Michigan State University Athletics
2021 Football Staff
Coaching Staff
Name | Title | Phone | Email Address | Twitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Tucker | Head Coach | football@msu.edu | ||
| Chris Kapilovic | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @CoachCKap |
| Scottie Hazelton | Secchia Family Defensive Coordinator | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @ScottieHazelton |
| Jay Johnson | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @JayJohnsonFB |
| Harlon Barnett | Secondary Coach | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @HarlonBarnett |
| Ron Burton | Defensive Line Coach | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @CoachRonBurton |
| Ross Els | Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @CoachEls_MSU |
| Ted Gilmore | Tight Ends Coach | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @Coach_TGilmore |
| Courtney Hawkins | Wide Receivers Coach | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @CoachHawk_5 |
| William Peagler | Running Backs Coach | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @PeaglerWilliam |
| Travares Tillman | Cornerbacks Coach | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @Coach_TTillman |
Support Staff
Name | Title | Phone | Email Address | Twitter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Novak | Head Coach - Strength and Conditioning (Football) | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @Coachjasonnovak |
| Dr. Lorenzo Guess | Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach/Director of Player Enrichment | 355-7439 | guess@ath.msu.edu | |
| Rick Danison | Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach / Football | rickdanison@ath.msu.edu | @MSUCoachRick | |
| Taylor Porter | Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach / Football | 355-1647 | tporter@ath.msu.edu | @tpo_gts |
| Joe Powell | Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach / Football | 355-1647 | powell@ath.msu.edu | @JoePowell28 |
| Dalmin Gibson | Special Teams Analyst | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @CoachDGibson |
| TJ Hollowell | Defensive Analyst | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @Coach_Hollowell |
| Effrem Reed | Offensive Analyst | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @Ereed26 |
| Nick Ruffing | Offensive Analyst | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @CoachRuffing |
| Kevin Vickerson | Defensive Analyst | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @VickersonKevin |
| Cody Cox | Director of Football Operations | 355-1623 | coxcody@ath.msu.edu | |
| Saeed Khalif | Director of Player Personnel | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Darien Harris | Director of Player Engagement | 355-1647 | darien@ath.msu.edu | @DHarris_45 |
| Chris Plaster | Director of Football Video | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @cplastervideo |
| Simone Proulx | Director of Football Administration | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Thomas Wilcher | Director of Community and High School Relations | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Dr. Bill Burghardt | Coordinator of Sport Science | burghardt@ath.msu.edu | ||
| Ben Mathers | Assistant Director of Football Operations | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Will Price | Special Assistant to the Head Coach / Operations Assistant | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Amber Rinestine | Head Football Performance Dietitian | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Jensen Gebhardt | Player Personnel Coordinator | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @CoachGebhardt |
| Sean Levy | Player Personnel Coordinator | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @SeanLevyMSU |
| James Kirkland | Recruiting Personnel Specialist | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Lauren McCree | On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @SportsOnTheLo |
| Blaze Watson | Creative Director | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @_BlazeWatson_ |
| Austin Flynn | Director of Creative Video | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @A_Flynn616 |
| Paul Morisette | Social Media Manager | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @paulmorisette |
| Jackson Jones | Graphic Designer | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @_JacksonJones97 |
| Ty Woodruff | Assistant Director of Football Technology | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Cindy Mejorado | Office Assistant | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Gerren DuHart | Graduate Assistant/Defense | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @CoachDuHart |
| Bo Els | Graduate Assistant/Defense | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Jarrod James | Graduate Assistant/Offense | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Jack Tabb | Graduate Assistant/Offense | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | |
| Jake Reiling | Offensive Intern | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @JakeReiling97 |
| Kenny Spencer | Special Teams Intern | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @LetitRide19 |
| Jake Vang | Defensive Intern | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu | @CoachVangMSU |
| Tyler Beachnau | Strength and Conditioning Intern | 355-1647 | football@msu.edu |