Western Kentucky has hired Carlos Locklyn as running backs coach, head coach Tyson Helton announced Wednesday. Locklyn comes to WKU after working the past two years as director of high school relations at Florida State (2020) and Memphis (2019).
Prior to joining the collegiate ranks, Locklyn had a very successful, eight-year run as an offensive coordinator at four Memphis-area high schools: Trezevant (2009), Westwood (2010-11), Manassas (2012-14) and Cordova (2015-16).
In 2011, behind an offense that topped 40 points five times, Westwood advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 2A state playoffs. Manassas advanced to the 3A state playoffs each year Locklyn was coordinating the Tigers' offense.