< PreviousGoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 58 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories O ne of the top developers of quarter- back talent in the nation, Brian Brohm returned to his alma mater in 2023 to mentor the quarterback position. In two seasons as the offensive coordina- tor and quarterbacks coach, Brohm has men- tored a pair of quarterbacks who have thrown for over 3,000 yards and over 20 touchdowns. Tyler Shough passed for 3,195 yards and 23 touchdowns and was a second round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints. Brohm saw his quarterback complete 67.2 percent of his throws and toss just six interceptions on 389 pass attempts. As the quarterbacks coach, Brohm tutored Jack Plummer to an all-conference season where he picked up third team honors after throwing for 3,204 yards and 21 touchdowns, while completing a solid 64.8 percent of his passes. As the offensive coordinator in 2024, Brohm directed an offense that averaged 36.5 points per game and was the only team in the country to score at least 24 points in each game. The explosive offense averaged 449.2 yards per game, which ranked 13th nationally and averaged 6.85 yards per play. Under Brohm, the passing game was one of the best in the country, averaging 264.1 yards per game and averaged nearly 13.0 yards a completion. In his return to Louisville in 2023, Brohm oversaw an offense that averaged 30.7 points per game and 415.7 yards of total offense. The offense tallied eight games ofmore than 30 points and over 400 yards of offense, includ- ing a season high 690 yards in a win over Mur- ray State. Brohm spent six seasons as the co-offen- sive coordinator and quarterback coach at Purdue. Under Brohm’s tutelage, the offense tallied six games of scoring more than 30 points and threw for 3,903 yards and 26 touchdowns in finishing with an 8-6 mark, which included the school’s first Big Ten West title. Purdue’s pass- ing game broke several school records during a remarkable 2021 campaign that featured a 9-4 record and two Top 5 victories. With Brohm serving as co-offensive coor- dinator and quarterbacks coach, Purdue threw for 4,620 yards to eclipse the old school record of 4,208 set in 1998. That amounted to 355.4 passing yards per game, a program best that surpassed the 1985 mark of 341.6 yards per game. During the 2021 campaign, the offense also set school records for completions (407), completion percentage (.708) and passing first downs (221). Under Brohm’s mentorship, Aidan O’Connell turned into a record-setting quarterback. He completed 71.8 percent of his passes to set a new individual school record, while throwing for 3,712 yards and 28 touchdowns. The Second Team All-Big Ten QB produced six 300-yard pass- ing games including a pair of 500-yard games, becoming the first Purdue quarterback to throw for 500 yards multiple times in a season. In 2018, Brohm mentored David Blough to his finest season as Purdue’s signal-call- er. Blough completed 305 of 462 passing attempts for 3,705 yards with 25 touchdowns. His .660 completion percentage set a single- season school record, while his passing yards and touchdown totals ranked fifth. Brohm helped guide the Boilermakers to an average of 443.9 total yards per game, the sixth-high- est in school history. Brohm coached Blough and Elijah Sindelar to a combined 3,202 passing yards and 27 touchdowns in his first season at Purdue. The Boilermaker signal-callers completed nearly 60 percent of their passes while cutting their inter- ceptions from 25 in 2016 to merely 11 in 2017. Brohm came to Purdue from Western Ken- tucky, where he was co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2016. He guided an offense that averaged 45.5 points, 336.8 passing yards and 523.1 total yards per game. Prior to joining the WKU staff, Brohm played professionally for eight seasons with the Green Bay Packers (2008-09) and Buf- falo Bills (2009-10) in the National Football League, the Las Vegas Locomotives (2011- 12) in the United Football League, as well as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2013) and Winni- peg Blue Bombers (2014-15) in the Canadian Football League. He was a second-round pick (No. 56 overall) by the Packers in the 2008 NFL Draft. One of the top quarterbacks in school his- tory, Brohm returned to his alma mater where he starred from 2004-07, and he still ranks among the Cardinals’ career leaders in pass- ing attempts (second, 1,185), passing yards (second, 10,775), passing efficiency (second, 157.92), completions (third, 780), completion percentage (third, .658), total offense (fourth, 10,819) and touchdown passes (fourth, 71). Brohm guided the 2006 Cardinals to a school best 12-1 record, including a 24-13 vic- tory over Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl, and a No. 6 national ranking in the final AP poll. He was named the Orange Bowl MVP after completing 24 of 34 passes for 311 yards against the Demon Deacons. His 30 touch- down passes in 2007 are tied for second in school history with Lamar Jackson. Brohm set school records with 45 completions and 65 passing attempts against Syracuse on Sept. 22, 2007, while his 555 passing yards against the Orange ranks second all-time. Brohm led Louisville Trinity High School to three Kentucky Class 4A state championships (2001, 2002 and 2003) and was named MVP of all three title games, including a 555-yard, seven-touchdown performance in the 2002 contest. In 2003, he was named Kentucky’s Mr. Football, USA Today’s Offensive Player of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year. Brohm graduated from Louisville in 2007 with a bach- elor’s degree in business administration. Brohm married the former Ashley Kraw- czyk in 2014. The couple has two children, Weston and Stella. BRIAN BROHM Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Brohm