University of Tulsa head football coach Kevin Wilson announced today the appointment of Joe Bolden to the Golden Hurricane coaching staff as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant coach.
Bolden comes to Tulsa following one season as the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach at Nevada, where the Wolfpack ranked 36th nationally for blocked kicks and 40th for kick return defense in 2022.
“We’re excited to have Joe, Kristen and the kids join us at Tulsa. He spent two years on our staff at Ohio State and has shown he has a bright future in coaching. Joe will be a strong addition to our special teams and defense,” said Wilson.
Before his stint at Nevada, Bolden spent two seasons (2020-21) at Ohio State as a defensive quality control coach.
Bolden began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Michigan, in 2016 before a brief stop at Florida Atlantic. He spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Washington State. In 2019, Bolden served as the special teams quality control analyst at Southern California.
Bolden was a four-year letterwinner (2012-15) and three-year starter at Michigan, where he finished his career with 270 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss from his linebacker position. He captained the 2015 Wolverine team as a senior and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors as well. Bolden led the Wolverines with 83 tackles his senior season.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Bolden graduated in 2015 from Michigan with his degree in sports management.
Bolden and his wife, Kristen, have three young children, son Bodie and daughters Blakely and Blaire.
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