Long-time ASC defensive coordinator headed to Houston Christian

Houston Christian has a new defensive coordinator after Zach Wilkerson announced his departure from Hardin-Simmons on Twitter/X. Wilkerson has spent the past 10 seasons leading one of the top defenses in NCAA Division III as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under Jesse Burleson in Abilene.

“Thank you to Jesse Burleson for giving me the opportunity to be part of the Cowboy family. Thank you to Jeff Whitehead and all the coaches I worked with. Thank you to all the players I have coached,” Wilkerson said in a statement on Twitter. “While I will miss HSU, I will always be a Cowboy. I look forward to the journey ahead and the impact I can bring to Houston Christian University.”