Coordinator, Recruiting Operations
Pat.Kirkland@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-4194

Pat Kirkland is in his second year as the director of high school relations and fourth year overall on the Mountaineer football staff.

In his role, Kirkland oversees the high school coaches clinic and summer camps, while being the staff liaison with the compliance office. He also plays a major role in the recruiting process, including coordinating prospect visits on campus, securing hosts and overseeing campus and facility tours for unofficial visits. He coordinates the coaches travel, their recruiting phone logs and calendars and maintains and obtain transcripts, analyzes transcripts and secures Eligibility Center records of prospects. He oversees the communication lines from the football program to high school coaches to develop and foster relationships.

Kirkland has coached at the collegiate level for 12 years, including two years where he served as the defensive graduate assistant on the WVU football staff. He assisted in the breakdown of film for opponent scouting, game planning, player evaluation and skill development and coaching the linebackers (2006) and the secondary (2007). He also coached the cornerbacks for the 2008 Fiesta Bowl.

During his three years on the WVU staff, the Mountaineers posted a 31-8 record, won the 2007 BIG EAST championship, the 2007 Gator Bowl, the 2008 Fiesta Bowl and 2008 Car Care Bowl.

From 2000 to 2006, he was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Glenville State. His pass defense led the league four of the six years and was among the Top eight nationally each of those years as well.

In 2005, Glenville State finished 9-2, ranked first in the conference and eighth in the nation in total defense, first in the conference and second in the nation in pass defense and held opponents under 15 points per game.

Kirkland also spent two years as the secondary coach at Muskingum College (1998-99). He had four all-conference players in the secondary over the two-year stint.

He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Muskingum College. He and his wife, Sarah, live in the Morgantown area.

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