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Steve Wilks returns to Boone for third time, now as special assistant

Steve Wilks has returned to Appalachian State University for a third time, joining the football program as a special assistant. Wilks first came to Boone as a student-athlete in 1987, later returned as a defensive backs coach in 2001, and is now back in his new role in 2026.

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