< Previous2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Head Coach Mark Ferrante 20 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM rushing offense, in addition to ranking fourth in the league in total offense and fifth with a scoring average of 24.4 points per game. Ijalana was an All-American in both 2009 and 2010, as well as being a three- time first team All-CAA selection during his collegiate career. Villanova reached the FCS playoffs in each of Ijalana’s last three seasons on the team, winning the 2009 national title and advancing to the semifinal round a year later. The other All-Americans who Ferrante has mentored are Eamonn Allen (2001) and Bryan Russo (1989). Allen earned first team Associated Press All-America recognition in 2001 and was also a first team All-East and first team All-Atlantic 10 selection. Villanova’s offensive line produced 17 All-Conference performers over a nine year span, including six first team selections, five second team picks and six third team hon- orees. In addition to Ijalana, the other first team selections are Brant Clouser (2010), Dan Shirey (2011) and Vince Kowalski (2014). Ferrante was a standout collegiate play- er in his own right prior to joining the coaching ranks. He was the quarterback for Andy Talley at St. Lawrence University, where he was named the 1982 Division III Player of the Year and also earned first team All-East honors. Ferrante directed the offense for a St. Lawrence team that went 10-1 during the 1982 season and reached the national semifinals in the playoffs. Ferrante went on to join Talley’s coaching staff at St. Lawrence, and spent one sea- son as the running backs coach in in 1983. His other coaching stops before coming to Villanova include coaching the running backs at Wagner (1984) and working on the coaching staff at Lafayette (1985-86). Ferrante and his wife, Georga, reside in Phoenixville, Pa. The couple has a 24-year- old son, Jimmy, who earned his degree from Villanova in 2018.PROUD PARTNER OF VILLANOVA ATHLETICS ©2019 MILLER BREWING CO., MILWAUKEE, WI • BEER CELEBRATE RESPONSIBLY®2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Assistant Coaches 22 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM Sean Devine returns to Villanova for his fourth season in 2020 and will coach the Wildcats offensive line. He will also serve as the team’s Offensive Run Game Coordinator. In addition to recruiting several local schools in the greater Philadelphia area, Devine’s recruiting territory will include South and Central New Jersey and Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas on the national front. Under Devine’s tutelage last year, senior offensive tackle Ethan Greenidge earned second team All-CAA honors. Greenidge went on to sign a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints. Devine also helped senior offensive tackle Brandon Hitner sign a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams. A veteran of more than 20 years in the collegiate coaching ranks, Devine spent four seasons as the Offensive Coordinator and offensive line coach at Delaware before coming to Villanova. He made an immediate mark on the Blue Hens in his first season in 2013, when he worked with one of the top offensive units in CAA Football. Delaware tallied a 7-5 record and ranked in the top half of the league nearly every statistical category, including second in scoring offense (32.8 points per game), third in passing offense (240.0 yards per game) and fourth in rushing offense (177.0 yards per game). Delaware won six games in 2014 and placed both junior tackle Ben Curtis and senior guard JD Dzurko on the All-CAA squad. Curtis went on to be an All-American in 2015 for a Blue Hens team that ranked second in the CAA and 17th in FCS football in rushing offense (219.4 yards per game). Delaware was also second in the league and 13th nationally in time of possession per game (33:04) in 2015. Devine worked with a pair of offensive linemen, Connor Bozick and Brody Kern, who were All-CAA selections for both the 2015 and the 2016 seasons. Devine coached for 14 years (1995-08) at New Hampshire, where he served as defensive line coach (1995-01), offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (2002-06), and offensive coor- dinator and offensive line coach (2007-08). Devine was a part of five consecutive FCS playoff berths from 2004-08, and during his time on the Wildcats coaching staff he saw New Hampshire gain a No. 1 national ranking and capture three conference titles. Among the players he coached was quarterback Ricky Santos, who won at least a share of the league’s Offensive Player of the Year award three straight years from 2005-07. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Colby College, in 1994 and also coached for four years at Boston College (2009- 12) prior to his stint at Delaware. He served as the offensive line coach at Boston College for three seasons and was also the tight ends coach in 2012. Devine helped lead the Eagles to berths in the Emerald Bowl (2009) and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (2010), and he coached two-time All-ACC performer Anthony Castonzo who was a 2011 first round draft pick by the Indianapolis Colts. Devine was a four-year starter at linebacker at Colby College, where he was a team captain. He was an All-East selection as a senior and earned his degree in Physics in 1994. He was Colby’s defensive line coach for the 1994 football season. Devine and his wife, Nicole, are the parents to daughters Amelie