University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Football Staff
Coaching Staff
Image | Name | Title | Phone | Email Address | Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Blake Anderson | Head Coach | |||
 | Reed Stringer | General Manager | |||
 | Kyle Cefalo | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach | |||
 | Joe Bolden | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | |||
 | Bobby Dodd | Special Team Coordinator | |||
 | Taveze Calhoun | Cornerbacks | |||
 | Quinshad Davis | Outside Receivers Coach | |||
 | Sean Coughlin | Offensive Line | |||
 | Michael Gibbs | Tight Ends Coach | |||
 | Kendrick Shaver | Safeties | |||
 | Isaac Reed | Running Backs | |||
 | Jerone Steckel | Defensive Line Coach | |||
 | Mike Bethea | Nickels | |||
 | Brandon Bowling | Inside Receivers | |||
 | Jacob Summers | Assistant Offensive Line | |||
 | TJ Harkins | Assistant Defensive Backs | |||
 | Addison Tucker | Assistant Defensive Line | |||
 | Luke Kerver | Assistant Special Teams Coordinator | |||
 | Cy Mooney | Student Assistant/Linebackers | |||
 | Zach Marlin | Student Assistant/Tight Ends | |||
 | Presley Boykin | Student Assistant/Defensive Backs | |||
 | Ben Olinger | Student Assistant/Wide Receivers |
Support Staff
Image | Name | Title | Phone | Email Address | Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gary Camp | Chief of Staff | |||
 | Matt Shadeed | Director of Sports Performance/Football | |||
 | Barney Farrar | Director of Mississippi Recruiting | |||
 | Brittany Watts | Director of On Campus Recruiting | b.watts@usm.edu | ||
 | Joel Baron | Video Coordinator | |||
 | Brant Jambon | Football Equipment Director | |||
 | Drake Diedrick | Recruiting Analyst | |||
 | Holden Nored | Recruiting Analyst | |||
 | James Calhoun | Video Coordinator Graduate Assistant | |||
 | Trey Kiser | Athletic Performance/Football | |||
 | Blake Daniels | Athletic Performance/Football | |||
 | Nikki Mattison | Administrative Assistant | 266-4567 | nicole.mattison@usm.edu |