File Y ears at Louisville: 3 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 11th season Birthdate: Sept. 23, 1985 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. High School: Trinity Wife: Ashley Children: Weston, Stella College: Louisville ‘07 Bowl Games Coached: 8 Coaching Experience 2023-25Louisville Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks 2017-22Purdue Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks 2016-17Western Kentucky Co-Offensive Coordinator/ QuarterbacksGoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 59 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories B eggining his 30th season, veteran Ron English has brought an intensity and atti- tude to the defense since taking over as the defensive coordinator in 2023. In his return to Louisville, English’s defense has helped the Cardinals win at least nine games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2014. English’s attacking style has already turned in three shutouts over two seasons and has held 20 of 27 opponents to 20 or less points in a game. The 2023 defense set the standard as it was instrumental in guiding the Cardinals to the ACC title game for the first time in school histroy. Under English’s guidance, the Cardi- nals held six opponents to less than 14 points and posted a pair of shutouts, including a 23-0 win over No. 20 Duke, which helped him be named a semifinalist for the Broyles Award. Using his aggressive approach, the Cardi- nals held the opposition to 99.8 yards rushing per game, which ranked 10th nationally and was the sixth-lowest total in school history. Prior to his time with the Cardinals, Eng- lish spent two seasons as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Purdue, where the Boilermakers improved dramati- cally under English’s guidance. Taking over a defense that was giving up almost 400.0 yards per game prior to his arrival, the Boilermaker defense yielded an average of 350.0 yards per game and 24.6 points per game. The Boilermaker’s held four opponents to less than 17 points that season. Picking off just six passes the season prior, the Boilermakers would record 27 intercep- tions with English leading the secondary. Pur- due finished in the top 35 nationally in intercep- tions, including 15th in 2022 when the second- ary recorded 14 picks. Purdue’s defense was also top 25 in red zone defense (23rd - .756). English spent three seasons (2018-20) as the safeties coach at Florida before joining the Purdue staff. In 2019, Florida finished tied for ninth in the FBS with 16 interceptions. Prior to his time at Florida, English was the safeties coach at Mississippi State for one sea- son (2017). As MSU’s secondary coach, the Bull- dogs finished fourth in the SEC in pass defense (175.0 yards per game) and third in total defense (302.0 yards per game). MSU allowed merely 20.4 points per game in 2017. Mark McLaurin led the SEC in interceptions in 2017. English served as San Jose State’s defen- sive coordinator in 2016, with the Spartans finishing fourth in the Mountain West in pass defense (188.6 yards per game), first in third- down conversion defense (37.6 percent), fifth in interceptions (10) and fourth in turnovers forced (19). English was the head coach at Eastern Michigan from 2009-13. In 2011, he guided the Eagles to their best record in 15 years, finishing 6-6 and 4-4 in the MAC. English was named the MAC Coach of the Year in 2011. Prior to serving as the defensive coordina- tor at Louisville in 2008, English coached at Michigan for five seasons (2003-07), spend- ing three seasons (2003-05) as the defensive backs coach and the final two years (2006- 07) as defensive coordinator. Michigan fin- ished the 2007 season eighth in the nation in pass defense and English was nominated for the Broyles Award, presented annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. During his time in Ann Arbor, English was named the Rivals Defensive Coordinator of the Year (2006) and a Rivals top 25 recruiter (2006). In 2004, he became the first coach to have two All-American defensive backs in the same season (Marlin Jackson and Ernest Shazor). English was the secondary coach at Ari- zona State for five seasons (1998-2002), where the Sun Devils finished second in the nation in turnovers forced in 2000. English also spent time at San Diego State (1996-97) and Northern Arizona (1996) as a defensive backs coach. As a graduate assistant coach at ASU (1994-95), English earned a master’s degree in education administration. He began his col- legiate coaching career at Mt. San Antonio College (1993) after spending one year as an assistant at Ganesha High School (1992) in California. A four-year letter winner as a safety at Cal (1987-90), English earned a bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 1991, while help- ing guide the Golden Bears to the 1990 Cop- per Bowl title. English and his wife Sophia are parents to Simon, Sydney and Seth. RON ENGLISH Defensive Coordinator/ Secondary English File Years at Louisville: 4 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 30th season Birthdate: May 21, 1968 Hometown: Pamona, Calif. High School: Ganesha Wife:Sophia Children: Simon, Sydney and Seth College: California ‘90 Bowl Games Coached: 14 Coaching Experience 2023-25Louisville Defensive Coordinator 2021-22Purdue Co-Defensive Coordinator/DB 2018-20Florida Safeties 2017Mississippi State Safeties 2016San Jose State Defensive Coordinator 2009-13Eastern Michigan Head Coach 2008Louisville Defensive Coordinator 2006-07Michigan Defensive Coordinator 2003-05Defensive Backs 1998-02Arizona State Defensive Backs 1996-97San Diego State Defensive Backs 1996Northern Arizona Defensive Backs 1994-95Arizona State Graduate AssistantGoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 60 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories C hris Barclay, a Louisville native and former National Football League running back, was tabbed to coach the running backs at the University of Louisville in December of 2022. A graduate of Male High School, Barclay begins his 15th season of collegiate coaching, spending six seasons at Purdue, one at West- ern Kentucky and two years apiece at Marshall and William and Mary. In his first two seasons, Barclay has pro- duced a pair of first team All-ACC perform- ers in Isaac Brown (2024) and Jawhar Jordan (2023). Brown, who was a freshman All-Amer- ican, set the school’s freshman rushing record and broke Lamar Jackson’s freshman mark by running for 1,173 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2025. He became the first true freshman to run for over 1,000 yards in a season and was named the ACC’s Rookie and Offensive Rookie of the Year. The 2023 campaign saw Barclay tutor a duo that was one of the most productive in the ACC, combining for 1,938 yards and 24 touchdowns. Jawhar Jordan, a first team All- ACC performer, rushed for 1,128 yards and 13 touchdowns, while Isaac Guerendo added 810 yards and 11 scores. Both Jordan and Guerendo were drafted in the later rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft. While at Purdue, the running backs com- bined to rush for more than 1,500 yards this season led by Devin Mockobee. Barclay and the Boilermakers captured the Big Ten West Division crown and played in the conference championship game in 2022. Barclay’s running backs also eclipsed 1,000 yards in 2017, 2018 and 2021. In the six- game 2020 campaign, running back Zander Horvath accumulated 746 all-purpose yards and earned third team All-Big Ten honors. Barclay spent one season working with Brohm at WKU before moving to Purdue. Under Barclay’s guidance, Anthony Wales was named the Conference USA Championship Game Most Valuable Player and the Boca Raton Bowl Offensive MVP. Wales rushed for 1,621 yards on 237 attempts (6.8 average) and a school-record 27 touchdowns. Wales’ touchdown total led the nation, while his yard- age total ranked eighth among FBS players. Wales finished the season ranked 13th in the FBS in all-purpose yards with 1,944. Prior to Western Kentucky, Barclay spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as running backs coach at Marshall. In 2014, Barclay led Devon Johnson to 1,767 rushing yards on 206 attempts (8.6 average) and 17 touchdowns. Johnson was a 2014 Doak Walker Award semi- finalist, finishing sixth in the nation in rushing yards and 13th in rushing touchdowns in his first seasons as a running back after moving from tight end. As a team, the Thundering Herd led the conference in rushing yards per game (271.9), rushing touchdowns (40) and yards per carry (6.8) in 2014. Barclay also spent a pair of seasons coach- ing running backs at William & Mary and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Wake Forest, in 2011. The Demon Deacons’ all-time leading rush- er and scorer (non-kicker) with 4,032 yards, 40 touchdowns and 240 points, Barclay was the first player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to lead the league in rushing three consecutive seasons, finishing with 1,192 yards in 2003, 1,010 in 2004 and 1,127 in 2005. He was named First Team All-ACC twice and was named the 2005 ACC Player of the Year and the ACC Offensive Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Wake Forest Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns, Barclay played in the National Football League for three seasons with the Browns (2006-07), Tennessee Titans (2007), New Orleans Saints (2007) and Atlan- ta Falcons (2008). He also played with the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe in 2007 and the New York Sentinels in the United States Foot- ball League in 2009. Barclay graduated from Wake Forest in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He and his wife, Ashlee, have threedaughters, Houstyn, Harrisyn and Hollyn. CHRIS BARCLAY Running Backs Barclay File Years at Louisville: 3 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 15th season Birthdate: October 15, 1983 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. Wife: Ashlee Children: Houstyn, Harrisyn, Hollyn College: Wake Forest ‘09 Bowl Games Coached: 9 Coaching Experience 2023-25Louisville Running Backs 2017-22Purdue Running Backs 2016Western Kentucky Running Backs 2014-15Marshall Running Backs 2012-13William & Mary Running Backs 2011Wake Forest Graduate AssistantGoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 61 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories D eion Branch, a former Super Bowl Most Valuable player and one of Louisville’s most successful wide receivers, was named the wide receivers coach in February 2025. Branch was elevated to the wide receiver position after spending three seasons as the team’s Director of Player Development. He also served as the team’s interim head coach for the 2022 Wasabi Fenway Bowl leading the Cards to a 24-7 win over Cincinnati for the school’s first bowl win since 2019. A two-year letterwinner for the Cards, Branch is one of the school’s top wide receiv- ers and is one of the 28 players in UofL history to have his jersey honored. His No. 9 was cel- ebrated during the 2010 season. Coming to Louisville out of Jones Commu- nity College, Branch played for the Cards from 2000-01 and became one of only three wide receivers in school history to record back-to- back 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Branch, who was a first team All-Con- ference USA selection, led the team with 71 receptions for 1,016 yards and nine touch- downs in his first season with the Cards. He led the Cards to a 9-3 record and the school’s first C-USA title. The Cards advanced to the Liberty Bowl where Branch recorded a bowl record 10 catches for 170 