and Maelle. Ola Adams begins his sixth year with the Wildcats in 2020, and his second as the team’s Defensive Coordinator. After working with the Wildcat running backs his first two years, Adams was the program’s Special Teams Coordinator and cornerbacks coach the past two years. From a recruiting stand- point, Adams handles a number of local high schools in addition to the Maryland and Washington, D.C. area and the state of Virginia. He will also serve as the program’s pro liaison. Under Adams’ tutelage last season, freshman cornerback Christian Benford was named the CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year, as well as earning third team All-CAA accolades. During the 2018 campaign, Adams guided senior corner Malik Reaves to second team All-CAA honors and he was instrumental in senior punter John Hinchen being named first team All-Conference as the team’s Special Teams Coordinator. Adams also helped Reaves and fellow corner Trey Johnson sign free agents contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 2017 Villanova special teams improved in six different cate- gories in the national statistics under Adams’ tutelage. In addition to going from 112th to 50th nationally in punt return average, the Wildcats improved from 44th to 19th in punt average and 104th to 33rd in kickoff return average. Villanova also finished 15th national- ly in field goal kicking after ranking 38th the year prior. Adams coached All-CAA running backs in each of his first two seasons on the Main Line. Sophomore Aaron Forbes was a third team selection in 2016 after leading the team with 799 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. Forbes had a pair of 100-yard games, including a career-high 151 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a win over Albany. He also had one receiving touchdown on the year and led Villanova with 54 points. Senior running back Gary Underwood was a first team All-CAA selection and an All-ECAC honoree in 2015 during Adams’ first year with the Wildcats. He came to Villanova from Columbia University where he was the wide receivers coach in 2014. Prior to his year at Columbia, Adams was the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator at Cortland State. During his three years at Cortland, the Red Dragons tallied a 24-9 overall record and earned a NCAA playoff bid in 2012. In three seasons, his defense ranked top 33 nationally in 17 separate categories. Prior to spending one seasons (2010) as the secondary coach at Glenville State College, Adams had his first stint at Cortland as the defensive backs coach in 2009. He began his coaching career as the assistant defensive backs coach at Concord University in 2008. Adams has also participated in the NFL minority internship pro- gram. In 2014, he was the minority intern for defense (secondary) for the San Francisco 49ers, while in 2013 he served as the minority internship with the Chicago Bears (defensive line). Also, in 2013, he participated in the NFL Coaching Academy. As a player, Adams was a four-year starter at Concord University where he was the No. 7 rated Division II free safety in 2008. A three-time All-WVIAC honoree, including two years earning first team honors, Adams served as a team captain during his senior campaign. He also earned All-Northeast Region honors on two occasions. His career stats include 283 tackles, 29 pass break-ups, 14 tackles for loss, seven interceptions, five fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles. Adams, who earned a Bachelor of Science Sean Devine Assistant Coach (Offensive Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line) • 4th Season Ola Adams Assistant Coach (Defensive Coordinator/ Secondary) • 6th Season 2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Assistant Coaches 24 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM Degree in Recreation and Tourism Management in 2008, also ran track at Concord and was the 2006 WVIAC triple jump runner-up. Adams is single and resides in Philadelphia, Pa. Chris Boden is in his second year on the Villanova coaching staff and is the team’s Offensive Coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The former Wildcats standout is the program’s all-time career passing leader and returns to his alma mater after a successful head coaching stint at ASA College. Boden will recruit Florida along with New Jersey North, includ- ing Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties. His local recruiting territo- ry will include Abington, Archbishop Wood, Bensalem, Bishop McDevitt, Bristol, Cheltenham, Conwell-Egan, Council Rock North, Council Rock South, Harry S. Truman, Jenkintown, Lower Moreland, Morrisville, Neshaminy, Pennsbury, Upper Moreland and William Tennent high schools. Boden was most recently the head coach of ASA College Miami, where he led his teams to a 15-10 record over the past three sea- sons. That record included a 7-2 mark in his first year with the program in 2016, when the Silver Storm finished the season leading the nation in total defense and ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense. ASA College tallied a .500 record in each of Boden’s next two seasons, including going 5-5 and posting a +15.3 scoring mar- gin for the 2018 campaign. In his first experience as a head coach at the collegiate level, Boden led ASA College New York for the 2015 season after serving as the school’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the previous six years. Boden led the Avengers to a 6-5 record in 2015, including a five-game win streak midway through the sea- son. His team featured a strong offensive attack and averaged 25.1 points per game to go along with 353.2 yards per contest. Including his previous stint as the program’s offensive coordinator, Boden was a part of the ASA College New York coaching staff for a total of six years beginning with the program’s inception in 2009. Boden returned to the collegiate ranks after holding several coaching roles in the Arena Football League. