Staff Directory

Name Title Email address Phone Social Links
Football
James Franklin

Head Coach

Terry M. Smith

Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Recruiting Coordinator/Cornerbacks

Jim Knowles

Defensive Coordinator

Andy Kotelnicki

Offensive Coordinator

Justin Lustig

Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers/Nickels

Deion Barnes

Defensive Line

Stan Drayton

Running Backs

Marques Hagans

Offensive Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers

Ty Howle

Co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends

Anthony Poindexter

Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties

Phil Trautwein

Offensive Line

814-865-0412
Dan Connor

Linebackers

Danny O'Brien

Quarterbacks

Torrence Brown

Defensive Graduate Assistant

Kevin Ceh

Offensive Graduate Assistant

Jordan Lucas

Defensive Graduate Assistant

Kevin Threlkel

Associate AD, Chief of Staff

814-865-0412
Ben Kerr

Director of Football Administration

Will Reimann

Director of Football Research and Strategy

Destiny Rodriguez

Director of External Operations

Keith Bruno

Assistant Special Teams Coordinator

Mark Dupuis

Assistant Wide Receivers Coach

Shane Eachus

Defensive Analyst & Analytics Coordinator

Greg Gattuso

Senior Defensive Analyst

Andrew Jackson

Assistant Defensive Line Coach

Frank Leonard

Associate Offensive Line Coach

Trace McSorley

Assistant Quarterbacks Coach

David Parker

Offensive Analyst & Analytics Coordinator

Bill Queisert

Assistant Offensive Line Coach

David Rocco

Assistant Tight Ends Coach

Eric Sachse

Assistant Specialists Coach

James Urban

Senior Offensive Analyst

Charles Walker

Assistant Running Backs Coach

Brent Zdebski

Defensive Analyst & Analytics Coordinator

Dann Kabala

Director of Player Relations

814-865-0412
Brett Arnold

Assistant Director of Player Relations

Jordan Hill

Director of Player Development

Lauren Geppert

Director of Player Engagement

Jevin Stone

Video Director

814-865-1061
Blake Yunker

Assistant Video Director

Andy Frank

General Manager of Personnel and Recruitment

814-865-0412
Kenny Sanders

Director of Player Personnel

814-865-0411
Caleb Tyler

Director of Recruiting Content

814-863-3977
Bob Palko

Director of High School Relations

D.J. Bryant

Recruiting Coordinator for Personnel and Recruitment

Catherine Kennedy

Recruiting Coordinator for Operations and Visits

Chris Mahon

Recruiting Coordinator for Personnel

Alan Zemaitis

Recruiting Coordinator for Personnel

Rashad Elby

Assistant Recruiting Coordinator for Personnel

Karsyn Kehler

Assistant Recruiting Coordinator for Operations and Visits

Rashad Rich

Assistant Recruiting Coordinator for Personnel

Heidi Erb

Assistant to Head Coach

814-865-0412
Wally Richardson

Director of the Football Letterman's Club

814-863-3124
Angie Hummel

Administrative Support Assistant

814-863-7177