yards and one touchdown in a loss to Colorado State. As a senior in 2001, Branch led the team in receptions with 72 while recording a confer- ence-best 1,188 yards and nine touchdowns. Finishing as a first team Conference USA selection, Branch guided the Cardinals to a second-straight C-USA Championship and won the Liberty Bowl, which included Branch securing a 34-yard touchdown reception in the 28–10 win against BYU. Branch closed his two-year stint with 143 receptions for 2,204 yards and 18 scores. Branch still ranks eighth in school history with 18 career touchdown receptions. After his successful stint with the Cardi- nals, Branch was a second-round selection and the No. 65 selection for the New Eng- land Patriots in the 2002 National Football League Draft. He went on to play 11 seasons in the NFL with New England, Seattle and Indianapolis (2002-12), recording 518 career receptions, 6,644 yards and 39 touchdowns. He appeared in a pair of Super Bowls. Branch was named the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIX, after tying former San Francisco wide receiver Jerry Rice and former Cincinnati Ben- gals tight end David Ross for the Super Bowl reception record with 11 catches for 133 yards. He was the first receiver to win the award since 1989 when Rice had his 11-catch game. A native of Albany, Ga., Branch graduated from Louisville in 2001 with a degree in com- munications. Branch and his wife, Shola, have four chil- dren, Deiondre, Deiontey, D’ahni and Nylah. DEION BRANCH Wide Receivers Branch File Years at Louisville: 6 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 1st season Birthdate:July 18, 1979 Hometown:Albany, Ga. Wife:Shola Children:D’ahni, Nylah, Deiondre, Deiontey College:Louisville 2019 Bowl Games Coached: 1 Coaching Experience 2025Louisville Wide Receivers 2022Louisville Interim Head Coach 2022-24Louisville Director of Player Development GoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 62 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories A veteran secondary coach, Steve Ellis was named cornerbacks coach at Louisville for the 2023 season. In his first two seasons at Louisville, Ellis has brought experience and intensity to the cornerback position that has helped produce a pair of NFL draft selections.Quincy Riley , who intercepted five passes over the past two seasons, was a fourth-round selection of the New Orleans Saints and Jarvis Brownlee was drafted in the 2024 draft by the Tennessee Titans. Before coming to Louisville, Ellis helped East Carolina become one of the top ball- hawking units in the nation. Ellis’ group netted a combined total of 25 interceptions over a two-year span, representing ECU’s highest per-game clip (1.19) since the 2013 and 2014 campaigns when they averaged 1.23 intercep- tions per game. Leading ECU to a bowl game for the first time since 2014, the 2021 Pirates stood 14th nationally and second in the AAC with 15 inter- ceptions. Under Ellis’ watchful eye, Ja’Quan McMil- lian captured the 2021 NCAA FBS Statisti- cal Championship in passes defended (1.75), while standing fourth nationally in total inter- ceptions, fifth in interceptions per game (0.42) and 22nd in fumbles recovered (0.67) to go along with his 56 tackles - which was second among all Pirate defenders. McMillian was a five-time 2021 Second-Team All-Amer- ica selection (FWAA, Associated Press, The Sporting News, The Athletic and Phil Steele Magazine), a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and an All-AAC choice for the second- straight year. In his initial season with the Pirates, Ellis pro- vided an immediate impact to the Pirates’ sec- ondary as his young position unit accounted for half of the team’s interception total with five. Ellis spent several years coaching at the Division I level, which included a 2019 assign- ment as defensive backs coach at South Flori- da, 10 seasons at Middle Tennessee State and six campaigns at Nicholls (La.) State, his alma mater. While working under former UofL head coach Charlie Strong at USF, Ellis played an integral role helping a Bulls’ unit that was in the Top 20 nationally in five statistical categories during the 2019 season. As ten-year assistant at Middle Tennes- see, Ellis was part of seven bowl appearances while serving as cornerbacks coach (2009- 2018), defensive coordinator (2011-14) and recruiting coordinator (2015-2018). As defensive coordinator at MTSU, Ellis orchestrated an impressive turnaround as the Raiders improved 48 spots in the national rankings in scoring defense, 29 in rush defense and 10 in total defense in 2012. In his last four seasons with the Raiders, Ellis helped lead the squad to postseason showings at the Bahama Bowl (2015), Hawai’i Bowl (2016), Camellia Bowl (2017) and New Orleans Bowl (2018), the latter following a Conference USA East Division title and league championship game appearance. Ellis began his coaching career in 2003 at Nicholls State, first working with the safe- ties before assuming duties as linebackers coach (2004-05) and defensive coordinator (2006-08). After capturing the 2005 Southland Con- ference title at Nicholls State, the 2006 Colo- nels ranked 19th nationally in total defense and his 2007 unit topped the league in inter- ceptions, total defense and pass defense. During his six-year tenure at Nicholls State, he mentored three FCS All-America selec- tions, seven first-team all-conference per- formers, a conference player-of-the-year a defensive player-of-the-year and two new- comer-of-the-year award winners. As a player, Ellis was a three-year starter, a three-year all-conference standout and team captain as a defensive back at NSU, wrapping up a playing career in 2002 with over 200 tackles and five interceptions before earning a bachelor’s degree in education in 2003. STEVE ELLIS Cornerbacks Ellis File Years at Louisville: 