Rick Danison - Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach / Football - Football Support Staff

Rick Danison

Title:
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach / Football
Email:
rickdanison@ath.msu.edu

Rick Danison is in his third year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Michigan State football program.

Prior to arriving in East Lansing in 2020, Danison spent the previous 11 years at Indiana, including five years as the Director of Athletic Performance at the Wilkinson Performance Center.

During his career in collegiate athletics, Danison has worked with more than 100 All-Americans, eight national champions, 17 Big Ten champions (1 team), 16 NFL draftees, 12 Big Ten record holders, 10 NCAA record holders, five Big Ten Athletes of the Year, four National Athletes of the Year, two Regional Athletes of the Year, an Olympic gold and bronze medalist, and a Bowerman award winner.

Danison also has experience working in the NFL, serving as a strength and conditioning assistant with the Cincinnati Bengals from 2008-09.

In 2009, Danison worked as an NFL Combine performance specialist with Ignition Athletic Performance Group. The program was ranked among the Top 10 Combine training programs in the country.

A two-time all-conference football player and team captain at Ohio Northern University, Danison earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology, health and physical education from ONU and also received the university president leadership award. He completed his graduate work in exercise science and coaching education from Ohio University.

Danison and his wife, Michelle, have two children: a daughter, Kynnlee (11) and a son, Coy (9).