University Southern California Trojans
2026 Football Staff
Coaching Staff
Name | Title | Email Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Riley | C. & J. Elerding Head Football Coach | football@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
| Mike Ekeler | Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers Coach | ||
| Paul Gonzales | Safeties Coach / Defensive Pass Game Coordinator | ||
| Zach Hanson | Offensive Line Coach / Run Game Coordinator | football@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
| Luke Huard | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | football@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
| Anthony Jones Jr. | Assistant Head Coach for Offense / Running Backs Coach | football@usc.edu | |
| Skyler Jones | Defensive Tackles Coach | ||
| Shaun Nua | Defensive End Coach | football@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
| Gary Patterson | Defensive Coordinator | ||
| Trovon Reed | Cornerbacks Coach | football@usc.edu | |
| Chad Savage | Tight Ends / Inside Receivers Coach / Pass Game Coordinator | football@usc.edu | |
| Dennis Simmons | Assistant Head Coach / Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers Coach | football@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
Support Staff
Name | Title | Email Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Amaama | Director of High School Recruiting Relations | amaama@usc.edu | |
| Derrick Baker | Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance | bakerder@usc.edu | |
| Chad Bowden | General Manager | football@usc.edu | |
| Dre Brown | Assistant General Manager | alandreb@usc.edu | |
| Jennifer Camacho | Nursing Supervisor, LVN | jennifer.camacho@med.usc.edu | |
| Trumain Carroll | Director of Football Sports Performance | trumainc@usc.edu | |
| Sam Carter | Assistant Secondary Coach / Nickels | ||
| Luke Cuellar | Football Art Director | lukecuel@usc.edu | |
| Ryan Dougherty | Co-Special Teams Coordinator / Specialists Coach | football@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
| Abbie Dow, MS, RD, LD | Sports Dietitian | abigail.dow@med.usc.edu | |
| Dave Emerick | Senior Associate Athletic Director Football Administration | demerick@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
| Eric Espinoza | Director of Football Video Operations | egespino@usc.edu | (213) 821-1862 |
| Seth Gamradt, MD | Head Team Physician/Dir. of Athletic Medicine | ||
| AJ Howard | Outside Linebackers Coach | ||
| Spencer Jones | Offensive Analyst / Quarterbacks | jonesspe@usc.edu | |
| Connor Killian | Director of Game Management / Offensive Assistant | ||
| Noah Knoell | Special Teams / Defensive Analyst | ||
| Lonnie Maddox | Associate Director of Football Sports Performance | lonniem@usc.edu | |
| Kevin Mark, MS, ATC, TSAC-F | Athletic Trainer | markkevi@usc.edu | |
| Caesar Martinez | Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance | caesarma@usc.edu | (213) 740-0862 |
| John McDonell | Senior Offensive Analyst / Offensive Line | jmcdonel@usc.edu | |
| Sean McMannes, MAT, ATC | Assistant Athletic Trainer | sean.mcmannes@med.usc.edu | (213) 821-7364 |
| Chris Meyers | Run Game Specialist / Assistant Offensive Line and Tight Ends Coach | ||
| Conor McQuiston | Director of Football Analytics | cmcquist@usc.edu | |
| Eric Michael | Director of Cinematography & Post-Production | ericmich@usc.edu | |
| Spencer Missioreck | Football Video & Systems Analyst | missiore@usc.edu | |
| Jenna Mohiuddin | Director of Football Operations | jmohiudd@usc.edu | |
| Gavin Morris | Assistant Athletic Director / Director of Player Relations | gavinmor@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
| Lee Morris | Offensive Analyst | ||
| De-Neita Peoples | Senior Director of Athletic Compliance | dpeoples@usc.edu | (213) 740-5466 |
| Lisa Noceti-DeWit PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, ATC, FAFS | Rehabilitation Coordinator | lisa.noceti-dewit@med.usc.edu | (213) 740-0878 |
| Callum Norrie | Director of Digital Production | ||
| Skylar Phan | Director of Recruiting Strategy | ||
| Jackson Polk | Director of Sports Science | polkjack@usc.edu | (213) 821-7370 |
| Russ Romano MA, ATC | Director of Operations (Athletic Medicine) | russ.romano@med.usc.edu | (213) 740-6848 |
| Katie Ryan | Director of Football Communications | katierya@usc.edu | |
| Rob Ryan | Assistant Head Coach for Defense | football@usc.edu | |
| Nate Simon E.M., C. | Interim Director of Football Equipment Operations | nate.simon@usc.edu | |
| Logan Snead | Recruiting Analyst | lsnead@usc.edu | |
| Cecilia Snipes E.M., C. | Associate Athletic Director (Equipment Operations) | csnipes@usc.edu | (213) 740-7862 |
| Max Stienecker | Executive Director of Player Personnel | ||
| Clarke Stroud | Executive Director of Player Development and University Relations | stroudc@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
| Rachel Suba, MEd, RD, CSSD, LD | Director of Sports Nutrition | subarach@usc.edu | (213) 447-1156 |
| Cheryl Taplin | Director of Football Student Services and Operations | ctaplin@usc.edu | (213) 821-7375 |
| Ray Thomas | Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance & Director of Speed Development | ||
| Zaire Turner | Assistant Athletic Director of Recruiting Operations | zairetur@usc.edu | |
| Dustin West | Head Football Athletic Trainer | dustinwe@usc.edu | |
| Mike Williams | Assistant Director of Player Development | mtwillia@usc.edu | |
| Max Wood | Director of Digital Content | woodmaxw@usc.edu | |
| Weston Zernechel | Director of Recruiting | zerneche@usc.edu | (213) 740-4204 |