3 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 15th season Birthdate:January 25, 1980 Hometown:Stringer, Miss. Wife: Regina Children:Deja, Caleb, Aubrey, Ava College: Nicholls State ‘03 Bowl Games Coached: 10 Coaching Experience 2023-25Louisville Cornerbacks 2020-23East Carolina Cornerbacks 2019South Florida Defensive Backs 2009-18Middle Tennessee State Cornerbacks 2015-18Recruiting Coordinator 2011-14Defensive Coordinator 2006-08Nicholls State Defensive Coordinator 2004-05Linebackers 2003SafetiesGoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 63 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories M ark Hagen, a respected defensive line coach who has worked in the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 during his more than 40 years in the profession, is in his third season as the Louisville co-defensive coor- dinator and defensive line coach. In his first two seasons, Hagen oversaw the continued development of defensive lineman Ashton Gillotte — a 2025 third-round selection of the Kansas City Chiefs. Under Hagen’s guidance, Gillotte registered 15 sacks and 24.5 tackles for loss over a two- year span, including a league-leading 11 sacks in 2023. Gillotte earned first team All-ACC honors and was a second team All-American. In his two Louisville seasons, the Cards have totaled 581 quarterback pressures. According to PFF, the Cards finished third nationally in 2024 and ninth in 2023. Hagen’s knowledge and experience helped the Cards rank 10th nationally in rushing defense, limiting the opposition to less than 100 yards per game on the ground. Before joining the Louisville staff, Hagen was the co-defensive coordinator, along with Ron English, for a Purdue defense that showed consistent and steady improvement. The 2022 team finished in the top 20 in intercep- tions with 15 and the Boilermakers allowed 142.5 yards per game and held four oppo- nents to less than 100 yards on the ground. Returning to West Lafayette in 2021, Hagen made an immediate impact on the Purdue defense. The Boilermakers surrendered 22.4 points per game, ranking 34th in the country, to improve upon their No. 67 ranking from the 2020 campaign (29.8 ppg). Purdue’s defense also found the top 25 in red zone defense (23rd - .756). Focusing on the defensive line, Hagen guided George Karlaftis to All-America and First Team All-Big Ten honors. In Hagen’s first stint at Purdue (2009-10), the Boilermakers appeared in seven bowl games during his tenure, including the 2001 Rose Bowl and the 2004 Capital One Bowl. During his former time in West Lafayette, Purdue’s defense saw 18 members selected in the National Football League Draft over the years – including first-round picks Ryan Kerrigan (2011) and Anthony Spencer (2007), second- round selections Kawann Short (2013), Mike Neal (2010) and Bernard Pollard (2006) and third-round draftees Alex Magee (2009), Cliff Avril (2008), Stuart Schweigert (2004), Gilbert Gardner (2004) and Landon Johnson (2004). Hagen served as associate head coach for the defense and defensive line coach at Texas during the 2020 season. Prior to Texas, Hagen coached four seasons at Indiana (2015-18), most recently as the Hoo- siers’ co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. It was his third stint in Bloomington, having served as an assistant for two seasons (2011-12) and getting his collegiate coaching career start there as a graduate assistant and administrative assistant (1992-95). Hagen also spent three years (2013-15) at Texas A&M, working for two seasons with Aggies’ linebackers and the final year with the defensive tackles. His first full-time coaching job was at Northern Illinois from 1996-99. A native of Carmel, Indiana, Hagen was a four-year letterwinner at Indiana (1987, 1989- 91), two-time Second Team All-Big Ten selec- tion, three-time Academic All-Big Ten winner, 1992 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient and a captain at linebacker. As a linebacker with the Hoosiers, Hagen led the team in tackles for three straight years (1989-91) and was the team’s Balfour Award recipient in 1991 for bringing distinction and honor to the university. He is tied for fifth in Hoosiers’ history with 336 career tackles. While with the Hoosiers, Hagen played in four bowl games, including the 1991 Copper Bowl, where he was named the game’s Most Valu- able Defensive Player. He graduated from Indi- ana with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1991 and earned a master’s in sport marketing and management in 1995. Hagen and his wife, Denise, have four daughters – Abby, Emma, Ellie and Ava. MARK HAGEN Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Line Hagen File Years at Louisville: 3 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 42nd season Birthdate: July 28, 1969 Hometown: Carmel, Ind. High School: Carmel Wife: Denise Children: Abby, Emma, Ellie, Ava. College: Indiana ‘91 Bowl Games Coached: 11 Coaching Experience 2023-25Louisville Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL 2021-22Purdue Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL 2020Texas Associate Head Coach Defense/DL 2015-18Indiana Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL 2012Texas A&M Linebackers/Defensive Tackles 2011-12Indiana Defensive Tackles/Special Teams 2009-10Purdue Linebackers 2008Defensive Tackles 2005-08Assistant Head Coach 2003-08Special Team Coordinator 2006-07Linebackers 2000-05Defensive Tackles 1996-99Northern Illinois Defensive Tackles 1993-95Indiana Football Operations 1992-93GA/StrengthGoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 64 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories M ark Ivey begins his seventh season at the University of Louisville, and the third under head coach Jeff Brohm as the linebackers coach. Under Ivey’s guidance, the Cardinals were led in tackles by a