He served as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of North Texas in 2020.
[1] Bowen has spent the large majority of his career as an assistant in some capacity, though he was named the interim head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks on September 28, 2014 after Charlie Weis was fired.
[2] Bowen continue his tenure at Kansas with David Beaty as the defensive coordinator of the Jayhawks and was retained on staff as the safeties coach following the hiring of Les Miles.
He was the recipient of the school’s Willie Pless Tackler of the Year Award following his senior season in 1993.
Bowen played college football for the Jayhawks under head coach Glen Mason.