Matt Ah You - Football Coach - Oregon State University Athletics

Matt Ah You

Title:
Graduate Assistant / Outside Linebackers
Email:
matt.ahyou@oregonstate.edu
Phone:
737-2614

Matt Ah You (pronounced Eye You) is in his first year with Oregon State as a graduate assistant coach for the Beavers’ defense (OLB).

Ah You came to OSU from Utah State, where he spent the 2016 season as a graduate assistant for defense. He spent the previous three years as a police officer in Los Angeles County and Santa Ana, Calif.

The native of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., played linebacker for three seasons at BYU. Ah You played in 13 games as a true freshman and sophomore making a combined 50 tackles before embarking on a LDS Mission.

Following his junior season, Ah You transferred to Central Washington. One game into his senior year, Ah You suffered a season-ending foot injury. After being granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA, Ah You transferred to Utah State in 2010 where a nagging shoulder injury prevented him from playing.

Prior to enrolling at BYU, Ah You was a first-team all-state selection at linebacker and fullback, and all-Region 7 Defensive MVP, at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah. He was also a four-year letterwinner in wrestling for the Knights and was rated the state’s top wrestler in his weight class.

He has two older brothers, C.J. and Jasen, are also involved in coaching. Jasen is the director of football athletic relations at BYU, while C.J., who played six seasons in the NFL, is the defensive line coach at Vanderbilt.

Ah You earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from BYU in 2009 and his master’s degree in public administration from National University in 2015. He and his wife, Kalynne, have two daughters, Jayda and Maelia, and a son, Cruz.