Tulsa hires Tre Lamb to rebuild program

Tre Lamb has been hired as the new head coach at Tulsa, the school announced Sunday night.

Lamb, 35, replaces Kevin Wilson, who went 7-16 in two seasons as coach of the Golden Hurricane. Wilson was dismissed prior to the 2024 season finale.

Lamb will be introduced during a news conference on Tuesday.

Lamb went 7-5 last season in his lone campaign at FCS program East Tennessee State. He spent the previous four seasons as coach of Gardner-Webb, going 20-20 with two FCS playoff appearances.

"We are so excited for Tre and his family to join TU," Tulsa athletic director Justin Moore said in a news release. "He is young, energetic and a proven winner. We feel he is exactly who we need to lead our program and restore a tradition of winning for Tulsa in this new era of college football."

Lamb, a former quarterback at Tennessee Tech, is ready to revive a program that had five 10-win seasons between 2007-16 before falling on hard times.

"Being the head football coach at Tulsa is a responsibility I will not take lightly," Lamb said in the news release. "We are going to compete for championships. Before we do that, I look forward to hiring a staff and building a roster our students and fans will be excited about.

"This (is) an opportunity of a lifetime. My family and I cannot wait to explore Tulsa and make it our home."

The Golden Hurricane went 3-9 this season, including 1-7 in the American Athletic Conference.

--Field Level Media