Southern University

Ken Merchant enters his first season on the Bluff as Southern University’s offensive coordinator, bringing a creative offensive mind and experience developing quarterbacks at the collegiate level.

Merchant joins the Jaguars after serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Sacramento State in 2025, where he helped lead the Hornets to the Big Sky Conference’s third-highest scoring offense, averaging 36.4 points per game.

Prior to Sacramento State, Merchant spent two seasons at UNLV (2023-24) as an offensive analyst under Brennan Marion, where he was instrumental in implementing and developing the innovative “Go-Go” offense.

He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Monroe College in 2022 and held coaching roles at Pace University.

Merchant began his collegiate playing career at Morgan State University and ASA College before finishing at Southern Connecticut State University, where he graduated in 2017.