Former Stanford Defensive Coordinator Derek Mason announces ‘Sabbatical’ After Year As Oklahoma State DC

In what got here as a shock within the school soccer world on Thursday, former Stanford defensive coordinator and Vanderbilt head coach, Derek Mason, introduced that he will probably be stepping away from teaching. 

The announcement which he known as a “sabbatical” got here after spending one season because the Oklahoma State defensive coordinator.

Mason, 53, was the pinnacle coach at Vanderbilt for seven season previous to being fired, posting a 27–55 mixed report. He then was employed on as Auburn’s defensive coordinator for one season, which he then left to take the job at Oklahoma State this season. All however three years of his 30-year teaching profession have been spent in school, with earlier stops at Stanford, Ohio, Utah and New Mexico State.

Oklahoma State completed the season 7-6, giving up practically 30 factors recreation and rating No. 115 in complete protection. Mason just isn’t the one individual to leap ship as there was considerably of a mass exodus out of Stillwater as along with Mason’s departure, 21 complete gamers together with the beginning quarterback, the main rusher, the highest 5 receivers, and the second-leading tackler, have determined to enter the switch portal in the course of the offseason.