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2022 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Email Address Phone
Clay Helton Head Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Kevin Whitley Assistant Head Coach (Cornerbacks) kwhitley@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Bryan Ellis Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Will Harris Assistant Coach (Defensive Coordinator/Secondary) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Ryan Aplin Assistant Coach (Tight Ends/Inside Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Marcus Davis Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Matt Merritt Assistant Coach (Running Backs) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Richard Owens Assistant Coach (Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Rip Rowan Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Aaron Schwanz Assistant Coach (Linebackers) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Turner West Assistant Coach (Special Teams Coordinator) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Malcolm Askew Graduate Assistant - Offense
Noah Fisher Graduate Assistant - Offense
Drew Gaither Graduate Assistant - Defense gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Andrew Neupert Graduate Assistant - Defense

2022 Football Support Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Email Address Phone
Matt Hassan Assistant Athletics Director, Football Operations gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Robert Stiner Head Strength & Conditioning Coach rstiner@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Ryan Smith General Manager gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Adrian Peterson Director of Student-Athlete Development apeterson@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Andy Harris Director of Equipment Operations aharris@georgiasouthern.edu
Milan Turner Director of High School Relations kmturner@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Nick Sparacio Head Football Athletic Trainer nsparacio@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-1001 912-478-1001
Daniel Benedict Video Coordinator dbenedict@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Eliza Petersen Director of Football Nutrition epetersen@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Sam Medlock Assistant S&C Coach, Football smedlock@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Sam Zanders Jr. Assistant S&C Coach, Football
Andrew Bevill Assistant Director of Player Personnel gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Eli Boswell Assistant Manager, Equipment Services eboswell@georgiasouthern.edu
Ashley Allenstein Assistant Athletic Trainer aallenstein@georgiasouthern.edu
Cal King Analyst - Defense
Bryan Schor Analyst - Offense gsathletics@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Blake Wilson Analyst - Special Teams gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Rachel Cooper Football Operations Assistant rachelcooper@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Bryan Johnston Senior Associate Athletics Director, Communications bjohnston@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5448 912-478-5448
Dr. Brandonn Harris Sport Psychologist
Thomas Hearn Volunteer Assistant
Jarae Thurmond Volunteer Assistant jthurmond@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Connor Lawson Recruiting Assistant
Kennedy Joerger On-Campus Recruiting kjoerger@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Matt Wise Character Development Volunteer matt.wise@athletesinaction.org 912-481-8691 912-481-8691