247: NC State’s Tony Gibson Named Linebackers Coach of the Year

247Sports announced their 2023 All-Assistant Coach Team today, and NC State’s Tony Gibson was named the Linebackers Coach of the Year.

Gibson, a veteran assistant, has always been among the nation’s best. But his development of linebacker Payton Wilson might be the feather in his cap. 

Wilson won the Butkus Award and the Bednarik Award after recording an insane 138 tackles (No. 5 nationally), including 17.5 for losses and six sacks. He also intercepted three passes (one returned for a touchdown), forced one fumble and recovered two more. The sixth-year senior was named the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year. (247)

247Sports All-Assistant Coach Team

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: ANDY KOTELNICKI, KANSAS
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: PHIL PARKER, IOWA
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR: JACOB BRONOWSKI, MIAMI (OHIO)
QUARTERBACKS COACH: JOE SLOAN, LSU
RUNNING BACKS COACH: CURTIS LUPER, MISSOURI
WIDE RECEIVERS COACH: JAMARCUS SHEPHARD
TIGHT ENDS COACH: TODD HARTLEY, GEORGIA
OFFENSIVE LINE COACH: SHERRONE MOORE, MICHIGAN
DEFENSIVE LINE COACH: PAT KUNTZ, JAMES MADISON
LINEBACKERS COACH: TONY GIBSON, NC STATE
CORNERBACKS COACH: MIKE MICKENS, NOTRE DAME
DEFENSIVE BACKS/SAFETIES COACH: FRAN BROWN, GEORGIA