Feb. 13, 2007

Winston-Salem, N.C. - Matt Weikert, a member of Wake Forest's 2006 ACC Championship football staff, has accepted a position at the Air Force Academy as an assistant coach, according to an announcement Tuesday by new Falcon head coach Troy Calhoun. Weikert's coaching responsibilities will be determined at a later date.

Weikert served as Wake Forest's operations and video assistant last season, his second stint in Winston-Salem. He spent the 2005 season as the outside linebackers coach at the Tennessee-Chattanooga. Prior to his work at UTC, Weikert worked at Wake Forest for two years as a graduate assistant, working primarily with defensive coordinator Dean Hood and linebackers coach Brad Lambert. He was also heavily involved with the scout offense in preparing the defensive unit each week, as well as weekly opponent game planning.

The connection between Weikert and Calhoun began during the late-1990's at Ohio University where Jim Grobe was the head coach. Weikert was a linebacker for the Bobcats and Calhoun was the offensive coordinator.

Calhoun was Wake Forest's offensive coordinator from December 2000 until February 2003 when he left to take a position with the Denver Broncos.

Weikert originally joined the Wake Forest staff in August 2002 as a recruiting intern under recruiting coordinator Ray McCartney. A 2002 graduate of Ohio University, Weikert received a bachelor's degree in communications.

While at Ohio, Weikert was a member of the football team for five years, playing four seasons under Grobe.

At Ohio, Weikert earned second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors in 2000 after leading the Bobcats in tackles for loss (16) and sacks (6). Weikert had two interceptions and broke up four passes. His 16 tackles for loss ranked third in the conference. Weikert is a native of Covington, Ohio, where he attended Covington High School. While enrolled at Covington, he was a member of the National Honor Society and was a member of the football, basketball and baseball teams.