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Columbus Destroyers and previously held similar roles with the Colorado Crush and the Nashville Kats. Boden was a part of consecutive playoff appearanc- es by the Crush during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. He coached a pair of All-Arena players in 2007, with center Kyle Moore-Brown earning first team accolades and wide receiver Damian Harrell being named to the second team. Moore-Brown was also a second team All-Arena honoree in 2008. Boden began his coaching career as the quarterbacks coach at Fordham for one season following a record-setting collegiate career. A 2000 graduate of Villanova with a degree in Sociology, Boden was the Wildcats starting quarterback from the 1997-99 seasons. He compiled a 25-10 record as a starter under center and helped the 1997 squad to a perfect 11-0 regular season and an appearance in the FCS playoffs. Boden is the school record holder with 10,146 career passing yards and he also holds the career (99), single sea- son (42) and single game (six) passing touchdown records. He was 868-of-1412 through the air in a Villanova uniform, completing 61.5 percent of his passes with the 99 touchdowns and just 31 interceptions. Boden still holds four of the program’s 10 highest single game passing performances and is the Wildcats career and single game leader in passing attempts and completions. Each of his three seasons as the starting quarterback rank in the top five in school history for total passing yards, including a high of 3,707 yards in 1997 which ranks second all-time. Boden also ranks second in the Villanova record book in career total offense. Boden is a native of San Clemente, Calif. and set 11 school records at San Clemente High School during a successful scholastic career before he came to Villanova. Boden and his wife, Jaclyn, reside in Media, Pa. with their eight- year old son, Chase, and five-year old daughter, Makayla. One of the veteran members of the Villanova coaching staff, David Riede is in his 14th season with the Wildcats in 2020 and will be team’s Recruiting Coordinator in addition to working with the team’s line- backers. Riede will specifically recruit sever- al local schools in Chester County as well as Pennsylvania districts 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, in addition to nationally in West Virginia, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. Riede has held several roles on the staff during his time at Villanova and was most recently the cornerbacks coach for eight seasons and the program’s Director of Player Personnel for nine years. In that role, he was responsible for assisting with all aspects of the Wildcats recruiting efforts and he also served as the team’s liaison to the Academic Support and Compliance offices. Riede came to Villanova from Allegheny College where he was an assistant from 2005-07. During his stay at Allegheny, Riede was responsible for coaching the wide receivers and overseeing all aspects of video coordination. He is a 2003 graduate of Baldwin Wallace College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice. During his playing days at Baldwin Wallace, he was a two-year letterwinner in football and a three-year letterwinner in baseball. Riede earned a Master’s in Sport and Recreational Management from Kent State University in 2005. Riede and his wife Lindsey reside in Wilmington. Del., with their two-year old son Jack. Chris Boden Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks) • 2nd Season David Riede Assistant Coach (Recruiting Coordinator/ Linebackers) • 14th season2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Assistant Coaches WWW.VILLANOVA.COM n 25 Ross Pennypacker returns for his sixth season on the Wildcat staff in 2020. In addition to serving as the Wildcats defen- sive line coach, Pennypacker will also be the team’s Special Teams Coordinator and the Defensive Run Game Coordinator. He previously was a graduate assistant and assistant coach for the program from 2006-07. Pennypacker will recruit a number of local schools, and his primary recruiting area will consist of Pennsylvania (Districts 2, 4, 11) and New York (Sections 3, 4, 5, 6). He will also recruit nationally in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Pennypacker spent four seasons as the Defensive Coordinator and safeties coach at Kutztown before returning to Villanova. While coaching the Bears, he mentored 15 defensive players who earned All-PSAC honors. Pennypacker’s defenses tallied three shutouts and ranked in the top half of the PSAC in rushing defense and turnover margin. Kutztown led the PSAC in red zone defense in 2014 and ranked in the top three in the league in total defense and turnover margin. Perhaps even more impressively, the Bears were 15-1 during Pennypacker’s time on staff when the defense held opponents to fewer than 24 points. Before his coaching stint at Kutztown, Pennypacker was an assistant coach for three years at Bucknell. He coached the team’s linebackers in 