Former SEC coach, Big 12 DC announces plans to step away from coaching
After thirty years in football, Derek Mason is stepping away from the game.
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Mason is a former SEC coach, Big 12 DC, and is currently the defensive coordinator for Oklahoma State University. Mason served as the head coach at Vanderbilt, but was fired in 2020 after seven consecutive losing seasons. Mason was then hired as the defensive coordinator at Auburn, and left that position in 2022 to head to Stillwater.
On Thursday, Mason released a statement announcing that he was taking a sabbatical from “coaching in college.” The defensive coordinator stated that he plans to use the break to “spend time with family to rest and reflect on opportunities within the game I love.”
FOREVER GRATEFUL for the opportunity to serve Oklahoma State Football🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/3e1DjFEjtA
— Derek Mason (@CoachDerekMason) January 12, 2023
Mason will leave OSU after only one year, which was the original length of his contract. It will be the second time in as many years Oklahoma State will be on the hunt for a new defensive coordinator. Mason took the position in 2022 after longtime DC Jim Knowles headed to Ohio State.