Cassity Honored by Texas Football Publication

ABILENE – Dave Campbell's Texas Football selected Abilene Christian's Skyler Cassity in its annual 40 Under 40 Award in its recent issue.
 
Cassity is one of 15 college coaches around the state to be included and the first-ever ACU coach to win the honor.
 
The entry reads "The Wildcats allowed 20.5 points per game, which led the Western Athletic Conference in Cassity's first year as a defensive coordinator. He is on the fast track to an FBS position."
 
Cassity came to ACU after spending two seasons coaching outside linebackers, nickels, and safeties at Missouri State. The Bears' defense finished the 2021 season ranked sixth nationally in turnovers forced, 11th in interceptions, and 11th in defensive touchdowns while making their second consecutive appearance in the FCS playoffs. 
 
Cassity coached outside linebackers for three seasons and received a master's degree in sports management at Texas Tech before helping Missouri State end a 30-year postseason drought. Before that, he served as a graduate assistant at Texas State, where he helped the Bobcats turn in the top recruiting class in the Sun Belt Conference in 2017. As an undergraduate at Auburn University, Cassity assisted with recruiting and earned his degree in business administration.