Several media outlets reported on Saturday that Kevin Wright will be joining the Indiana University football team’s coaching staff as a tight ends coach.
Bruce Feldman of The Athletic website reported that Wright is headed to Bloomington. An announcement is expected next week. Feldman said in a Saturday morning tweet that Wright “has deep ties around the state of Indiana and figures to provide a big boost” to IU’s recruiting. Wright had been the football coach at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. since 2015; he resigned a few weeks ago.
Of course, everyone in Hamilton County knows about Wright’s ties to the Hoosier state. Wright is the eldest son of Sheridan’s Hall of Fame coach Bud Wright and played for his father. After graduating from Western Kentucky, Kevin became a successful coach in his own right.
Kevin Wright coached at Carmel from 2010 to 2014, winning a 5A state title in 2011 and guiding the Greyhounds to runner-up finishes in 2013 and 2014. Wright also won three consecutive 5A state titles for Warren Central in 2003-04-05, and coached at Noblesville from 1992 to 1998, winning a sectional title in 1997. He also spent a season at Tulsa Union High School in Oklahoma in between his employments at Warren Central and Carmel.
While at IMG Academy, Wright compiled a record of 44-2 as head coach and was part of some impressive accomplishments, according to the Academy’s website. Wright coached the majority of IMG’s 38-game win streak (which stretched from 2014-2018) and helped the team to a top five national ranking and undefeated records in 2015-16-17. Wright coached the Parade National Player of the Year (Dylan Moses) in 2016 and back-to-back Maxwell Football Club Defensive Players of the Year (Taron Vincent in 2017 and Nolan Smith in 2018).
