2026 Football Staff
Coaching Staff
Name | Title | Twitter | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Drinkwitz | Head Coach | CoachDrinkwitz | |
| Corey Batoon | Defensive Coordinator | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Chip Lindsey | Offensive Coordinator | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| John Papuchis | Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Assistant | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Al Pogue | Assistant Head Coach / Cornerbacks | coachalpogue | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu |
| Derek Nicholson | Assistant Coach / Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Alex Atkins | Assistant Coach / Tight Ends | ||
| David Blackwell | Assistant Coach / Defensive Tackles | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Brian Early | Assistant Coach / Pass Rush Specialist / Edges | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Chop Harbin | Assistant Coach / Defensive Line | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Brandon Jones | Assistant Coach / Offensive Line | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Curtis Luper | Assistant Coach / Running Backs | CoachLoop | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu |
| Jacob Peeler | Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator | NastyWideOuts | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu |
| Garrett Riley | Assistant Coach / Quarterbacks | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Jacob Yoro | Assistant Coach / Pass Game Coordinator / Safeties | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Bryson Abraham | Offensive Assistant / Wide Receivers | ||
| Christopher Ball | Defensive Assistant / Linebackers | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Evan Boehm | Offensive Assistant / Assistant Offensive Line | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Brendan Bognar | Offensive Assistant / Quarterbacks | ||
| Brendan Boylan | Offensive Assistant / Pass Game Specialist | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Brian Hamilton | Defensive Assistant / Run Game Specialist | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Sabbath Joseph | Defensive Assistant / Defensive Tackles | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Brandon Lewis | Defensive Assistant / Edges | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Luke Meadows | Offensive Assistant / Offensive Line |
Support Staff
Name | Title | Twitter | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Russell | Assistant Director of Athletics & Executive Director of Athletic Performance | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Connor Mielke | Associate Director of Football Athletic Performance | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Hannibal Pearson | Assistant Director of Football Athletic Performance | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Derek Stork | Assistant Director of Football Athletic Performance | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| CJ Tolbert | Sport Science & Rehab Specialist | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Reece Miller | Football Athletic Performance Graduate Assistant | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Andy Lutz | Assistant Director of Athletics & Football Chief of Staff | CoachAndyLutz | ajlutz@missouri.edu |
| Jake Breske | President of Player Personnel & Recruiting | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Gaurav Verma | Director of Football Strategy and Finance | ||
| Rick Jones | Special Assistant to Head Coach | MZFBcoach | rick.jones@missouri.edu |
| Mitch Hardy | Associate Director of Football Operations | m.hardy@missouri.edu | |
| Maurey Bland | Director of Recruiting Communications & Strategy | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Jared Russell | Director of Scouting | JaredRussellMIZ | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu |
| Atiyyah Ellison | Director of Player & Alumni Relations | Journeymanball | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu |
| Olivia Ohlsen | Director of Recruiting Operations | olivia_ohlsen | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu |
| Malcolm Askew | Assistant Director Recruiting Operations & Communications | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Coleman Minnis | Assistant Director of Player Personnel | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Ladaria Jackson | Assistant Director of On-Campus Recruiting | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Zach Parker | Director of Football Sports Medicine | parkerza@missouri.edu | |
| Liz Stuart | Assistant Director of Athletics & Director of Performance Nutrition | elizabeth.stuart@missouri.edu | |
| Cole Vertz | Senior Associate Director & Rehab Coordinator (Football) | cvertz@missouri.edu | |
| Rico Cason | Athletic Trainer (Football) | rmcmbb@missouri.edu | |
| Victoria Simpson | Athletic Trainer (Football) | vsimpson@missouri.edu | |
| Charles Heinsz | Athletic Trainer (Football) | ccheinsz@missouri.edu | |
| Kennedy Fitzgerald | Assistant Director of Football Nutrition | kbf4kd@missouri.edu | |
| Mike Kurowski | Director of Athletic Equipment Operations | kurowskim@missouri.edu | |
| Kendall McGee | Equipment Manager | kjmmcb@missouri.edu | |
| Reuben Victoria | Equipment Manager | rvictoria@missouri.edu | |
| Patrick Perala | Director of Branding & Content Strategy | patrickperala@missouri.edu | |
| Declan Greene | Assistant Director of Football Creative | declangreene@missouri.edu | |
| Jackson David | Assistant Director of Football Creative | jgdwhx@missouri.edu | |
| Josh Karadeema | Director of Coaches' Video Operations | jkaradeema@missouri.edu | |
| Jae'Lawn Green | Assistant Director of Coaches' Video Operations | jgreen@missouri.edu | |
| Roman Goode | Director of College Scouting | ||
| Angie Loriso | Nutrition Fellow | ||
| Zaviar Gooden | Assistant Director of Football Athletic Performance | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Tre'Vez Johnson | Assistant Director of Football Athletic Performance | fbrecruiting@missouri.edu | |
| Vonda Cordes | Administrative Assistant | cordesv@missouri.edu |
