Football Coaches

2026 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
Peter Renkoski	Quality Control - Defense	peter-renkoski@utc.edu

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
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
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