Southwestern Oklahoma State Athletics

Colin McQuillan is in his second season as the Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach at SWOSU after joining the staff of head coach Chet Pobolish in December 2017.
 
In his first season in Weatherford, McQuillan guided a defense which had two individuals selected to play in postseason all-star games in senior defensive lineman Dejai Johnson and TJ Harris.
 
McQuillan came to SWOSU from Missouri Western, where he coached for six seasons over two different stints. Most recently, he served as the Griffons running backs coach in 2017, working alongside current SWOSU Head Coach Chet Pobolish to lead the second-best rushing attack in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). In addition to his coaching duties, he served as the Recruiting Coordinator and Social Media Coordinator for Missouri Western Football.
 
From 2015-16, McQuillan served as a graduate assistant at Missouri Western, coaching the linebackers and defensive backs. He had two linebackers earn All-MIAA honorable mention during the 2016 season and all four starters in the Griffon secondary garnered All-MIAA honors in 2015, led by All-American cornerback Mike Jordan, who was a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award before signing as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Rams. Two other players McQuillan coached received pro opportunities with cornerback Sam Brown signing as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens and Elroy Douglas getting drafted by Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League.
 
McQuillan started his coaching career as a student assistant at Missouri Western from 2010-12 before coaching in the high school ranks for three seasons. He spent two years at Riverside High School in Wathena, Kansas, as an assistant football coach and head baseball coach before moving to KC Wyandotte High School as the head strength and conditioning coach and offensive coordinator for the 2014-15 school year. During his undergraduate years, McQuillan was the assistant basketball coach at Union Star High School from 2008-10.
 
A native of Wathena, Kan., McQuillan earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from Missouri Western in 2011 before completing a Master’s Degree in Sports and Fitness Management from MWSU in 2016. He is married to his wife, Kayla, have been married since 2013.
 
 
THE McQUILLAN FILE
 
Coaching Career
2018 – Present: SWOSU (Defensive Coordinator / LBs)
2017: Missouri Western (Running Backs)
2015 – 16: Missouri Western (Graduate Assistant – LBs/DBs)
2014: KC Wyandotte HS (Offensive Coordinator / Head Strength & Conditioning)
2012 – 13: Riverside (Kan.) HS (Head Baseball Coach / Assistant Football Coach)
2010 – 12: Missouri Western (Student Assistant)
 
Playing Career:
2007 – 08: Cornell College
 
Education:
Missouri Western State University
   Bachelor’s, Physical Education, 2011
   Master’s, Sports and Fitness Management, 2016