Walt Wells - Football Coach - University of Tennessee Athletics

Walt Wells

Title:
Offensive Line Coach
Email:
fb-recruiting@utk.edu

On Feb. 7, 2017, Walt Wells was promoted to Tennessee’s offensive line coach. He joined the Vols in the spring of 2016 as an offensive quality control coach, working primarily with the offensive line.
Veteran collegiate coach with over 20 years of coaching experience as an offensive line coach and coordinator with previous stops at Eastern Kentucky (1997-02, 2015), New Mexico State (2014), USF (2013) and Western Kentucky (2003-12). Also coached at Cumberland University from 1994-96 and Smyrna (Tenn.) High School from 1992-93.
As an offensive quality control coach for the Vols in 2016, worked closely with the offensive line, which paved the way for 2,668 rushing yards (5.2-yard average)
Was assistant head coach/offensive line coach at Eastern Kentucky in 2015, returning to EKU after a previous coaching stint there from 1997-2002
In 2015, helped lead Eastern Kentucky to a 6-5 record and the No. 35-ranked scoring offense in FCS at 30.3 points per game
At EKU, coached eight All-OVC players and one All-American and EKU ranked among top 15 nationally in rushing with Wells on the coaching staff in 2001 and 2002.
As New Mexico State offensive line coach in 2014, helped center Valerian Ume-Ezeoke earn All-Sun Belt accolades. The Aggies allowed just 10 sacks all year, which ranked second best nationally.
Was USF’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2013. Under Wells, tight end Mike McFarland and tailback Marcus Shaw were named second team All-AAC selections. He also guided wide receiver Andre Davis to a program record in single season receiving yards (735).
Worked as Western Kentucky’s offensive line coach from 2003-12 and in his final four years at WKU he also served as offensive coordinator and running game coordinator
Four WKU offensive linemen earned All-America honors under Wells’ direction, and the Hilltoppers ranked in the top four in the Sun Belt Conference in rushing each of his final four seasons at WKU – leading the league with 181.6 rushing yards per game in 2011 and improving that number to 186.2 yards per game in 2012
Started collegiate coaching career in 1994 as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Cumberland (Tenn.) and led an offense that twice topped the NAIA in rushing, while helping the Bulldogs reach a top-15 national ranking
Worked as an assistant at Smyrna (Tenn.) High School from 1992-93
Earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Belmont in 1993 after transferring from Austin Peay, where he was on the football team for four years, having started and lettered in two of those seasons
Has added a master’s degree in human relations management in 1995 at Cumberland
Wells and his wife, Jennifer, have two children - Madison and K.J.