Kyle Tatum begins his first season as an assistant coach at Texas State after serving the past two seasons as a graduate assistant. Last season, he coached the tight ends where the offensive graduate assistant coach at Texas State after serving the past year as a defensive graduate assistant for the Bobcats.\
Tatum came to Texas State after serving as a member of the strength and conditioning coaching staff at UAB in 2010.
Tatum went to UAB after spending two seasons as the offensive line coach at Prattville High School in Alabama. He helped Prattville win a state championship in 2008.
He also was invited to training camp as an offensive tackle with the Calgary Stampeders in 2008 and Baltimore Ravens in 2007.
Tatum also played football at the University of Alabama from 2002-06, where he was a two-year starting offensive tackle after beginning his career as a defensive tackles as a freshman. He started two contests and recorded 14 tackles in nine games that season, including a career-high of six against Arkansas. He was named an All-SEC honors in 2005 and to the SEC All-Academic Team in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In addition, he served as the team leader for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Alabama in 2006.
