Defensive line coach Buddy Wyatt is entering his third season at SMU and 26th overall at the collegiate level.
In 2016, SMU's defense was statistically one of the 10 most-improved in college football, led by SMU's Wyatt-tutored All-AAC defensive end Justin Lawler.
Wyatt arrived on the Hilltop after five seasons at Kansas, where he also served as defensive line coach. Wyatt has made several coaching stops in the Big 12 Conference, as he came to Kansas after spending the 2008-09 seasons at Texas A&M. He coached at TCU (1991), Oklahoma State (1996) and also at Texas A&M (2000-02, 08-09). In addition, he has coached at Minnesota (1992-95), Northwestern (1997-98), Colorado (1999), Alabama (2003-06) and Nebraska (2007).
Wyatt has worked with a number of successful coaches and future NFL players. Among the head coaches he worked for are Jim Wacker, Bob Simmons, Gary Barnett, R.C. Slocum, Bill Callahan and Mike Sherman.
His list of NFL players coached includes Jamal Williams, Adam Carriker, Justin Bannon, Tyler Brayton, Johnny Jolly, Rocky Bernard, Ty Warren, Ronald Edwards, Ronald Flemons, Von Miller, Ndamukong Suh, Michael Bennett and Jared Crick.
Wyatt was a coach at Texas A&M for two stints, helping the 2000-02 Aggie teams become one of the nation's top defensive units. In 2001, A&M ranked 10th in the nation in total defense.
He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater TCU in 1991. He landed his first full-time job at Minnesota, where he spent the next four seasons.
Wyatt coached at Oklahoma State in 1996 before returning to the Big 10 Conference for two seasons at Northwestern. Wyatt spent the 1999 season at Colorado before heading to Texas A&M.
From 2003-06, Wyatt coached at Alabama, where the Crimson Tide went to three bowl games and produced one of the nation's top defensive teams. In 2004, the Crimson Tide led the nation in pass defense, and ranked second in total defense and seventh in scoring defense. In 2005, Alabama was in the top nine nationally of all five major defensive categories, while leading in scoring defense.
While at Alabama, Wyatt was responsible for recruiting the Mississippi High School Player of the Year to Alabama two straight seasons. He has heavily recruited in Florida and in the state of Texas.
After one season at Nebraska, Wyatt returned to Texas A&M for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
Wyatt was a defensive lineman at TCU from 1986-89 and earned a degree in education from TCU in 1990.
Wyatt was born in Victoria, Texas. He and his wife Andrea have two children, Fred and Ariel.
Coaching Experience
1991: TCU (Graduate Assistant/Defensive Line)
1992-95: Minnesota (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line/Special Teams)
1996: Oklahoma State (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line)
1997-98: Northwestern (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line)
1999: Colorado (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line)
2000-02: Texas A&M (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line)
2003-06: Alabama (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line)
2007: Nebraska (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line)
2008-09: Texas A&M (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line)
2010-14: Kansas (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line)
2015-: SMU (Assistant Coach/Defensive Line)