pair of linebackers in T.J. Quinn and Stanquan Clark, who recorded 82 and 76 tackles, respectively. Quinn led the Cards in tackles for the second-straight year while Clark was second on the team with 76 in his first full playing season. Taking over the linebackers in 2023, Ivey oversaw the development of Quinn, who in his first season as a starter, led the team in tackles with 92. Quinn recorded four games of 10 or more tackles en route to earning all- league honors. Before moving to linebackers coach in 2023, Ivey spent four seasons coaching the defensive line for the Cardinals. He mentored standout Ashton Gillotte to All-ACC honor- able mention accolades in 2022. The long-time assistant coach pushed Jared Goldwire to produce his two best sea- sons, earning him a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. The 2020 cam- paign saw him record 35 tackles and a pair of sacks to earn him second team All-ACC accolades by the Associated Press. Coaching the defensive line in 2019, the Cardinals increased their sack total from 11 in 2018 to 27 in that year, with defensive lineman G.G. Robinson leading the group with 4.0. Before joining the Louisville staff, Ivey spent seven seasons with the Mountaineers, coaching the outside linebackers and the defensive line. Ivey was promoted to interim head coach following Satterfield’s departure to Louisville, guiding the Mountaineers to a 45-13 win over Middle Tennessee in the 2018 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. In guiding Appalachian State to a win in the first Sun Belt Championship Game and pick- ing up a bowl win, Ivey worked with a defensive line that included All-Sun Belt first-team pick MyQuon Stout, who recorded 21 tackles. Ivey’s coaching development helped three walk-ons become regular contributors as part of a nine- man rotation. Before the 2018 season, Ivey was promot- ed to assistant head coach to go along with his duties as the defensive line coach. Assisting on the defensive side of the football, Appalachian State’s defense ranked 17th nationally in 2017 with 38 sacks. In his first three seasons with the Mountaineers, Ivey’s linemen combined for more than 52.5 sacks and 109 tackles for loss for a defense that led the confer- ence in total defense and scoring defense in consecutive cam- paigns. In 2016, Appa- lachian State allowed the fewest points in conference play of any FBS team, finishing in the Top 10 nationally in scoring defense, and the top 20 in both total defense and rushing defense. Under Ivey’s guidance, Ronald Blair, who was named the Sun Belt’s Defensive Student- Athlete of the Year, ranked first in the Sun Belt for tackles for loss with 19 and second in sacks with seven. Blair was selected in the fifth round, with the 142nd pick in the NFL Draft, by the San Francisco 49ers. In 2013, three of Ivey’s outside linebackers ranked among Appalachian State’s top eight in tackles. Despite not starting a game as a true freshman, Kennan Gilchrist ranked fourth on the team and among the Southern Confer- ence’s top 40 with 59 stops, en route to earn- ing freshman all-conference honors. Serving as the special-teams coordinator from 2012-14, Ivey oversaw a unit that led the SoCon with a gaudy 40.6-yard net punting average. Punter Bentlee Critcher became only the second true freshman in school history to earn NCAA Division I FCS all-America recogni- tion after ranking second among all FCS punt- ers with a 45.9-yard punting average. The 2012 season saw the Mountaineers rank second in NCAA Division I FCS with a 40.8-yard net punting average on the strength of 45.9 yards per punt by all-American Sam Martin. Before returning to Appalachian State in 2012, Ivey spent 16 years as a successful high school coach in Florida, including 10 sea- sons as head coach at Cypress Lake in Fort Myers (2002-06) and Barron Collier in Naples (2007-11). In five seasons at Barron Collier, he led the Cougars to a 36-19 overall record and state playoff appearances all five years. BCHS won three-straight district champion- ships from 2007-09, doubling the number of district titles that the school had claimed in its first 29 years of existence. Ivey and his wife Rosa have three daugh- ters: Britini, Maggie, and Gabriella. MARK IVEY Linebackers Ivey File Years at Louisville: 7 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 14th season Birthdate: July 11, 1973 Hometown:Collinsville, Va. Wife:Rosa Children: Britini, Maggie, Gabriella College:Appalachian State ‘96 Bowl Games Coached: 9 Coaching Experience 2023-25Louisville Linebackers 2019-22Defensive Line 2012-18Appalachian State Dec. 4, 2018Interim Head Coach 2018Asst. HC/Defensive Line 2014-17Defensive Line 2012-14Special Teams 2012-13Outside Linebackers 2007-11 Barron Collier H.S. Head Coach 2002-26Cypress Lakes H.S. Head Coach 1998-01Gulf Coast H.S. Assistant Coach 1997Cape Coral H.S. Assistant Coach 1996Port Charlotte H.S. Assistant CoachGoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 65 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories K arl Maslowski, a former quality control coach at the University of Louisville, returned to the Cardinals as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant in Janu- ary 2023. In two seasons, Maslowski has transformed the special teams unit. The Cards led the country in blocked kicks, which accounted for two touchdowns, and placekicker Brock Travelstead hit broke the school record with a 56-yard field goal. In 2023, Maslowski’s special teams’ units blocked two punts and Travelstead connect- ed on school-record tying field goal that lifted the Cards to a 13-10 win at NC State. Before returning to Louisville, Maslowski spent one season with Brohm at Purdue as the special team coordinator and an assistant line- backers coach. In his lone season with the Boil- ermakers, Maslowski helped guide Purdue to its