Skyler Cassity

Biography

Skyler Cassity was hired as Oklahoma State's defensive coordinator in December of 2025. He worked in the same role under Eric Morris at North Texas in 2025, and the 2026 season marks his fifth season as a college defensive coordinator. He also served in the role for Abilene Christian from 2022-23 and at Sam Houston in 2024. In his first year at UNT in 2025, Cassity helped improve the Mean Green by nearly 10 points per game in scoring defense, by 90 yards per game in total defense and by more than 100 yards per game in passing defense. His 2025 unit ranked among the top 25 in the FBS in fumbles recovered (No. 3), turnovers gained (No. 4), passing yards allowed (No. 8), passes intercepted (No. 14) and passing efficiency defense (No. 14). Cassity went to UNT after spending the 2024 season in the same role at Sam Houston, guiding the Bearkats to the 22nd-ranked defense in FBS. Under his watch in 2024, the Bearkats finished the year 10-3 and earned the first bowl victory in program history with a 31-26 win over Georgia Southern in the New Orleans Bowl. As an up-and-comer in the coaching ranks, Cassity led a Sam Houston pass defense that ranked 13th in the country while forcing 27 turnovers to mark the seventh-most in the FBS in 2024. The Bearkats were one of only eight Group of 5 teams to give up 21.0 points per game or less on the year. Upon his arrival at Sam Houston, Cassity inherited a defense from a 3-9 team, which he immediately helped turn into a 9-3 team for 2024. The prog