Steve Wilks Returns to App State as Special Assistant to Athletics

Steve Wilks returns to App State as Special Assistant to Athletics

BOONE — App State football alumnus and NFL coaching veteran Steve Wilks is returning to his alma mater to join the App State Athletics team, Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced last Thursday.

Steve Wilks Joins Appalachian State Staff

Steve Wilks‘ nomadic 2020s will continue with a move back to the college level. Fired in his first year as Jets defensive coordinator, the veteran NFL staffer is heading back to his home state. The North Carolina native is joining the Appalachian State staff as a special athletics assistant, the school announced. Wilks played at Appalachian State from 1987-91, moving into the coaching ranks not long after that tenure. Wilks, 56, last worked for …