Wommack set to join Dameron’s staff

Former Ole Miss defensive graduate assistant Kane Wommack confirmed on his Twitter account (@KaneWommack) Saturday that he accepted the defensive coordinator position on newly hired head coach Kim Dameron’s staff.

Wommack thanked followers who congratulated him on the position, including Southern Mississippi Bill McGillis (@SouthernMissAD), who tweeted special congratulations to Wommack and his wife Melissa.

Dameron hinted at who he would hire Saturday at his introductory press conference in the Ike Kennard Club Room in Lantz Arena.

“He’s young. It’s going to be his first time to coordinate,” Dameron said. “I’ve only known him since he was born. I know his father. His father’s a great coach.”

Footballscoop.com reported Wommack would be the Panthers’ defensive coordinator.

Wommack was a defensive graduate assistant at Ole Miss for two seasons under his father, Dave, who has been at Ole Miss since 2012 as the defensive coordinator.

Prior to Ole Miss, Wommack worked at Jacksonville State in 2011, assisting with the defensive line. He also worked at Tennessee-Martin as a quarterbacks coach in 2010. Wommack was also a volunteer and student coach at his alma mater, Southern Mississippi, where he graduated in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Wommack played fullback at Arkansas in the 2005-06 season. He also played tight end and fullback at Southern Mississippi from 2007-09.

Eastern’s previous defensive coordinator Kim McCloud will follow former Eastern head coach Dino Babers at Bowling Green, where Babers resides as the new head coach.

“I didn’t know who the head coach was going to be,” McCloud told the Journal Gazette and Times Courier on Dec. 21. “I wasn’t in the running for the head job. The logical thing for me was to follow Dino to Bowling Green. When the head coach leaves, basically the whole staff is out of a job. There was no guarantee of a job here. It’s a blessing to be able to follow Dino.”

Eastern finished the 2013 season with the No. 4 total defense in the Ohio Valley Conference under McCloud.