Kevin William O'Connell (born May 25, 1985), nicknamed "KOC", [1] is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).

6 hours ago · Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell was voted the 2024 AP NFL Coach of the Year on Thursday night at NFL Honors. O'Connell led the Vikings to a 14-3 mark and the brink of the No. 1 seed ...

6 hours ago · Kevin O’Connell beat out Dan Campbell for Coach of the Year after leading the Minnesota Vikings to 14 wins with quarterback Sam Darnold.. O’Connell got 25 first-place votes, 18 seconds and seven thirds, appearing on all 50 ballots. Campbell, who guided Detroit to a franchise-record 15 wins, got 19 first-place votes to finish second.

6 hours ago · The Vikings finished the season 14-3, making O'Connell the first coach in franchise history to compile multiple campaigns with at least 13 wins after he went 13-4 in his 2022 debut.

6 hours ago · O'Connell, who is 26-9 in one-possession games (.743) as a head coach, surpassed NFL Legend John Madden (.732) for the second-best winning percentage in NFL history in one-score contests (minimum ...

5 hours ago · Harrison Smith and Kevin O'Connell Stacy Bengs / AP O'Connell is the second Vikings head coach to earn the honor, joining Bud Grant who won it in 1969. He is also the first coach in franchise ...

6 hours ago · Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has been named the Associated Press Coach of the Year during Thursday night’s NFL Honors program in New Orleans. In his third season as Minnesota ...

5 hours ago · After leading the Vikings to a 14-3 regular season record, head coach Kevin O'Connell was named the 2024 NFL Coach of the Year by the Associated Press at Thursday night in New Orleans at the NFL ...

16 Feb 2022 · O'Connell most recently was the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated the Bengals 23-20 Sunday in Super Bowl LVI. He spent the 2020 and 2021...

Kevin O'Connell was named the 10th head coach in Minnesota Vikings history on Feb. 16, 2022, after serving as the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams during the 2020-21...