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Eastern Illinois
* Hired on EIU football staff in January of 2025, will serve first season staff
* Will serve as EIU tight ends coach
* Worked as a special teams quality control coach for latter portion of 2023 season when EIU posted an 8-3 record
Prior to Eastern Illinois
* Assistant coach at McKendree University in 2024
* Coached special teams and safeties
* McKendree defense led GLVC in interceptions in 2024, ranking 16th in NCAA Division II
* Coached Wroclaw Panthers in Europe in 2023 as special teams coordinator, tight ends and running backs coach
* Team posted a 8-5 record to make ELF playoffs
* Special teams featured number two overall punter and number two overall kicker while blocking six kicks and one punt
* Coached linebackers at Seton Hill University in 2022
* Team featured No. 11 overall ranked defense and featured No. 1 tackler in NCAA Division II
* Graduate assistant coach at University of Wyoming in 2021
Personal
* Played football at Wyoming for two years, helping team win 2017 Idaho Potato Bowl
* Suffered career ending injury in 2018 finishing career as student assistant coach
* Bachelor's degree from University of Wyoming in 2020
* Graduate level work at both Wyoming and Seton Hill University
* Native of Broomfield, Colorado