Football Coaches

Southern University

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Phone	Email Address
Marshall Faulk	Head Coach
Curtis Johnson	Associate Head Coach / Wide Receivers		curtis.johnson02@sus.edu
Todd Lyght	Defensive Coordinator
Kenneth Merchant	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks		kenneth.merchant@sus.edu
Ben Miles	Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator		benjamin.miles@sus.edu
Nick Williams	Run Game Coordinator
Donald Penn	Offensive Line
Anthony Balancier	Defensive Backs		anthony.balancier@sus.edu
Joshua Covington	Running Backs		joshua.covington@sus.edu
Kyle Kramer	Defensive Line
Chris Claiborne	Linebackers
Fred McNair	Senior Advisor	225-771- 225-771-	freddie.mcnair@sus.edu
Barry Gant Jr.	Football Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Ricky Jackson	Director of Football Operations	225-771-3171 225-771-3171	ricky.jackson@subr.edu
Alexys Ellis	Head Coach Assistant / Recruiting Assistant
Kriston Davis	Graduate Assistant
Richard Johnson	Assistant Wide Receivers
Marshall Faulk Jr.	Assistant Running Backs / Video Coordinator
Rolous Frazier	Recruiting Assistant

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Phone	Email Address
Rodney Kirschner	Deputy Athletic Director (FB, WBB, BOWLING, MBB, BSB) \| Director of Media Relations \| Director of Strategic Communications \| SID	225-771-3171 225-771-3171	rodney.kirschner@sus.edu
Willie D. Scott	Associate Director of Strategic Communications \| Director of Media Relations (FB, SOC, CC, VB, WBB, MBB, BSB, TN, SB, T&F, Golf, Bowling)	225- 771-3495 / 225-521-1342 225- 771-3495 / 225-521-1342	willie.scott01@sus.edu
Dr. Jessica Robinson	Director of Sports Medicine	225-771-3304 225-771-3304	jessica.robinson02@sus.edu
Dr. Anthony Johnson	Medical Director / Head Team Physician
David Rabalais, MD	Team Orthopedic
Theodore Major	Head of Football Equipment	(225) 771-3177 (225) 771-3177	theodore.major@sus.edu
Orlando Brown	Assistant Football Equipment	225-771- 225-771-	orlando.brown@sus.edu