Frank Wilson is an assistant football coach at Louisiana State University (LSU). He is currently running backs coach and recruiting coordinator. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Orleans, LA |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Rivals.com Recruiter of Year (2011) NFL.com Top Recruiter in College Football (2014) | |
LSU
Wilson has been running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Louisiana State University under head coach Les Miles since 2010.[2]
In 2011, Rivals.com named Wilson Recruiter of the Year.[3] In 2014, NFL.com named Wilson top recruiter in college football.[4][5]
Tennessee
In 2009, Wilson was wide receivers coach at the University of Tennessee under head coach Lane Kiffin.
Southern Miss
In 2008, Wilson was running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Ole Miss
From 2005-2007, Wilson was running backs coach at Ole Miss under head coach Ed Orgeron and was a primary character in the book "Meat Market" by Bruce Feldman, which followed Ole Miss through the 2006-07 recruiting season.
High school
Wilson served as Director of Athletics for the New Orleans Public School System in 2004.
Wilson was head football coach at O. Perry Walker High School in New Orleans, Louisiana from 2001-2003. While at O. Perry Walker, Wilson led the Chargers to the 2002 Class 4A state finals. He was honored by the NFL as the 2002 Coach of the Year for the state of Louisiana and was voted as the Louisiana Class 4A Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches. Wilson also was a 2002 Nike National Coach of the Year finalist. During his three years at O. Perry Walker, Wilson had 22 players sign Division I scholarships, including 11 in 2002 to rank as the nation’s largest class of Division I signees by any one high school.[6] He also spent three years as an assistant coach at Edna Karr High School from 1997-2000.
Playing career
Wilson played collegiately at Nicholls State University where he was named honorable mention all-conference as a running back his sophomore year. He was also named preseason all-conference as a defensive back his junior year and as a running back his senior year.[7]
Prior to Nicholls State, he played his freshman year at Geneva College, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, where he was named NAIA Division II honorable mention All-American.[8][9] Wilson graduated from St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, LA.
External links
References
- ^ "Frank Wilson Bio". lsusports.net. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Frank Wilson Bio". lsusports.net. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "2011 Rivals.com Recruiter of year". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "14 for '14: Top recruiters in college football". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "LSU's Frank Wilson named No. 1 college football recruiter, NFL.com says". The Times-Picayune/nola.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Frank Wilson Bio". lsusports.net. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Nicholls State Bio" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Geneva College Bio". geneva.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Geneva College". geneva.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-28.