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Carlos Locklyn
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Carlos Locklyn
Running Backs Coach
Ohio State Football
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Carlos Locklyn completed his second season as Ohio State's running backs coach in 2025. He was hired by head coach Ryan Day in April, 2024 after spending the past two seasons at the University of Oregon.
Lockelyn's tenure thus far with the Buckeyes has included helping Ohio State win the College Football Playoff national championship in 2024 with a backfield that included two second round NFL Draft choices - TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins. That season, Judkins and Henderson combined to rush for 2,326 yards and score 25 touchdowns. The duo turned it up in the Buckeyes postseason CFP run, totaling 520 yards in four games with 10 touchdowns and an average of 6.3 yards per carry.
In 2025, Lockelyn recruited and developed freshman Bo Jackson, who became just the fifth true freshman running back in program history to rush for 1,000 yards. Jackson finished the 2025 campaign with 1,090 yards, six touchdowns and six 100-yard games. He was third nationally among freshmen in rushing and a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.
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In addition to his stint at Oregon, Locklyn also coached collegiately at Western Kentucky, Florida State and Memphis. A native of Montgomery, Ala., he began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator at four Memphis-area high schools.
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Under Locklyn's guidance, Oregon has had one of the premier rushing attacks in college football the last two seasons. In 2022 and 2023, the Ducks were ranked in the top 30 nationally in rushing yards per game, finishing as high as No. 12 in 2022 (215.7 yards/game). Individually, Locklyn developed Bucky Irving into an All-Pac 12 running back who had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons under his guidance and is projected to be selected in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Locklyn came to Oregon after one year of coaching running backs at Western Kentucky, where he was part of a historic offense that paved the way for the Hilltoppers to reach the Conference USA championship game. Western Kentucky ranked second in the FBS in scoring offense (44.2 points/game) and was second nationally in total offense (536.2 yards/game). Locklyn coached multifaceted running backs for the Toppers’ Air Raid offense, led by Noah Wittington, who rushed for 617 yards, and Adam Cofield, who rushed for 373 yards and totaled 176 receiving yards.
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Prior to taking his first on-field college coaching role, Locklyn served as the director of high school relations at Florida State in 2020 under head coach Mike Norvell. He helped the Seminoles recruit the No. 20 class in the nation according to Rivals and the No. 22 class in the country by 247Sports. From 2017-19, he worked in a variety of roles at Memphis under Norvell, including weight room assistant, offensive analyst and director of high school relations.
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Locklyn’s eight-year high school coaching career as an offensive coordinator began in 2009 at Trezevant High School and continued at stops that included Westwood High School, Manassas High School and Cordova High School, all of which are in the Memphis, Tennessee area.
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A four-year letterman at Chattanooga, Locklyn rushed for 1,555 career yards and still holds Chattanooga’s single-season record of 123.9 yards rushing per game. As a junior, he played cornerback and tied for the team lead in interceptions.
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Locklyn graduated from Chattanooga with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He and his wife, Victoria, have twins, son Donovan and daughter Dorian.
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Carlos Locklyn Quick Facts
Hometown: Montgomery, Ala.
High School: Sydney Lanier H.S.
Alma Mater: Chattanooga
Degree: Criminal Justice, 2009
Year in Coaching: 15th (Second year at Ohio State)
Family: Wife, Victoria; twins Donovan and Dorian Â
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Carlos Locklyn Coaching/Administrative Assignments
2024-pres.  Running Backs...........................................................      Ohio State
2022-23Â Â Â Â Â Â Running Backs........................................................... Â Â Â Â Â Oregon
2021Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Running Backs........................................................... Â Â Â Â Â Western Kentucky
2020Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Director of High School Relations.............................. Â Â Â Â Â Florida State
2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Director of High School Relations.............................. Â Â Â Â Â Memphis
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive Analyst...................................................... Â Â Â Â Â Memphis
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weight Room Assistant.............................................. Â Â Â Â Â Memphis
2015-16Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive Coordinator................................................ Â Â Â Â Â Cordova (Tenn.) H.S.
2012-14Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive Coordinator................................................ Â Â Â Â Â Manassas (Tenn.) H.S.
2010-11Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive/Defensive Coordinator............................... Â Â Â Â Â Westwood (Tenn.) H.S.
