

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…
Old Dominion University Coach Bobby Wilder brought his team into the field at the new S.B. Ballard Stadium for the first time a couple of weeks ago. There were a lot of wide eyes. Coach Wilder has been touting the new…
While impressive, it’s not that Bobby Wilder built the Old Dominion University football program from scratch that stands out. It’s that Wilder essentially did it twice, in 10 years. First, when he transformed the Monarchs from an idea when he…
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,…
Former Madison HS and UMaine quarterback Bobby Wilder have signed a five-year contract extension to stay as Old Dominion University head coach. Wilder left his job as UMaine offensive coordinator in 2007 to re-start football at ODU and by most…
Bobby Wilder tried to listen patiently Friday morning as Old Dominion University athletic director Jim Jarrett described his offer to become the Monarchs’ first football coach since 1940. But he couldn’t contain himself. “I interrupted and said, ‘Dr. Jarrett, you…