He is the head football coach for the University of Texas at El Paso, a position he has held since 2024.
[3] Eargle resigned from the East Texas Baptist job in January 2016, and the university promoted Walden, then 26, to replace him.
At the time of his hiring, the NCAA believed Walden to be the youngest college head football coach in the United States.
Southern Miss named Walden interim head coach on September 7, 2020, after Hopson stepped down.
Walden took over coaching duties after non-conference play in 2020–21 and led Austin Peay to a 4–2 record in the conference while the team finished 4–5 overall.