WVU Set to Hire Victor Cabral as new Assistant Football Coach

West Virginia University expected to hire Appalachian State defensive line coach Victor Cabral

According to Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports, West Virginia is expected to hire Appalachian State defensive line coach Victor Cabral as the outside linebackers coach. 

The hiring comes after safeties coach Dontae Wright accepted the defensive coordinator position at Troy in December. 

Cabral took over the defensive line at App State last season. The unit had a lot of newcomers in 2023. Nonetheless, the unit finished the season with 16 sacks with seven different defensive linemen adding to the total. 

Cabral was a defensive lineman at Georgia Southern from 2000-04, he spent 11 years on the Eagles' coaching staff over three different stints and also has coached at Samford and Georgia Military College.

Coaching Experience

2005-06: Georgia Southern (Video/Quality control)

2007-09: Georgia Military (Defensive line/Special teams)

2010-13: Georgia Southern (Defensive line)

2014: Georgia Southern (Director of player personnel)

2015-17: Samford (Defensive line)

2018: Georgia Southern (Defensive line)

2019-21: Georgia Southern (Defensive line/Recruiting coordinator)

2023: App State (Defensive line) 

Playing Experience

2000-04: Georgia Southern (DL)

2005: Montreal Alouettes (DL)

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