University of Houston Athletics
2024 Football Staff
Coaching Staff
Name | Title | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Fritz | Head Coach | |
| Kevin Barbay | Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends | |
| Shiel Wood | Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers | |
| Derrick Sherman | Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers | |
| Shawn Bell | Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator | |
| Josh Christian-Young | Defensive Backs | |
| Zac Etheridge | Defensive Backs | |
| Oscar Giles | Defensive Line | |
| Jordy Joseph | Running Backs | |
| Eman Naghavi | Offensive Line | |
| James Ross III | Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers | |
| Mike Krysl | Special Teams Coordinator |
Support Staff
Name | Title | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Meyer | Associate Athletics Director, Director of Football Operations | smmeyer2@central.uh.edu |
| Donn Landholm | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | |
| Wes Fritz | Director of Player Personnel/Pro Liaison | |
| Marielle McLoughlin | Assistant Director of Operations | mmcloug2@central.uh.edu |
| Kurt Hester | Director of Strength & Performance | klhester@central.uh.edu |
| Kevin McCadam | Assistant Strength Coach | kmccadam@central.uh.edu |
| Tyler Kishbaugh | Assistant Strength Coach | tgkishba@central.uh.edu |
| Ben Moortgat | Assistant Strength Coach | bmoortga@central.uh.edu |
| Darren Mustin | Assistant Strength Coach | wdmustin@central.uh.edu |
| Casey Smithson | Director of Recruiting | |
| Emily Muse | Director of On-Campus Recruiting | |
| Jay Girdner | Director of Recruiting Strategy | |
| Jake Pittman | Director of Scouting | |
| Jordan Burgess | Director of Creative Media | jsburges@central.uh.edu |
| Adrian Romero | Director of Creative Video | aromer24@central.uh.edu |
| Andrew Crane, M.Ed, LAT, AT | Associate Director of Sports Medicine (Head FB) | aecrane@central.uh.edu |
| Pat Winters, MS, LAT, AT | Associate Director of Sports Medicine (FB) | pwinters@central.uh.edu |
| Sam Roth, PT, DPT, SCS, AT | Associate Director of Sports Medicine (Football) / Director of Rehabilitation | sroth2@central.uh.edu |
| Emily England | Director of Performance Nutrition | ekjohns2@central.uh.edu |
| Lauren Capello | Associate Performance Dietitian | lysa@central.uh.edu |
| Andrew Johnson | Assistant Athletics Director for Equipment Operations | aljohn39@central.uh.edu |
| Kevin Haynes | Director of Equipment Operations – Football | kshayne2@central.uh.edu |
| Ryan Folloder | Graduate Assistant for Equipment Services | rfollode@central.uh.edu |
| Audie Heaton | Graduate Assistant for Equipment Services | amheaton@cougarnet.uh.edu |
| Tatjana Banjeglav | Assistant Athletics Director for Academic Services | tbanjeg2@central.uh.edu |
| Robert Beacham | Offensive Assistant | |
| Brian Bell | Offensive Assistant | |
| Henry Stone | Offensive Assistant | |
| Pete Brown | Defensive Assistant | |
| Kenji Jackson | Defensive Assistant | |
| Will Weaver | Defensive Assistant | |
| Robert Nathan | Director of Football Video | |
| Hunter Quintana | Assistant Director of Football Video | |
| Dre Fusilier | Offensive Graduate Assistant | |
| Carson Hemric | Offensive Graduate Assistant | |
| Garrison Vaughn | Defensive Graduate Assistant | |
| Eric Osborne | Defensive Graduate Assistant |