first ever Big Ten Championship appearance. Throughout the season, the special teams unit converted two successful fake punts and devel- oped all-conference return specialist Charlie Jones. In the Big Ten Championship, place kick- er Mitchell Fineran set a championship game record of five field goals made. Maslowski was instrumental in guiding Fineran to become the most accurate kicker in Purdue history Maslowski spent three seasons (2019-21) at Louisville where he assisted in the develop- ment of James Turner, who converted 13-of- 15 field goal attempts in 2020 and two-time all-ACC Return Specialist Hassan Hall. He also assisted place kicker Blanton Creque in setting a school record for career field goal percentage and punter Mason King setting a school record for career punt average. Prior to joining Louisville as the program’s senior quality control specialist (2019-21), Maslowski spent six seasons coaching special teams at Northern Michigan (2013-18). While in the Upper Peninsula, he coached lineback- ers, running backs and tight ends. Maslowski began his stint at NMU mentoring the line- backers (2013-16) before going to the other side of the ball to coach the running backs and tight ends (2017-18). Throughout his time up north, he guid- ed two All-GLIAC linebackers, two All-GLIAC punters and one All-GLIAC kicker. As Northern Michigan’s running backs coach, Maslowski played an integral role in his rushers setting three school rushing records and developing the school’s first Harlon Hill nominee. Prior to making the move to Northern Michigan, Maslowski coached at his alma mater Western Kentucky for three seasons. He served as linebackers coach from 2010-11, which included mentoring a trio of All-Sun Belt linebackers, before focusing specifically on special teams in 2012. His 2011 special teams unit finished in the top 25 nationally in four dif- ferent statistical categories. During his tenure, two returners earned All-America accolades. Maslowski was an All-American linebacker at Western Kentucky from 1999-2003 and earned a bachelor’s degree public in health education in 2004. He helped lead the Hill- toppers to a 1-AA national title in 2002, while earning team MVP and academic all-confer- ence honors during the 2003 campaign. Maslowski is married to the former Brittney Long and the couple has three children: Lila, Stella and Donovan. KARL MASLOWSKI Special Teams Coordinator/ Asst. Linebackers Maslowski File Years at Louisville: 6 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 20th season Birthdate: February 4, 1981 Hometown:New Lenox, Ill. Wife:Brittney Children: Lila, Stella and Donovan College: Western Kentucky ‘04 Bowl Games Coached: 5 Coaching Experience 2023-25Louisville Special Teams/Asst. LB 2022Purdue Special Team Coordinator 2019-21Louisville Sr. Special Teams QC 2017-18Northern Michigan Special Teams Coordinator/RB/TE 2013-16Special Teams Coordinator/LB 2012Western Kentucky Special Teams Coordinator 2010-11Special Teams Coordinator/LB 2008-09Miami University Defensive Graduate Assistant 2006-07Holy Cross Outside LinebackersGoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 66 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories R ichard Owens, a four-year letterwinner at the University of Louisville, was tabbed to coach the offensive line in December 2022. Owens returns to his alma mater after one season as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Georgia Southern. In his return to Louisville, Owens’ unit has been solid, finishing 14th in sacks allowed last season and 16th in tackles for loss while finish- ing in the top 40 in rushing over the last two seasons. Owens has producedseven All-ACC offen- sive linmen including 2023 starting center Bryan Hudson, who was named first team All-ACC and becomes the school’s second winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, which is given to the top lineman in the conference. Before serving one season at Georgia Southern, Owens served three successful sea- sons as the offensive line coach at UAB (2019- 2021). It was his second stint with the Blazers after having coached at UAB from 2012-14. Behind an experienced offensive line in 2021, the Eagles averaged 386 yards per game (180 rushing, 206 passing) with 43 offensive touchdowns (27 rushing, 20 pass- ing), capping a nine-win season by putting up over 400 yards of offense in an Inde- pendence Bowl win over No. 13 BYU. Led by first-team all-conference selection Colby Ragland, running back DeWayne McBride rushed for 1,371 yards and 13 touchdowns and protected for 2,200-yard passer Dylan Hopkins. Owens helped the Blazers win their third straight C-USA West Division title in 2020 and its second C-USA Championship over a three-year span. The Blazers’ offensive line had tremendous success led by first-team All- Conference USA selections Sidney Wells and Ragland. The Blazer offensive line assisted the ground game in rushing for 200.0 yards per game and gave up the nation’s fourth-fewest sacks (4). Under Owens’ tutelage, the line also helped Spencer Brown re-write the record books by graduating as UAB’s career leading rusher (4,011 yards). Brown had his best sea- son behind UAB’s offensive line, running for a career-best 111.1 yards per game as a senior. In Owens’ first year as the offensive line coach, the Blazers finished 9-5 overall and won the C-USA West Division title. Owens guided two players in Wells and Ragland to honorable mention All-Conference USA hon- ors. Wells started all 14 games, while Ragland started all 13 games he played in as these two anchored the line the entire season. Owens began his coaching career in 2010 at Arkansas and was with the Razorbacks as a graduate assistant working with tight ends for two seasons. Owens then joined the Blazers in 2012 as the tight ends coach, and in 2013 was named