

Taylor Heinicke can certainly be said to have raised his level of play the last two weeks, converting big third downs and concluding drives in the red zone. What person to better laud Heinicke’s play than his old ODU head…
There’s a lot of things that go into being a good coach but being able to lead your team to victory in close games is at the top of the list New Georgia coach Kirby Smart came to his first…
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY 2007-presentHead Coach Since restarting its football team in 2009, Old Dominion has compiled a six-year total of 52 wins and only 20 losses and in its six years of play. 2009 FCS Independent 9-2 2010 FCS Independent…
The 2011 season also brought a host of accolades for the program. In addition to 11 Monarchs being honored as All-CAA student-athletes, senior defensive lineman Ronnie Cameron was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year. Cameron and punter Jonathan…
Who most recently served as the head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs football team. He was only the second coach all-time in the program’s history and the first since football’s rebirth at the school in the NCAA Division I…
The call often came out of nowhere in the middle of an Old Dominion football practice. “Sudden change!” coach Bobby Wilder would yell at the blow of his whistle. Quarterback Taylor Heinicke trotted toward Wilder and was told the situation:…
NORFOLK, Va. – It was an unusual and emotional event that left several bystanders, and one former Old Dominion University football coach, with tears running down their cheeks. After meeting with ODU athletic director Wood Selig and senior athletic director…
Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder met with the local media in Norfolk on Monday for his weekly press conference. Along with talking about the Monarchs’ hard-fought loss to Virginia, Wilder also spoke about the upcoming East Carolina game. The kickoff…
Growing up in Madison, Maine, where his father ran an Exxon station and his mother a local restaurant, Bobby Wilder knew by his 13th birthday that he wanted to be a football coach. When his schedule allowed, Wilder would pump…
Bobby Wilder held up the key to his office Friday and declared that he’s never taken for granted a single day that he’s unlocked the door since he’s been a football coach at Old Dominion. “I’ve been here 3,695 days,…