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive Coordinator................................................ Â Â Â Â Â Trezevant (Tenn.) H.S. Â
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Running Backs Coach
Ohio State Football
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Carlos Locklyn completed his second season as Ohio State's running backs coach in 2025. He was hired by head coach Ryan Day in April, 2024 after spending the past two seasons at the University of Oregon.
Lockelyn's tenure thus far with the Buckeyes has included helping Ohio State win the College Football Playoff national championship in 2024 with a backfield that included two second round NFL Draft choices - TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins. That season, Judkins and Henderson combined to rush for 2,326 yards and score 25 touchdowns. The duo turned it up in the Buckeyes postseason CFP run, totaling 520 yards in four games with 10 touchdowns and an average of 6.3 yards per carry.
In 2025, Lockelyn recruited and developed freshman Bo Jackson, who became just the fifth true freshman running back in program history to rush for 1,000 yards. Jackson finished the 2025 campaign with 1,090 yards, six touchdowns and six 100-yard games. He was third nationally among freshmen in rushing and a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.
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In addition to his stint at Oregon, Locklyn also coached collegiately at Western Kentucky, Florida State and Memphis. A native of Montgomery, Ala., he began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator at four Memphis-area high schools.
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Under Locklyn's guidance, Oregon has had one of the premier rushing attacks in college football the last two seasons. In 2022 and 2023, the Ducks were ranked in the top 30 nationally in rushing yards per game, finishing as high as No. 12 in 2022 (215.7 yards/game). Individually, Locklyn developed Bucky Irving into an All-Pac 12 running back who had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons under his guidance and is projected to be selected in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Locklyn came to Oregon after one year of coaching running backs at Western Kentucky, where he was part of a historic offense that paved the way for the Hilltoppers to reach the Conference USA championship game. Western Kentucky ranked second in the FBS in scoring offense (44.2 points/game) and was second nationally in total offense (536.2 yards/game). Locklyn coached multifaceted running backs for the Toppers’ Air Raid offense, led by Noah Wittington, who rushed for 617 yards, and Adam Cofield, who rushed for 373 yards and totaled 176 receiving yards.
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Prior to taking his first on-field college coaching role, Locklyn served as the director of high school relations at Florida State in 2020 under head coach Mike Norvell. He helped the Seminoles recruit the No. 20 class in the nation according to Rivals and the No. 22 class in the country by 247Sports. From 2017-19, he worked in a variety of roles at Memphis under Norvell, including weight room assistant, offensive analyst and director of high school relations.
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Locklyn’s eight-year high school coaching career as an offensive coordinator began in 2009 at Trezevant High School and continued at stops that included Westwood High School, Manassas High School and Cordova High School, all of which are in the Memphis, Tennessee area.
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A four-year letterman at Chattanooga, Locklyn rushed for 1,555 career yards and still holds Chattanooga’s single-season record of 123.9 yards rushing per game. As a junior, he played cornerback and tied for the team lead in interceptions.
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Locklyn graduated from Chattanooga with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He and his wife, Victoria, have twins, son Donovan and daughter Dorian.
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Carlos Locklyn Quick Facts
Hometown: Montgomery, Ala.
High School: Sydney Lanier H.S.
Alma Mater: Chattanooga
Degree: Criminal Justice, 2009
Year in Coaching: 15th (Second year at Ohio State)
Family: Wife, Victoria; twins Donovan and Dorian Â
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Carlos Locklyn Coaching/Administrative Assignments
2024-pres.  Running Backs...........................................................      Ohio State
2022-23Â Â Â Â Â Â Running Backs........................................................... Â Â Â Â Â Oregon
2021Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Running Backs........................................................... Â Â Â Â Â Western Kentucky
2020Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Director of High School Relations.............................. Â Â Â Â Â Florida State
2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Director of High School Relations.............................. Â Â Â Â Â Memphis
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive Analyst...................................................... Â Â Â Â Â Memphis
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weight Room Assistant.............................................. Â Â Â Â Â Memphis
2015-16Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive Coordinator................................................ Â Â Â Â Â Cordova (Tenn.) H.S.
2012-14Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive Coordinator................................................ Â Â Â Â Â Manassas (Tenn.) H.S.
2010-11Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive/Defensive Coordinator............................... Â Â Â Â Â Westwood (Tenn.) H.S.
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Offensive Coordinator................................................ Â Â Â Â Â Trezevant (Tenn.) H.S. Â
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