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App State welcomes alum Steve Wilks as special assistant

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Former Carolina Panthers interim head coach Steve Wilks is heading back to his alma mater. Wilks has been named a special assistant to Appalachian State Athletics. Wilks was a defensive back at App State in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

He was part of the coaching staff that led the Panthers to a Super Bowl appearance in 2015. ALSO READ: Wilks ‘disappointed, not defeated’ over Panthers snub Wilks will talk to fans during the Mountaineer spring tour, which starts at the end of the month.