the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. In 2014, Bill Clark’s first year at UAB, Owens coached the tight ends. Following the 2014 season, Owens went to South Alabama for three years as the tight ends coach in 2015 and the offensive line coach from 2016-17. He then worked at the University of Louisville, his alma mater, in 2018 as the tight ends coach and director of on- campus recruiting. Owens was a three-starter for the Cardi- nals from 2000-03, compiling 36 receptions for 371 yards and seven scores. He caught a career best 20 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns in 2002 and closed his career with 12 receptions for 121 yards and three scores as a senior. After completing his collegiate career, Owens signed as a free agent with the Min- nesota Vikings. He appeared in 53 games between 2004- 09 with seven starts, recording17 receptions for 141 yards and one touchdown. Owens was with the Vikings from 2004-07 — serving as special teams captain during the 2005 cam- paign — before signing with St. Louis; after two years with the Rams, he signed with the New York Jets in July of 2009. Owens — who earned his degree in sports administration from Louisville in 2004 — is married to the former Tina Ryan. The couple has one daughter, Rylan. RICHARD OWENS Offensive Line Owens File Years at Louisville: 4 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 16th season Birthdate: November 4, 1980 Hometown: Middleburg, Fla. Wife: Tina Daughter: Rylan College: Louisville ‘04 Bowl Games Coached: 5 Coaching Experience 2023-25Louisville Offensive Line 2022Georgia Southern Offensive Line/ Run Game Coordinator 2019-21 UAB Offensive Line 2018 Louisville Tight Ends 2016-17 South Alabama Offensive Line 2015 Tight Ends 2014 UAB Tight Ends 2013 Offensive Coordinator/WR 2012 Tight Ends 2010-11Arkansas Graduate AssistantGoCards.com n @LouisvilleFB 67 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner | 27 Bowl Appearances | 13 Bowl Victories R yan Wallace was named the tight ends coach at Louisville in December 2022. Through two seasons, Wallace’s tight ends have combined to catch 12 touchdown pass- es over that span. Mark Redman was fourth on the team in 2024 with 24 receptions for 256 yards and three scores to earn a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams. Nate Kurisky has 30 receptions over two seasons, turning those catches into five touchdown receptions over that two-year span. Before joining the Louisville staff, Wallace spent six seasons on the Purdue staff, working the 2022 season as the tight ends coach and assisting the offensive line. He was hired at Purdue in 2017 and spent his first two years as offensive/special teams quality control. Dur- ing the 2021 campaign, he was an offensive and special teams assistant for the Boiler- makers. The 2022 season saw Wallace mentor Payne Durham at the tight end position, who earned second team All-BIG Ten accolades after catching 56 passes for 560 yards and eight touchdowns.Durham finished his career second on Purdue’s all-time receiving list for touchdowns with 21 and sixth with 1,265 receiving yards. Senior Brycen Hopkins highlighted the tight end position for Wallace in 2019, being named the Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year, a First Team All-Big Ten selection and Second Team All-America by USA Today. Hopkins finished second on the team with 61 receptions for 830 yards and seven touch- downs on the year. Hopkins’ reception and yardage total were the most by a Boilermaker tight end since Dustin Keller had 68 recep- tions for 881 yards in 2007. Redshirt freshman Payne Durham caught four touchdowns on his nine total receptions for the year. Both Durham and Hopkins were drafted into the NFL after that season. Before joining the Purdue coaching staff, Wallace spent the 2016 season as tight ends coach at Austin Peay. The Governors finished third in the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing and broke the school game record for total offense multiple times. According to 24/7 Sports, Austin Peay signed the No.1 recruiting class in FCS with Wallace on staff. Prior to his stint at Austin Peay, Wallace spent three seasons as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky, where he worked directly with the tight ends on Brohm’s staff in 2014 and 2015 and with the offensive line in 2013. In 2015, the Hilltoppers won the Conference USA Championship Game and Miami Beach Bowl. Western Kentucky finished that sea- son first in the nation in passing touchdowns, fifth in passing yards and scoring offense, and eighth in total offense. The season prior, the Hilltoppers broke 47 offensive school records, finished first in the country in passing touch- downs, second in passing yards, fourth in total offense and sixth in scoring offense. Tight ends Mitchell Henry and Tyler Higbee earned all-conference honors in 2014 under Wallace’s guide, with Higbee going on to be selected in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams in 2015. Wallace played two seasons of tight end at Western Kentucky (2011-12) and one year as an offensive tackle at Kentucky (2010). He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science (2013) and a master’s degree in sports admin- istration (2015), both from Western Kentucky. Wallace resides in Louisville with his wife, Samantha and his daughter,Seager RYAN WALLACE Tight Ends Wallace File Years at Louisville: 3 Years in Collegiate Coaching:13th season Birthdate: March 5, 1990 Hometown: Bowling Green, Ky. Wife: Samantha Daughter: Seager College: Western Kentucky ‘13 Bowl Games Coached: 10 Coaching Experience 2023-25Louisville Tight Ends 2022Purdue Tight Ends/Asst. OL 2019-21Tight Ends/Co-Special Teams 2017-19Offense/Special Teams Quality Control 2016-17Austin Peay Tight Ends 2013-16Western Kentucky Tight Ends GA 2013Offensive Line GANext >