Overview
- Drake announced the appointment on Feb. 22 in an athletics release issued by athletic director Brian Hardin.
- Walker led Wisconsin–River Falls to the 2025 NCAA Division III national championship and earned national coach-of-the-year honors.
- Since 2021, his Falcons went 44–13 and averaged 42.4 points per game, finishing top four nationally in total offense three times.
- He succeeds Joe Woodley, who departed after an 8–4 season and a Pioneer Football League title to join Rutgers as an assistant.
- Wisconsin–River Falls named defensive coordinator Jake Wissing interim head coach following Walker’s resignation.