After spending the 2006 season as a member of the coaching staff at Cal Poly, Terrol Dillon returns to the Lone Star State and begins his first year as the Bobcats' linebackers coach.

At Texas State, Dillon will also serve as the special teams coordinator.

Dillon also coached the linebacking corps at Cal Poly. The Mustangs posted a 7-4 record in registering the program's fourth straight winning season. Among Cal Poly's wins during the year were three shutouts and a 16-14 win at NCAA Division I-A San Diego State.

Dillon was the position coach for Buck Buchanan Award winner Kyle Shotwell. The Buchanan Award is given annually to the top defensive player in Division I's Football Championship Subdivision. Shotwell registered 122 tackles, including 21 stops for lost yards and seven quarterback sacks in 2006.

Last season, Cal Poly ranked fifth among Division I FCS schools in total defense (248.27 ypg) and was eighth in scoring defense (14.73 ppg). The Mustangs also ranked fourth in quarterback sacks (3.36 pg) and fifth in tackles for lost yards (7.64 pg).

In addition to his defensive coaching responsibilities, Dillon coached Cal Poly's punt block squad. The Mustangs had four blocks during the 2006 season.

Prior to joining the Cal Poly staff, Dillon was a member of Texas' coaching staff in 2005, serving as the special teams quality control coach. The Longhorns would capture a national title, defeating Southern Cal 41-38 in the Rose Bowl. Texas also won the Big 12 Championship and the conference's regular-season title.

Dillon coached cornerbacks and also served as the boys' track and field coach at Earl Warren High School in San Antonio from 2002-05. In addition, he taught mathematics at the Northside Independent School District high school. He also served as the varsity secondary coach at Central Catholic High School in 2001, helping the team to a TAPPS state title.

Dillon, a San Antonio native, walked on to the Texas program after transferring from the Naval Academy. He earned a scholarship and two letters at Texas, playing in the 1999 and 2000 Cotton Bowl games. He blocked a school-record four punts during the 1999 season. He was named to the 2000 Spring Semester Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll after earning a 4.0 grade point average.

Dillon earned his bachelor of science degree in corporate communications from Texas in 2000. He also earned a master's degree in education from Texas A&M-Kingsville in 2005.