Darian Medran joined the Wyoming football staff in the spring of 2023 as a Defensive Graduate Assistant. He will work with the Cowboy defensive coaching staff in helping players in skill development, will break down weekly opponent film, lead scout team meetings with Wyoming’s scout team players and coach them during practice to simulate opponents’ plays. He will also help create opponent scouting reports, generate practice scripts and daily drawings for position groups, participate in game-plan meetings with the coaching staff each week and meet with prospective student-athletes on recruiting visits.
Medran came to Wyoming from Sam Houston State University where he served as a graduate assistant in 2022, working with linebackers and defensive backs. He also was the co-video coordinator for the football team in ‘22. His duties included: helping organize and conduct practices; coaching the scout team; assist in coaching linebackers, defensive backs and special teams; helping produce scouting reports and playbooks; assisting in recruiting efforts; and organizing the football filming staff.
From 2019-21, Medran served as a defensive and recruiting student assistant at Sam Houston State. During his time at Sam Houston State, the Bearkats won the 2020 FCS National Championship. In 2021, Sam Houston State began its two-year transition to the FBS level and captured the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship. Sam Houston becomes a member of Conference USA in 2023.
Before working at Sam Houston State, Medran served as a recruiting and equipment intern at the University of Miami in Florida from 2017-19.
Medran earned his bachelor’s degree in animal science from Sam Houston State.