OU Football: Thibodeaux Brought Back To Coach D-Line

<p>Former OU defensive lineman Calvin Thibodeaux is returning to Norman to fill the Defensive Line coaching vacancy.</p>

Tuesday, February 23rd 2016, 3:00 pm

By: News 9

OU Football: Thibodeaux Brought Back To Coach D-Line

Former OU defensive lineman Calvin Thibodeaux is returning to Norman to fill the Defensive Line coaching vacancy left by Diron Reynolds.

Thibodeaux has coached defensive linemen for six years, including stints at Tulsa and, most recently, Kansas. He played for Bob Stoops from 2002 to 2006 and earned All-Big 12 status in 2005 after a 10-sack season.

@OU_Football hires former #sooners DE Calvin Thibodeaux to coach DL. Good fit. Energetic recruiter w Houston-area ties. Good hire. @news9
— Dean Blevins (@DeanBlevins) February 23, 2016

The Sooners gathered several promising defensive ends on the recruiting trail this year in four-stars Mark Jackson, Amani Bledsoe and Jon-Michael Terry.

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Former OU defensive lineman Calvin Thibodeaux is returning to Norman to fill the Defensive Line coaching vacancy.

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