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Dexter McCoil, Sr. was promoted to defensive coordinator in February 2024 after serving as the safeties coach in 2023.

In his first season at Texas State in 2023, McCoil helped develop a group of safeties who were in their first season with the Bobcats and at the FBS level after team captain Tory Spears went down with an injury early in the season.
 
Shawn Holton and Kaleb Culp, both starters who transferred in from UIW, wreaked havoc in the secondary. Holton was tied for third in the country in forced fumbles while Culp was first in fumbles recovered. Both helped the Bobcats finish 26th in the nation in turnovers gained. Holton and Culp were also second and third on the team, respectively, in tackles. Holton earned All-Sun Belt honorable mention honors after starting all 13 games.

McCoil joined the Bobcats after coaching at UIW in 2022 with Texas State head coach GJ Kinne. As the safeties coach and NFL/CFL liaison for the Cardinals, he helped the program win a Southland Conference championship and reach the FCS Playoff semifinals for the first time in program history. He also tutored Culp to all-conference honors after he was second on the team in tackles and forced two fumbles.
 
With high-level playing experience in college and in the pros, McCoil began his coaching career at the high school level in his home state of Louisiana. He started out as the defensive backs coach at his alma mater, Lutcher High School in Louisiana, in 2018. In 2020 and 2021, he was the defensive backs coach at East Ascension High School (LA) and helped three of the four starting cornerbacks earn all-district honors.
 
McCoil played professional football for nine years, including three years in the NFL and four years in the CFL. In 2014, he was named the CFL Rookie of the Year and helped the Edmonton Eskimos win the 2015 Grey Cup. In the NFL, he played for the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers.
 
His professional playing career followed an award-ridden career at Tulsa, where he was teammates with Kinne and set the program and Conference USA career interception record. He was a C-USA Second Team honoree, Freshman All-America Honorable Mention selection, and the 2011 Armed Forces Bowl Defensive MVP.
 
At Lutcher High School as a student, McCoil helped the school win two state championships.

Dexter McCoil, Sr. Coaching Timeline
2023-Current: Texas State – Safeties
2022: UIW – Safeties & NFL/CFL Liaison 
2021: East Ascension High School (LA) – Defensive Backs
2020: East Ascension High School (LA) – Defensive Backs
2018: Lutcher High School (LA) – Defensive Backs