coordinator / linebackers
2014-15: Alabama A&M, defensive coordinator / linebackers / defensive line
2016: Western Kentucky, defensive ends
2017-19: Purdue, defensive line
2020-22: Missouri State, linebackers
2023: Missouri State, co-defensive coordinator
2024: Sam Houston, linebackers
2025: North Texas, inside linebackers
2026: Oklahoma State, linebackers
Julian Wilson Coaching History
2020-21: Texas Tech, graduate assistant
2022-23: Abilene Christian, defensive backs
2024: Sam Houston, defensive backs
2025: North Texas, defensive backs
2026: Oklahoma State, cornerbacks
They were both on staff under Morris at North Texas in 2025. They have also worked with OSU defensive coordinator Skyler Cassity at multiple stops, including 2025 at UNT and 2024 at Sam Houston. Johnson had a two-year stint at Missouri State with Cassity from 2020-21, and Wilson worked with him at Abilene Christian from 2022-23.
A 1996 Louisville graduate, Johnson has 28 years of coaching experience that includes 11 bowl seasons, highlighted by the 2005 Gator Bowl, 2006 Orange Bowl, 2010 Sugar Bowl and 2011 Cotton Bowl. He has coached linebackers for 21 of those seasons and has also worked with the defensive line and special teams.
His resume includes stints as a defensive coordinator at Alabama A&M and UAB. He was also co-defensive coordinator at Missouri State in 2023.
An Oklahoma City native who graduated from Oklahoma in 2014, Wilson comes to Oklahoma State with six years of college coaching experience. He has worked with defensive backs throughout his career.
Prior to his coaching start, Wilson spent several years in the NFL with stints in Baltimore, Kansas City, and Minnesota. He also spent time in the CFL with Calgary. His father, Darrell McCowan, lettered in football at Oklahoma State from 1991-92.
All university hires are pending completion of a background check.
Reggie Johnson Coaching History
1997-98: Louisville, graduate assistant
1998-99: Alabama A&M, special teams coordinator
2000: Alabama A&M, inside linebackers
2001: UTEP, defensive ends
2002: UTEP, linebackers
2003: Louisville, defensive line
2004-07: Louisville, linebackers
2008-11: Arkansas, linebackers
2012-13: UAB, defensive coordinator / linebackers
2014-15: Alabama A&M, defensive coordinator / linebackers / defensive line
2016: Western Kentucky, defensive ends
2017-19: Purdue, defensive line
2020-22: Missouri State, linebackers
2023: Missouri State, co-defensive coordinator
2024: Sam Houston, linebackers
2025: North Texas, inside linebackers
2026: Oklahoma State, linebackers
Julian Wilson Coaching History
2020-21: Texas Tech, graduate assistant
2022-23: Abilene Christian, defensive backs
2024: Sam Houston, defensive backs
2025: North Texas, defensive backs
2026: Oklahoma State, cornerbacks
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