Following his professional career, Young moved into the coaching ranks, serving as an assistant at the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and
Clemson University, where he was hired by his former college coach,
Ken Hatfield. He spent twelve years coaching for the
Rice University Owls, remaining an assistant on Hatfield's staff. Young joined the staff of
Baylor University as defensive ends coach in 2008. On January 12, 2011, Baylor announced that Young was among several coaches being let go under new defensive coordinator,
Phil Bennett. It was announced in June 2011, that Young joined the college scouting staff of the
Buffalo Bills NFL team, where he participated in the
NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship program in 1996. His primary scouting region included Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas. Continuing to live in the Houston area, Theo Young is currently the Head Football Coach and Campus Athletic Coordinator for the
Stephen F Austin Mustangs of the
Houston Independent School District. ==References==