Aggies hire Wallershedt to coach linebackers

  • Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012 7:00 a.m.
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Matt Wallershedt, who was defensive coordinator and associate head coach at Air Force, has been hired as Texas A&M's linebackers coach, completing the first staff of head coach Kevin Sumlin.


Wallershedt was at Air Force four seasons. He was assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach the first two seasons before being promoted.


"He is another coach on our staff with coordinator experience as well as experience serving as a recruiting coordinator [at Kansas State in 2006]," Sumlin said in a school release Friday.


Wallershedt also has coached at Fort Hays State, Emporia State, Wyoming, North Alabama and Akron.