2011 and 2012 after guiding the safeties in his first season on the staff. Pennypacker was also the cornerbacks coach at Cornell from 2008-09. He began his coaching career in 2005 at his alma mater, Millersville University. A linebacker as a player, Pennypacker went on to serve as a stu- dent assistant and worked with both the outside linebackers and the safeties. He also was an intern assistant at Allegheny College, where he worked with the outside linebackers. During his first stint at Villanova, Pennypacker’s duties included serving as the Wildcats video coordinator and assisting with the defensive backs. Pennypacker is a 2005 graduate of Millersville with a degree in social sciences. He and his wife, Lisa, reside in Flemington, N.J. Brian Jones is in his fourth year in his second stint on the Villanova coaching staff in 2020. Jones is no stranger to the program after having been a member of the original Wildcats staff from 1984-87 when then head coach Andy Talley started to rebuild the program. Jones will work with the Villanova running backs and will recruit in several local areas, as well as in New York (Sections 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and nationally in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. Last season, Jones helped senior running back Aaron Forbes earn second team All-CAA honors. Forbes led the 2018 Wildcats in both rushing (828 yards on 153 carries- 5.4 avg.) and scoring (11 touchdowns for 66 points). Jones made a name for himself during more than two decades of coaching running backs at the FBS level. He spent 16 seasons at Missouri, where he was in charge of a Tigers running game that produced a 1,000-yard rusher seven times in a 10-year span begin- ning in 2006. He worked with senior tailback Russell Hansbrough during the 2014 season, when Hansbrough ran for 1,084 yards. Hansbrough also rushed for 685 yards and four scores in 2013, when Missouri ranked 16th among all FBS teams with an average of 237.4 yards per game on the ground. Henry Josey was one of the top comeback stories in college football during that 2013 campaign, as he gained 1,166 yards with 16 touchdowns and an average of 6.7 yards per carry one year after sitting out with a severe knee injury. Behind Josey were the duo of Hansbrough and Marcus Murphy, who rushed for 601 yards and nine touchdowns. Josey had been a first team All-Conference performer in 2011 when he averaged 116.8 yards per contest to lead a Missouri squad which led the Big 12 with 244.0 rushing yards per game. The other all-conference performers that Jones coached at Missouri are tailbacks Zack Abron, Tony Temple and Derrick Washington. Abron was a three-time All-League selection during his career, garnering second team honors in 2003 after being an honorable mention pick the year prior and a third team selection in 2001. Temple was a Honorable Mention All-Big 12 pick in both 2006 and 2007, while Washington was a second team honoree in 2008 and merited honorable mention accolades in 2009. Jones coached under Gary Pinkel at Toledo from 1992-00, then followed Pinkel to Missouri for the 2001 season. During his last two years at Toledo, the Rockets running attack was ranked in the top 10 in the country. Toledo averaged 253.8 rushing yards per game in 2000 to rank ninth in the nation, while the 1999 squad was 10th nationally with 239.2 yards per game in addition to leading the country with an average of 5.35 yards per attempt. In 1995, Toledo led the MAC and was fifth in the nation with 244.5 rushing yards per game. The team’s starting tailback that season, Wasean Tait, was named the MAC Player of the Year and garnered second team All-America honors after ranking second in the nation in rushing and third in scoring. Jones began his coaching career as the offensive line coach at RPI from 1983-84, before he came to Villanova as an outside linebackers coach. He also made stops at Massachusetts (1988- 91; receivers/outside linebackers) and Lafayette (1991, receivers) before going to Toledo and then on to Missouri. Jones also coached at Central Methodist College in Missouri in 2016. As a collegiate student-athlete, Jones was an offensive lineman at Connecticut, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing in 1980. He also holds a Master of Science Degree in Administration and Physical Education from Norwich (1983). Jones was born in Jamaica and raised in New York City. He and his wife, Mary Kay, are the parents of sons Grant and Brandon, and daughter Aubrey. Grant played football at Missouri, while Brandon is currently a member of the University of Illinois football team. Ross Pennypacker Assistant Coach (Special Teams Coordinator/ Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line) • 6th Season Brian Jones Assistant Coach (Running Backs) • 4th Season2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Assistant Coaches 26 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM Nate Pagan is back for his third season in 2019. After serving as an offensive assistant the last two years, Pagan earned a promo- tion to be the Wildcats wide receivers coach. He will recruit part of Philadelphia County and nationally in Atlanta (Cobb, Fayette, Fulton Counties), Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Pagan arrived at Villanova after spending two seasons at Stevenson, where he coached the wide receivers and was also the Special Teams Coordinator in 2016. During the 2016 season, Pagan assisted an offense that led the conference in scoring with 36.7 points per