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2025 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone	Twitter
Craig Knoche	Head Football Coach (Quarterbacks) Recruiting States - AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY	cknoche@uchicago.edu	773-702-9035 773-702-9035	@CoachK_UChicago
Daniel Gallagher	Offensive Coordinator (Tight Ends) *Recruiting States - AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, OK, SC, TN, TX*	dgallagher@uchicago.edu	773-702-5139 773-702-5139
Jason Nelson	Defensive Coordinator (Defensive Backs) Recruiting States - CT, DE, DC, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, VA, WV	jasonnelson@uchicago.edu	773-702-5139 773-702-5139	@Coach_J_Nelson
Erik Karlson	Special Teams Coordinator (Defensive Line) Recruiting States - IL, IN, IA, KS, ME, MI, MN, MO, NH, OH, VT, WI	ekarlson@uchicago.edu	773-702-5139 773-702-5139	@Coach_Karlson
Zach Farber	Assistant Football Coach (Wide Receivers)
Carlos Jones	Assistant Football Coach (Cornerbacks)
Rich Kersten	Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Assistant)
John Lizak	Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Line)
Jacob Mooney	Assistant Football Coach (Assistant Offensive Line)
Jacob Santos	Assistant Football Coach (Running Backs)			@UChiCoachSantos
Joe Shilts	Assistant Football Coach (Linebackers)
Shawn Shine	Assistant Football Coach (Linebackers)

2025 Football Support Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone	Twitter
Angie Torain	Director of Athletics and Recreation (Sport Administrator)	athleticdirector@uchicago.edu	773-702-7684 773-702-7684
Anicia Mattingly	Athletic Trainer	amattingly@uchicago.edu	773-702-1048 773-702-1048
Christian Eslava	Athletic Trainer	cpeslava@uchicago.edu
Landon Bundy	Director of Sports Information and Promotions	bundy@uchicago.edu	773-795-7599 773-795-7599
Isa Contreras	Athletic Communications Assistant	icontreras21@uchicago.edu	773-702-8760 773-702-8760