SWOSU Coaches Shuffle Football Duties

March 1, 2005

Weatherford, OK - New Southwestern Oklahoma State coach Ryan Held continues to change the face of the Bulldog football program with the announcement of new coaching assignments for his six-person staff of assistants.

Held’s decision to shuffle some of the duties and responsibilities is part of a complete overhaul of the Bulldog program since his hire in December.

“The changes are a way for us to best utilize the knowledge, the experience and the abilities of our coaching staff,” Held said. “This has been a positive step. We set down as an entire coaching staff and agreed with how we should best proceed.”

Veteran assistant Rocky Powell will move to the position of assistant head coach with primary responsibilities of linebackers and special teams. Powell has been at SWOSU as a defensive assistant for the last 19 years, the last five as defensive coordinator.

Todd Helton moves to the defensive coordinator position. A former Bulldog All-American defensive lineman in the late 1980s, Helton has spent 15 seasons as an assistant with SWOSU mainly as the defensive line coach.

Brett Hauser retains his role as offensive coordinator but will focus on the development of the offensive line. Hauser has 15 years as an offensive assistant at schools such as the University of Central Oklahoma and Texas A&M-Kingsville. He was in charge of quarterbacks and running backs last year at SWOSU.

Judd Remmers joins the SWOSU staff after spending three seasons with Held at Oklahoma Panhandle State where he was assistant defensive coordinator in charge of Linebackers. Remmers will be a graduate assistant at SWOSU with responsibilities in the secondary and as recruiting coordinator.

Charles Black is another newcomer to the SWOSU staff. Black was an assistant at OPSU last year in charge of tight ends and wide receivers. He will be a student assistant working as the wide receiver’s coach.

Finally, Jason Munoz, a former Bulldog player, will join the SWOSU coaching staff as a student assistant. Munoz will be in charge of tight ends. At SWOSU, he was a three-year letterman and a part-time starter in the defensive backfield.

The Bulldogs and their new-look coaching staff will begin spring drills on Tuesday, March 29. The Blue-White Spring Game will be Thursday, April 21.