STILLWATER, Okla. — Joe Bob Clements, who has served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State Univesity for the past 11 seasons has been named the Big 12 Conference Linebackers Coach of the Year for the 2023 season.
Clements is the grandson of Bill Clements and the late Dora Lou Clements of Humboldt.
His father, Bob Clements, played high school football for the Humboldt Cubs. His mother is the former Lana Lombard of Humboldt.
Joe Bob Clements played high school football in Emporia before becoming a walk-on starter at Kansas State University under former head coach Bill Snyder.
Clements spent seven seasons as a full-time member of the K-State coaching staff, plus two seasons at San Diego State and one season at Kansas prior to joining the staff at OSU.
He moved to Oklahoma State in 2013, first as defensive line coach, then as linebackers coach starting in 2022 and now as co-defensive coordinator since the start of the 2023 season.
Clements and his wife, Pelusa, have four children, Orianna, Chance, Emma and Kaden. Chance plays linebacker at Oklahoma State.
