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Derek Warehime (pronounced WEAR-hime) has joined Will Stein’s inaugural staff as run-game coordinator and will assist Cutter Leftwich with the Wildcat offensive line.

Warehime is a 21-year coaching veteran, has participated in a total of 11 bowl games and playoff appearances, and has a prior association with Stein from their time at the University of Texas.

Warehime comes to Lexington from Coastal Carolina, where he worked as offensive line coach and run-game coordinator, helping the Chanticleers advance to three consecutive bowl games in 2023-25.

Warehime’s offensive lines powered balanced attacks, as the Chants totaled more than 2,000 rushing yards and 2,000 passing yards each season. In addition, the O-Line ranked in the nation’s top 25 in fewest quarterback sacks allowed in two of those seasons.

Warehime had All-Sun Belt Conference honorees each season and all five of his starters earned first-, second-, or third-team All-SBC from the Pro Football and Sports Network in 2025.

Warehime first worked with Stein at the University of Texas in 2017, when Warehime had the offensive line and Stein was a quality control assistant.  Warehime’s acumen was tested severely that season, as a rash of injuries forced eight different combinations of offensive line starters.  Despite the difficulty, the Longhorns still managed to win seven games, including a victory over Missouri in the Texas Bowl.

Warehime remained on the Texas staff for two more seasons, in 2018 as tight ends coach, then adding special teams coordinator duties in 2019.

The 2019 season saw Texas’ special teams make great strides. The punt coverage unit ranked 12th in all of the Football Bowl Subdivision, allowing just 3.3 yards per return, while the 30 total return yards allowed ranked 11th in the FBS. Kicker Cameron Dicker converted 77.8 percent of his field goals, the best percentage for a Texas placekicker in seven seasons, to earn All-Big 12 honorable mention honors to go along with All-Big 12 first-team honors as a punter.

Warehime’s tight end group excelled in 2018, led by senior Andrew Beck, who garnered first team All-Big 12 honors. Beck, who was known as one of the best run-blocking tight ends in the nation, had a career year catching the ball as well with 28 receptions for 281 yards and two scores. Behind Beck, Cade Brewer and true freshman Reese Leitao contributed both offensively and on special teams that season.

Texas swept its three bowl appearances during Warehime’s term, adding a Sugar Bowl win against Georgia following the 2018 season and a dominant win over Utah in the 2019 Alamo Bowl.

Warehime went to Texas from the University of Houston, coaching the offensive line for the Cougars in 2015-16.

In his second season with the Cougars in 2016, Warehime helped UH to a 9-4 record. UH had two top-five wins, the only program to defeat two top-five teams on the season, and joined Alabama as one of two programs nationally to beat two top-10 teams by double digits. The Cougars finished the regular season ranked 36th nationally in total offense and ranked as one of the least penalized teams in the country. UH ranked 15th in third down conversions, ninth in first downs, and 21st in scoring offense during the regular season.

In 2015, the Cougars went 13-1 on the season, won the American Athletic Conference championship, and defeated Florida State in the Peach Bowl to finish the year ranked No. 8 nationally. Behind Warehime’s offensive line, the Cougar offense finished the regular season ranked 13th nationally in rushing offense with 235.8 yards per game. Under his leadership, two linemen earned season honors from the AAC. Both Alex Cooper, who started at three different positions along the line, and true freshman Will Noble were recognized by the AAC. The two honorees under Warehime were part of a group that lost three starters to season-ending injuries and endured a total of 34 games lost due to injuries.

Warehime joined the Houston staff in 2015 after three seasons with New Mexico (2012-14) as the Lobos’ tight ends coach, adding the title of run-game coordinator in his final season. In all three seasons with Warehime on staff, the New Mexico offense finished fifth or better in rushing nationally. With him serving as the run-game coordinator in 2014, the Lobos finished the year ranked fourth nationally in rushing with an average of 310.4 yards per game. In addition, New Mexico ranked fourth nationally allowing just 11 sacks during the season.

Prior to his time at UNM, Warehime spent two seasons as the offensive line coach at Sam Houston State from 2010-11. In 2011, the Bearkats featured the No. 6 rushing offense in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), averaging 255.9 yards per game, and averaged nearly 40 points per game en route to a berth in the FCS National Championship Game. Center Travis Watson and offensive tackle Chris Crockett earned 2011 Sports Network/Fathead.com All-America honors under Warehime’s tutelage. In his first season in 2010, the Kats led the Southland Conference in rushing and had three players earn all-league honors.

Warehime worked for two seasons as the offensive line and tight ends coach, as well as the strength and conditioning coordinator, at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) in 2008-10. Serving as the offensive coordinator in 2009, UAM led the Gulf South Conference in total offense (499.3 yards per game) and rushing offense (244.4 ypg).

A 2006 graduate of Tulsa, Warehime started 34 games at center from 2001-04. He played on the Golden Hurricane’s 2003 Humanitarian Bowl team and was named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference in 2004. He spent one season playing professionally with the Tulsa Talons of the Arena Football League.

The Choctaw, Okla., native began his coaching career as a student assistant for the offensive line at Tulsa in 2005. The Golden Hurricane won the 2005 Conference USA championship and defeated Fresno State in the Liberty Bowl.

Warehime spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons as a graduate assistant for the offensive line at Rice. He was also the assistant video coordinator during that time. The Owls made their first postseason appearance in 45 years and were runners-up in CUSA’s West Division, setting 40 school records on offense.

Warehime and his wife Kelly have three children: daughters Kaysen and Kylee and son, Miller.

Derek Warehime’s Coaching Career