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2025 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
Ryan Aplin Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Brandon Bailey Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Anthony Beck II Assistant Special Teams Coach/Specialists gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Khalil Crowder Offensive Assistant gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu
Ced Douglas Defensive Line Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Dre Farris Graduate Assistant (Defense) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Drew Gaither Assistant Linebackers Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Alex Garwig Linebackers Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Caleb Heintz Offensive Analyst gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
BJ Johnson Outside Receivers Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Zach Lankford Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Zak Mizell Assistant Quarterbacks Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Keenan Murphy Assistant Offensive Line Coach
Taylor Reed Running Backs Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Darius Safford Defensive Backs Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Bryan Schor Tight Ends Coach gsathletics@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Dillon Springer Assistant Defensive Line Coach
Damion Willis Inside Receivers Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Blake Wilson Special Teams Coordinator gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Alex Zettler Assistant Safeties Coach gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522

2025 Football Support Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Email Address Phone
Matt Hassan Assistant Athletics Director, Football Chief of Staff gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
James Heiss Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, Football gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Andrew Bevill General Manager, Football 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 Assistant Athletics Director, Equipment Operations aharris@georgiasouthern.edu
Nick Sparacio Head Football Athletic Trainer nsparacio@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-1001 912-478-1001
Chase Akin Director, Player Personnel (Defense) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Brayden Curry Director, Player Personnel (Offense) gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Riley Galpin Director of Recruiting Operations gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Ulysses Hall Director of Player and Recruiting Relations
Kaitlyn Michener Director of Football Nutrition gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Alexis Villarreal Director of Football Operations gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Jacob King Video Coordinator gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Ashley Allenstein Assistant Athletic Trainer aallenstein@georgiasouthern.edu
Jacob Byron Assistant S&C Coach, Football gsf 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Corbin Gant Assistant S&C Coach, Football gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Tyler Hager Assistant Manager, Equipment Services thager@georgiasouthern.edu
Jeff Marx Assistant S&C Coach, Football
Brandon Vilorio Assistant Athletic Trainer bvilorio@georgiasouthern.edu
Elease Ryals Assistant Director of Football Operations
Alex France Strength & Conditioning GA, Football gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Sydney Jones Recruiting Intern gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5522 912-478-5522
Bryan Johnston Senior Associate Athletics Director, Communications bjohnston@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5448 912-478-5448
Whitney Haworth Director of Creative and Digital Strategy whaworth@georgiasouthern.edu
Dr. Brandonn Harris Sport Psychologist
Roger Inman Special Liaison to the Program/Lead Transportation Operator rinman@georgiasouthern.edu
Matt Wise Character Development Volunteer matt.wise@athletesinaction.org 912-481-8691 912-481-8691