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2025 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Email Address Phone
Rusty Wright Head Coach 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Joe Pizzo Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Mike Yeager Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
D.J. Knox Assistant Coach - Running Backs dexter-knox@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Ken Lucky II Assistant Coach - Cornerbacks kenneth-lucky@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Julian Miller Asstant Coach - Defensive Tackles julian-miller01@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Kevin Revis Assistant Coach - Offensive Line kevin-revis@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Wolfgang Shafer Assistant Coach - Safeties/ST Coord. wolfgang-shafer@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Zeb Speir Assistant Coach - Tight Ends zeb-speir@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Ricky Spradling Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers richard-spradling@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Tyrus Ward Assistant Coach - Defensive Ends tyrus-ward@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Jay Gibson Quality Control - Offense james-e-gibson@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Romeo Wykle Quality Control - Defense romeo-wykle@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Ray O'Daffer Video Coordinator bxr824@mocs.utc.edu

2025 Football Support Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Email Address Phone
Emily Baustert Director of Football Ops/NFL Liaison emily-baustert@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Andrew Bement Recruiting Coordinator andrew-bement@utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494
Gerry Pacitti Assistant A.D. - Athletics Performance gerard-pacitti@utc.edu 423-425-5659 423-425-5659
Jim Horten Assistant AD - Strategic Communications (Football, Golf) james-horten@utc.edu 423-425-2350 423-425-2350
Amber Evans Assistant Director - Student-Athlete Academic Enhancement amber-evans01@utc.edu 423-425-5645 423-425-5645
Evan Wilson Director of Sports Medicine evan-wilson@utc.edu 423-425-5719 423-425-5719
Emma Fullington Director of Equipment emma-fullington@utc.edu 423-425-5717 423-425-5717
Addi Hill Operations/Recruiting Asst. hyv919@mocs.utc.edu 423-425-4494 423-425-4494