Donovan Woods is back in the OSU orbit.
Oklahoma State announced Wednesday that Woods has rejoined OSU Athletics as the Associate Athletic Director of Development for the OSU Foundation. In that role, he will “focus on cultivating and stewarding athletic support for the institution.”
Woods spent more than a dozen years with the OSU Foundation before this return, with most of that time tied to the OSU-OKC campus.
“I am extremely blessed to continue to be part of the Cowboy Family,” Woods said via OSU’s release. “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.”
His name already carries plenty of weight around Stillwater. Woods played at Oklahoma State from 2004 to 2007, arriving as a quarterback even though his brothers were receivers.
He took over as the starter as a freshman in 2004, Les Miles’ final season with the program, and helped lead the Cowboys to a 7-5 record. That year, Woods threw for 1,628 yards and 13 touchdowns against five interceptions, while also ranking second on the team in rushing behind Vernand Morency with 436 yards and 10 more scores.
The following season brought a change. Woods played two games at quarterback in 2005, Mike Gundy’s first year, before moving to linebacker. He finished that year with 163 passing yards, one passing touchdown, 63 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 32 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions - shades of Bob Fenimore.
The switch held. Woods finished his Cowboy career with 175 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and five interceptions.
After college, he played six NFL games over two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was part of the franchise’s Super Bowl-winning team in 2009.
The Woods family already has a deep Oklahoma State imprint. Rashaun Woods, Donovan’s oldest brother, caught 293 passes for 4,414 yards and 42 touchdowns, which rank second, second and first, respectively, in OSU career history. D’Juan Woods, the middle brother, finished with 163 catches for 2,751 yards and 20 touchdowns, putting him 10th in receptions, seventh in receiving yards and eighth in receiving touchdowns in program history.
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