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Keith Wagner
Position: Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
Alma Mater: Abilene
Graduating Year: 1993

Keith Wagner is in his second season as the Aggies offensive line coach under head coach Rod Broadway. This is Wagner's second stint with the North Carolina A&T program. Wagner is responsible for leading the Aggies offensive line. He will also be instrumental in monitoring the players academic successes and recruiting quality talent to the A&T program.  

In his first season under Broadway, Wagner brought invigorating intensity to the offensive line unit. The results were positive. The Aggies ranked third in the conference in rushing offense with 3.9 yards per carry and 166.9 total rushing yards per game. The O-Line also gave quarterback Lewis Kindle enough time to throw for 2,020 yards.

Before coming to A&T, Wagner spent one season as Broadway's offensive line coach at Grambling. During his one season at Grambling, the Tigers offensive linemen made life comfortable for their quarterback. The Tigers only surrendered 1.91 sacks per game, the second fewest in the SWAC.

The Tigers also had the second-best rushing offense in the SWAC, and Wagner's offensive line helped Frank Warren rush for 139.7 yards per game. Prior to his stint at Grambling, Wagner was an assistant coach at nearby Winston-Salem State, where he served as the Rams running backs and strength and conditioning coach.

In 2009, Wagner returned to Abilene Christian University, where he spent a portion of his collegiate career, to coach running backs and serve as the team's special teams coordinator. He also recruited the South Dallas area.

Wagner has also been an assistant on the high school level. In 2006, he started a three-year stint as the defensive coordinator at Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. While there, he also served as the special teams coordinator and the defensive line and linebackers coach. Wagner's other coaching stops include the University of Central Arkansas, Trinity Valley Community College, A&T, Midwestern State and Ranger College.

Wagner was A&T's running game coordinator and offensive line and strength and conditioning coach from 2001-02 under then head coach Bill Hayes. During his first coaching stint in Aggieland, Wagner coached two future NFL offensive linemen in Qasim Mitchell and Junius Coston. The Aggies offensive line helped the Aggies have the best scoring offense in the MEAC in 2001.

As a player, Wagner started his college football career at Texas Christian University. He spent three seasons with the Horned Frogs before transferring to Abilene Christian. During his only season at ACU in 1994, he earned second-team All-American honors along with first-team All-Lone Star Conference accolades as an offensive tackle.

After leaving ACU, Wagner went to training camp for the Dallas Cowboys. He also spent time with the New York Giants (1995) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (1997). His professional career also took him to NFL Europe, where his Scottish Claymores won the World Bowl in 1996. In 1998, his Rhein Fire was NFL Europe's runner-up.

Wagner earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science degree at Midwestern University in 2000.

 

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