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2026 Football Roster

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Football Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Bill Russell

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Head Coach for Offense / Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach

    Ryan Heasley

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Head Coach for Defense / Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Coach

    Keith Emery

    Full Bio
  • Wide Receivers Coach / Recruiting Coordinator

    Jackson Latimer

    Full Bio
  • Quarterbacks Coach

    J.T. Hiscoe

    Full Bio
  • Defensive Line Coach / Co-Special Teams Coordinator

    John Rhoades

    Full Bio
  • Defensive Backs Coach / Co-Special Teams Coordinator

    Aaron Alvarez

    Full Bio
  • Specialists Coach

    RJ Malson

    Full Bio
  • Graduate Assistant Coach (Defense) / Outside Linebackers

    Eli LeBlanc

    Full Bio
  • Graduate Assistant Coach (Offense) / Running Backs

    Hugo Benitez

    Full Bio
  • Student Assistant Coach (Offense)

    Blake Kierstead

    Full Bio

Football Support Staff

  • Director of Sports Medicine / Head Athletic Trainer

    Dave Botelho

    Full Bio
  • Senior Assistant Athletic Trainer

    Katie Smith

    Full Bio
  • Director of Strength & Conditioning

    Scott Caulfield

    Full Bio
  • Associate Director of Athletic Communications

    Ben Zacher

    Full Bio

Football Coaching Staff

Football - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
FB Headshot Bill Bill Russell Head Coach
Heasley Placeholder Ryan Heasley Assistant Head Coach for Offense / Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach
2026 FB - Emery HS placeholder Keith Emery Assistant Head Coach for Defense / Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Coach
Jackson Latimer Wide Receivers Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
J.T. Hiscoe Quarterbacks Coach
MISSING HEADSHOT PLACEHOLDER John Rhoades Defensive Line Coach / Co-Special Teams Coordinator
MISSING HEADSHOT PLACEHOLDER Aaron Alvarez Defensive Backs Coach / Co-Special Teams Coordinator
FB Headshots RJ RJ Malson Specialists Coach
Eli LeBlanc Graduate Assistant Coach (Defense) / Outside Linebackers
MISSING HEADSHOT PLACEHOLDER Hugo Benitez Graduate Assistant Coach (Offense) / Running Backs
MISSING HEADSHOT PLACEHOLDER Blake Kierstead Student Assistant Coach (Offense)

Football Support Staff

Football - Support Staff
Image Name Title
David Botelho headshot 2 Dave Botelho Director of Sports Medicine / Head Athletic Trainer
Katie Smith Katie Smith Senior Assistant Athletic Trainer
Scott Caulfield Scott Caulfield Director of Strength & Conditioning
Ben Zacher 2022 new HS Ben Zacher Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Staff Roster

Football Coaching Staff

Football Support Staff