Daren Wilkinson
Quarterbacks/Assistant Recruiting Coordinator

Daren Wilkinson returned to his alma mater as quarterbacks coach on Jan. 14, 2008. He marks his 13th season as a college coach in 2008.

Wilkinson, 37, coaches the Rams' quarterbacks, his former position at CSU, and serves as the team's assistant recruiting coordinator. His primary recruiting areas are Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Colorado's Front Range League, which includes three Fort Collins high schools. He's also the program's liaison to academic support services and the university faculty, as well as the housing coordinator.

At a Glance...

• Returned to Colorado State as the school's quarterbacks coach on Jan. 14, 2008.
• Also serves as assistant recruiting coordinator.
• Continues his third tenure at CSU, after playing quarterback in the mid 1990s and launching his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 1997.
• Instrumental in helping a pair of Division II schools, Fayetteville State and South Dakota State, to three total conference championships this decade.
• A starting quarterback, helped the Rams to a share of the WAC championship and a berth in the Holiday Bowl in 1995.
• Was the Junior College Player of the Year in 1994 at Ricks College, before transferring to CSU.

Coaching background

Seasons	Team/School	Title/Position Coached
1997-98	Colorado State	Offensive Graduate Assistant
1999	Eastern Arizona	Passing Game Coord./QBs
2000	Eastern Arizona	Offensive Coordinator
2001-03	Fayetteville (N.C.) State	Passing Game Coord./WRs
2004-07	South Dakota State	Off. Coordinator/QBs/WRs
2008-	Colorado State	Quarterbacks

Postseason Experience

Season	Appearance	Opponent
1995	Holiday Bowl (player at Colorado State)	Kansas State
1997	Holiday Bowl (graduate assistant at Colorado State)	Missouri
2002	Div. II first-round playoff (assistant coach at Fayetteville State)	Carson-Newman
2008	New Mexico Bowl (assistant coach with Colorado State)	Fresno State