Kevin William O'Connell (born May 25, 1985), nicknamed "KOC", [1] is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). O'Connell played college football at San Diego State from 2004 to 2007 and in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons from 2008 to 2012, with his …

17 hours ago · Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell was voted the 2024 AP NFL Coach of the Year on Thursday night at NFL Honors. O'Connell led the Vikings to a 14-3 mark and the brink of the No. 1 seed ...

17 hours ago · Kevin O’Connell beat out Dan Campbell for Coach of the Year after leading the Minnesota Vikings to 14 wins with quarterback Sam Darnold.. O’Connell got 25 first-place votes, 18 seconds and seven thirds, appearing on all 50 ballots. Campbell, who guided Detroit to a franchise-record 15 wins, got 19 first-place votes to finish second.

17 hours ago · Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has been named the Associated Press Coach of the Year during Thursday night’s NFL Honors program in New Orleans. In his third season as Minnesota ...

17 hours ago · The Vikings finished the season 14-3, making O'Connell the first coach in franchise history to compile multiple campaigns with at least 13 wins after he went 13-4 in his 2022 debut.

17 hours ago · In 2008, then-Patriots head coach Bill Belichick selected quarterback Kevin O'Connell in the third round of the draft. On Thursday night, Belichick awarded O'Connell the 2024 NFL Coach of the Year ...

17 hours ago · Kevin O'Connell has won the NFL's Coach of the Year award after leading the Minnesota Vikings to 14 wins, doubling the team's victory total from 2023. This year's COY race was a close contest ...

17 hours ago · Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFC wild-card game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 13, 2025. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images ...

17 hours ago · O'Connell, who is 26-9 in one-possession games (.743) as a head coach, surpassed NFL Legend John Madden (.732) for the second-best winning percentage in NFL history in one-score contests (minimum ...

16 hours ago · Harrison Smith and Kevin O'Connell Stacy Bengs / AP O'Connell is the second Vikings head coach to earn the honor, joining Bud Grant who won it in 1969. He is also the first coach in franchise ...