Gerard Wilcher

Gerard Anthony Wilcher (born ) is an American college football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach for Texas A&M University–Kingsville, positions he has held since 2026. He was the head football coach for Morehouse College in 2023. He also coached for Cheyney, Boston College, UMass, Cornell, Lehigh, Seton Hill, Delaware State, Rice, Western Michigan, and Millersville. He played college football for Morehouse as a defensive back.

Playing career Wilcher played college football for Morehouse as a defensive back. He was most notably a member of the 1991 team, led by head coach Craig M. Cason, that finished tied for first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Wilcher spent the 1995 season as defensive backs coach for Cheyney before, in 1996, becoming a graduate assistant for Boston College. At Boston College, he worked closely with the defensive backs. After one season with the Eagles, he was hired as the outside linebackers coach for UMass under head coach Mike Hodges.

After four seasons on the UMass staff, Wilcher was hired as the defensive backs coach for Cornell. In 2004, he accepted the same position at Lehigh. In 2005, he was promoted to defensive coordinator by head coach Pete Lembo. Wilcher took over a defense that regularly finished among the top team's in the Patriot League. In 2012, Kotulski left for Stanford, leading Coen to promoted Wilcher, alongside Donnie Roberts, to co-defensive coordinator.

In 2014, Wilcher was hired as the defensive coordinator for Seton Hill under head coach Isaac Collins. In 2016, he rejoined the Division I ranks as the defensive coordinator for Delaware State. After going a combined 2–20 in two seasons, Wilcher was hired as the cornerbacks coach for Rice.

In 2023, having spent the previous five seasons with Rice, Wilcher was hired as the head coach for his alma mater, Morehouse. He took over for Rich Freeman, who resigned after 16 seasons. He was hired after the recruiting season and later stated that he "had no recruiting budget." Wilcher made his head coaching debut against Virginia Union in the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic, where they lost 45–13. Due to not being able to properly recruit, Morehouse finished the season going 1–9, with their lone win coming against conference rival Clark Atlanta, who finished winless at 0–10.

In 2024, Wilcher was hired as an offensive analyst for Western Michigan. In 2025, he returned to on-field coaching and joined J. C. Morgan as the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach for Millersville. He took the same positions for Texas A&M–Kingsville in 2026.

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