UCF expected to hire Oklahoma State assistant as tight ends coach
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UCF is expected to hire former Oklahoma State coach Cooper Bassett as the Knights’ new tight ends coach.
CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz was the first to report the move, which was later confirmed by a team source.
Bassett, 35, takes over coaching the tight ends from Steve Cooper, who is the team’s offensive coordinator. The move most likely frees up Cooper to spend more time with the offense as a whole.
The Oklahoma native joins AJ Blazek (offensive line) and Will Johnson (defensive back) as new coaches joining Scott Frost’s staff heading into Year 2.
Bassett was a four-year letterwinner as a tight end at Oklahoma State from 2009-12. He transitioned into coaching, first as a graduate assistant at Missouri and Maryland, and then as offensive line coach at West Texas A&M (2017-20).
He coached offensive line at Southeast Missouri, Sam Houston State and Utah State, where he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2024. Bassett returned to his alma mater last season, coaching the offensive line for the Cowboys.
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