Kevin Zilch enters his second season at Deer Park High School in 2026 and his first as Offensive Coordinator for the Wildcats. A Cincinnati native, Coach Zilch is a 2006 graduate of Moeller High School, where he played football under legendary head coach Bob Crable. 

Coach Zilch comes from a deep football lineage as the grandson of Ohio High School Football Coaches Assocation Hall of Fame coach Neal Billman. Coach Billman served as head coach at Gahanna Lincoln High School from 1970–1977, which included 3 undefeated regular seasons and an appearance in the 1976 State Championship game against Moeller. 

Coach Zilch joined the Deer Park coaching staff in 2025, serving as the Wildcats’ offensive line coach. He brings more than a decade of coaching experience across Ohio, including the 2023 season at West Clermont High School, where he coached tight ends and wing backs. He spent five seasons at Loveland High School (2010–2014), beginning as tight ends coach, advancing to offensive line coach, and later adding special teams coordinator duties. In 2013, Loveland completed a perfect 15–0 season and won the Division II OHSAA State Championship.

Earlier coaching stops include Eastwood High School (freshman defensive coordinator), Moeller High School (freshman defensive line coach), and Bowling Green State University (defensive manager).

From 2018 to 2022, Coach Zilch also worked in football broadcasting, serving as a color analyst for high school football games throughout the Cincinnati area, including with Chatterbox Sports from 2021–2022. He currently serves as a stadium public address announcer, for multiple Cincinnati-area programs. His broadcasting career began at Bowling Green State University, where he covered Falcon football, basketball, and baseball on 88.1 WBGU.