game. He coached a pair of receivers that earned All-Conference selections, including Preston Addo who was named first team All-MAC after finishing the season with 47 receptions for 799 yards and 12 touchdowns. In addition, Devin Salisbury was a second team All-MAC selection after tallying 71 catches for 815 yards and six scores. In his first season at Stevenson in 2015, Pagan coached Cortez Taylor who was an honorable mention All-MAC selection. As Special Teams Coordinator in 2016, Pagan coached three players who earned All-Conference mention on special teams. Running back Devonte Williams was the Special Teams Player of the Year and Addo was the Special Teams Returner of the Year. In addition, kicker Tim Sternfeld was named a second team all- league pick. The special teams unit ranked 14th in Division III in punt returns. Prior to Stevenson, Pagan was the wide receivers coach at SUNY Cortland for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. He coached All-American receiver John Babin, who had 82 receptions for 1,278 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2013. He also mentored first team All-Region kick returner Dylan Peebles. Peebles went on to earn All-America honors as a kick returner in 2014 when he had 26 returns for 907 yards, three touchdowns and an average of 34.9 yards per return. A graduate of West Chester University in 2013 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies/Professional Studies, Pagan was a defen- sive back, wide receiver and kick returner for the Golden Rams after playing one season at Clarion in 2008. He was recognized on the WCU Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll for six semesters while with the Golden Rams. Pagan is a native of Lancaster, Pa. Matt Colangelo returns to Villanova for a third stint on the coaching staff in 2020 and in his current role will work with the Wildcats outside linebackers. He will also recruit primarily in New England, includ- ing Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, as well as several local high schools. Colangelo previously spent the 2017 season at Villanova and most recently was the safeties coach at Holy Cross. During his one season with the Crusaders, Colangelo assisted with a defense which was one of the team’s strengths. Starting safety Joe Lang finished second on the team with 77 tackles and tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles while adding two sacks and four pass breakups. Colangelo also was responsible for recruiting areas of Pennsylvania (Northeastern and Lehigh Valley) as well as Texas. Colangelo first came to Villanova in 2017 and was an assistant linebackers coach during Mark Ferrante’s first year as Wildcats head coach. Colangelo helped to coach a unit that included first team All-CAA linebacker Ed Shockley, who had a team-high 101 tackles and went on to sign a free agent NFL contract following the season. Prior to his first Villanova stint, Colangelo was a defensive assis- tant at Yale for the 2016 season. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Assumption, where he was an assistant coach for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The Greyhounds won a combined 18 games during his two years on the staff, including an 11-2 season in 2015 when the team put together a 10-game winning streak and advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs. Colangelo played linebacker at Assumption during his collegiate career and was a senior captain for the 2013 season. The native of Cromwell, Conn. ranked third on the team in tackles as a senior, with his stats for the year including 69 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, two interceptions, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup. He earned Northeast-10 All-Conference first team honors that year and was also a Worcester Area first team all-star. Colangelo was presented with the 2014 William A. Cating ’64 Memorial Award as the Most Coachable male athlete at Assumption. Nate Pagan Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers) • 4th Season Matt Colangelo Assistant Coach (Outside Linebackers) • 4th Season 2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Support Staff 28 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM TJ Landis is in his sixth year as a mem- ber of the Wildcat football program and will serve as the Coordinator of Football Video Operations & Administrative Services. He oversees all aspects of video production for the coaching staff during both practices and game days. Landis is a 2014 graduate of Elon University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sport and Event Management. During his time at Elon, he worked four years as a student assistant video coordinator for the football team. In this role, he used video editing programs to breakdown film for both practices and games. He also spent one season working as a marketing and recruiting assistant for the Elon women’s basketball team. He is single and resides in Manayunk, Pa. Tyler Waite is an Associate Athletic Trainer at Villanova and is in his 12th season as the head athletic trainer for the football program in 2020. In addition to those responsibilities, Waite also works with the Wildcats golf team. In March of 2017, Waite was a guest at the NFL Scouting Combine on behalf of the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS). He was one of just three collegiate football athletic trainers to be invited to the combine, where his credential allowed him to observe player medical exams