Patrick Cobbs

Biography

Patrick Cobbs joined Oklahoma State as run game coordinator and running backs coach in December 2025. Prior to OSU, he had been on staff at North Texas from 2019-25 and worked under Eric Morris from 2023-25. A 2005 UNT graduate and an NFL running back for six years, Cobbs had spent all of his college coaching career at his alma mater until arriving in Stillwater. He also coached running backs at Denton Ryan High School for five seasons before his college career began. A native of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Cobbs was named the 2025 FootballScoop Running Backs Coach of the Year after coaching UNT running back Caleb Hawkins to the national lead in scoring, total touchdowns and rushing touchdowns, while also ranking No. 6 in all-purpose yards per game, No. 13 in rushing yards per game and No. 17 in yards per carry. The UNT running backs played a vital role in the Mean Green finishing the 2025 season ranked No. 1 in the FBS in both total offense and scoring offense. The 2024 season, the first in which Cobbs was elevated to run game coordinator, saw the Mean Green finish 14th in the FBS with an average of 5.44 yards per carry as a team. Despite losing each of its top three rushers on the depth chart by the fourth week of the season, UNT still ranked fifth in the FBS with 22.1% of its runs resulting in an explosive play. In addition, North Texas running backs ranked second in the AAC according to PFF with 159 missed tackles forced. In 2023, Cobbs mentored his second 1,000 yard rusher as the