Skyler Cassity
American football coach
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Skyler Cassity is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Oklahoma State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Education | Auburn (2016) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014–2016 | Auburn (SA) |
| 2016 | Texas State (GA) |
| 2017–2019 | Texas Tech (GA) |
| 2020–2021 | Missouri State (OLB/DB) |
| 2022–2023 | Abilene Christian (DC) |
| 2024 | Sam Houston (DC) |
| 2025 | North Texas (DC) |
| 2026–present | Oklahoma State (DC) |
Coaching career
Cassity got his first coaching job in 2014 as a student assistant for Auburn.[1] In 2016, he joined Texas State as a graduate assistant.[2] After one season at Texas State, Cassity was hired as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech.[3] In 2020, he was hired to coach the outside linebackers and defensive backs for Missouri State.[4] Before the start of the 2022 season, he got his first defensive coordinator role at Abilene Christian.[5] Ahead of the 2024 season, Cassity became the youngest defensive coordinator in the FBS after being hired by Sam Houston.[6] After one season at Sam Houston, he joined North Texas as the team's defensive coordinator.[7] After the conclusion of the 2025 season, Cassity was hired to be the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State.[8]