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2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Phone Email Address Twitter
Rhett Lashlee Head Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Rob Likens Associate Head Coach / Chief of Staff / Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Garin Justice Assistant Head Coach / Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line fbrecruiting@smu.edu
D'Eriq King Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Kyle Cooper Runnings Backs / Run Game Coordinator fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Riley Dodge Tight Ends / Passing Game Coordinator fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Maurice Crum Jr. Co-Defensive Coordinator / Play Caller fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Rickey Hunley Jr. Co-Defensive Coordinator / Secondary fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Sam Dunnam Edges fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Calvin Thibodeaux Defensive Line fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Kyle Ward Cornerbacks fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Casey Horny Special Teams Coordinator fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Parker Stone Assistant Tight Ends Coach / Senior Analyst fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Ryan Jenkins Inside Wide Receivers Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Reggie Bain Assistant Offensive Line Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Matthew McHugh Assistant Running Backs Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Carson Morris Assistant Quarterbacks Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Tyler Van Dyke Offensive Assistant fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Warren Messer Linebackers Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Demerick Gary Assistant Defensive Ends Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Sam Gregg Senior Assistant to the Defensive Coordinator fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Jalen Ivy Assistant Defensive Line Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Jonathan McGill Assistant Secondary Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Ryan Ragone Assistant Linebackers Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Justin March Assistant Special Teams Coordinator fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Brandon Sukenik Special Teams Assistant fbrecruiting@smu.edu

2026 Football Support Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Phone Email Address Twitter
Megan Ferraguti Executive Director of Head Coach Operations / Football Administration mcornell@smu.edu
Josh Nash Assistant A.D. / Football Operations jdnash@smu.edu
Hannah Cesario Director of Football Operations / Former Player Liaison hcesario@smu.edu
Britney Doan Assistant Director of Defensive Player Operations
Anna-Claire Tingle Graduate Assistant / Football Operations
Frank Haight Senior Director of Football Equipment fhaight@smu.edu
Sawyer Blackman Assistant Equipment Manager
Matt Clark Assistant Equipment Manager mpclark@smu.edu
Devon Kleich Senior Director of Football Video Services dkleich@smu.edu
Marcelo Uribe Hernandez Assistant Director of Video Services
Cooper Lindsey Graduate Assistant / Video Services
Emilio Terrazas Assistant Director of Creative Content eterrazas@smu.edu
Robert Franco Assistant Director of Creative Video rfranco@smu.edu
Zeke Armijo Graduate Assistant / Creative
Scott X. Nady Executive Director of Acquisition & Retention, Special Assistant to the Head Coach fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Danny Wesley Executive Director of Player Engagement, Special Assistant to the Head Coach dwesley@smu.edu
Paige Smith Director of Player Relations pnsmith@smu.edu
J.R. Sandlin Assistant A.D. / General Manager fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Chris Wood Executive Director of High School Relations
Connor Morgan Senior Director of Player Personnel
Jeremiah Wait Director of Defensive Player Personnel / NFL Liaison jwait@smu.edu
Jake Langi Senior Personnel Analyst
Ethan Houser Graduate Assistant / Personnel
Kendal Lambert Senior Director of Recruiting & Events fbrecruiting@smu.edu
Bryan Filker Director of Recruiting Operations bfilker@smu.edu
Baylee Bennett Assistant Director of On-Campus Recruiting
Shawn Griswold Assistant A.D. For Human Performance/Head Football Strength Coach sgriswold@smu.edu
Dwayne Chandler Assistant Head Strength & Conditioning Coach dwaynec@smu.edu
Nolan Darby Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach ndarby@smu.edu
Cameron Prater Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach cprater@smu.edu
Gary Chambers Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Christy Schuld Assistant A.D. / Sports Nutrition cschuld@smu.edu
Steve Plourde Head Football Athletic Trainer splourde@smu.edu
Ian Chennell Assistant Athletic Trainer 214-768-6213 214-768-6213 ichennell@smu.edu
Cole Stembridge Assistant Athletic Trainer 214-768-2888 214-768-2888 jcstembridge@smu.edu