Patrick Cobbs serves as Run Game Coordinator / Running Backs for Oklahoma State University's Football program in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Cobbs joined Oklahoma State as run game coordinator and running backs coach in December 2025. Prior to OSU, he had been on staff at North Texas from 2019-25 and worked under Eric Morris from 2023-25.
A 2005 UNT graduate and an NFL running back for six years, Cobbs had spent all of his college coaching career at his alma mater until arriving in Stillwater. He also coached running backs at Denton Ryan High School for five seasons before his college career began. A native of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Cobbs was named the 2025 FootballScoop Running Backs Coach of the Year after coaching UNT running back Caleb Hawkins to the national lead in scoring, total touchdowns and rushing touchdowns, while also ranking No. 6 in all-purpose yards per game, No. 13 in rushing yards per game and No. 17 in yards per carry. The UNT running backs played a vital role in the Mean Green finishing the 2025 season ranked No. 1 in the FBS in both total offense and scoring offense.
