Eric Mateos Named ‘40 Under 40’ by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
WACO, Texas -- Baylor offensive line coach Eric Mateos has been honored as one of the ‘40 Under 40’ Coaches in Texas by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, featuring high school and collegiate coaches.
Mateos is in his third year as the offensive line coach for Baylor, after a decorated two-year run at BYU. He joined the Cougars staff following two years as the offensive line coach at Texas State. He prepped his coaching career as an offensive line coach at Hutchinson College, three years as a graduate assistant at Arkansas (2013-15) and a season as the graduate assistant at LSU, where he also served as the full-time tight ends coach midway through the year.
Mateos has led dynamic offensive line units in Waco during his previous two seasons. In his first season, the Bears boasted the Big 12’s best rushing attack, averaging 219.3 yards per game, the 10th-best mark in the nation. Baylor allowed the second-fewest sacks in the circuit and finished as semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award, given to the nation’s best offensive line. Connor Galvin earned Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year and All-America honors from The Athletic and Associated Press. He was one of two All-Americans on the offensive line during Baylor’s 2021 Big 12 Championship season, as Jacob Gall was named second-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America.
Last year, Mateos formed an elite group that totaled 182.4 rushing yards per game, totaling 2,371 total rushing yards. The Bears had 34 rushing TDs, the seventh-most in school history. Gall and Galvin each earned honorable mention All-America honors from Phil Steele and Gall was tabbed as the Best Offensive Lineman in Texas by DCTF.
A native of Overland Park, Kan., Mateos came to Waco following two seasons at BYU, where the Cougs ranked among the nation’s top-15 in 10 different offensive statistical categories, including ranking third in scoring and seventh in total offense. He mentored consensus All-America offensive tackle Brady Christensen and heled direct BYU to just 12 sacks allowed in 12 games and 34 rushing TDs, the fourth-most in the nation. BYU went 11-1 in 2022, following a Hawaii Bowl berth in his first season in 2019, that saw BYU own the nation’s eighth-best offense.
The Bears open the 2023 season on Sept. 2, hosting Texas State at 6 p.m. at McLane Stadium on ESPN+ and the Baylor Sports Media Network.