Donovan Woods is back in Stillwater, and this time his work with Oklahoma State Athletics comes off the field.
Woods has taken on a new position as Associate Athletic Director of Development for the OSU Foundation, where his focus will be on cultivating and stewarding athletic support for the institution. He has already spent more than 12 years with the foundation, most of that time serving OSU’s Oklahoma City campus, and now he’s returning to the athletics side of the university.
That return brings him back to a program where he built a rare resume. From 2004-07, Woods was a quarterback, linebacker and team leader who seemed to fill whatever role the Cowboys needed.
In 2004, he led the team in passing yards. The next two seasons, he led OSU in interceptions as a defensive player, and in 2007 he finished first on the team in tackles.
Since tackles became an official statistic in 1964, no Cowboy has put together a more productive career on both offense and defense than Woods.
He was also a key figure on two bowl-winning teams. Woods helped lead the 2006 OSU squad past Alabama in the Independence Bowl, then was part of the 2007 team that beat Indiana in the Insight Bowl. In that game, he was voted Defensive MVP.
After leaving Oklahoma State in 2007 with a marketing degree, Woods went on to play in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys. He was also part of the Steelers team that won Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.
Woods comes from a well-known Cowboy Football family. His brother Rashaun was an All-American at OSU in 2002 and 2003, while his brother D’Juan was an all-Big 12 selection in 2004 and 2005.
“I am extremely blessed to continue to be part of the Cowboy Family," Woods said. "My time as a student-athlete, my role at our OSU-OKC campus, and now as a part of Athletics provides me with a unique perspective of Oklahoma State University. I can't think of a better place to continue positively impacting the STATE's Institution."
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