and workouts while interacting with the athletic trainers and physicians from all 32 NFL organizations. The invitation to attend the NFL Combine was an important experience from both a networking and an educational perspec- tive, and Waite also attended the NFL Combine PFATS Dinner Reception as well as the NFL Physician’s Society/PFATS General Medical Symposium which addressed a variety of medical topics in addition a presentation of case studies. Waite earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Athletic Training from Ohio State in 2005, and a Master of Science Degree in Sports Medicine from Oregon State in 2007. He originally came to Villanova in 2008 from the United States Military Academy, where he was the head athletic trainer for the football team. He previously served a year-long internship with the Buffalo Bills and was a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Oregon State, where he worked with the football, women’s golf, baseball and women’s basketball programs. He and his wife, Stephanie, reside in West Chester, Pa. Mike Tucker enters his third year as the Villanova Football strength & conditioning coach. Tucker arrived at Villanova after spending two years at San Jose State as the assistant athletic performance coach for the Spartan football program. In this role, he assisted in planning, implementing and coaching all aspects of football athlet- ic performance. He was also the head baseball, women’s basketball and women’s volleyball athletic performance coach. Prior to his stint at San Jose State, Tucker served a six month internship at Clemson University where he helped coach baseball, track & field and men’s & women’s soccer in the weight room and field training. He also spent a year at Kutztown University where he was both the head athletic performance coach and defensive line coach. In this role, he designed and implemented a year round strength & condi- tioning program for the football team. In his two seasons at Kutztown, Tucker coached three defensive linemen to All-Conference honors. He began his career in strength & conditioning at North Dakota State University as an athletic performance intern coach in August of 2014. Tucker is a 2014 graduate of Holy Cross University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in History and was a four-year letter winner in football, including a three-year starter at outside line- backer. He also owns a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology from San Jose State. Rev. Rob Hagan, O.S.A. is in his 18th sea- son at Villanova and is currently a Senior Associate Athletic Director overseeing all aspects of Student-Athlete Welfare, a role which includes oversight of the Sports Medicine and Strength & Conditioning departments. He is also the team chaplain for the football and men’s basketball programs. Father Rob first came to Villanova in 2003 as the Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance and was promoted to his current position in July 2004. He was ordained to the priesthood in September 2003. After graduating from Villanova in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Father Rob went on to earn a J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1990. He then spent seven years as an attor- ney with Gillin and Associates, where from 1990-97 he served as Criminal Defense Counsel in addition to handling contract negotia- tions, arbitrations and mediations. He also served as counsel to the Delaware County Solid Waste Authority and the Delaware County Register of Wills. Father Rob is a past member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Delaware County Bar Association and the Delaware County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Father Rob currently presides at Villanova campus masses and assists on weekends at St. Paul’s Parish in South Philadelphia. Former baseball student-athlete Dr. Michael Duncan came back to his alma mater in the summer of 2012 and serves as the physician for the Athletics Department. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Villanova, where he majored in biology with a minor in business along with being a four- year student-athlete. Duncan earned his medical degree from Georgetown School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Bryn Mawr Family TJ Landis Coordinator of Football Operations & Administration Services - 6th Season Tyler Waite Associate Athletic Trainer 12th Season Mike Tucker Strength & Conditioning Coach 3rd Season Rev. Rob Hagan, O.S.A. Team Chaplain 18th Season Dr. Michael Duncan Team Physician2021 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Support Staff WWW.VILLANOVA.COM n 29 Practice Residency Program at Bryn Mawr Hospital. He completed his primary care sports medicine fellowship through the Drexel University Sports Medicine fellowship program, and while at Drexel he served as an assistant team physician for two Division I uni- versities, one Division II university and two Philadelphia area high schools. Duncan is an active member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians and Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians. Returning to Villanova’s football side- lines again this fall is Dr. William Emper, the Wildcats orthopedic surgeon. A Harvard University graduate, Emper completed his medical studies at Harvard’s Medical School and was an All-Ivy League defensive back in 1977. He is associated with Bryn Mawr Hospital as an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist. Returning for her 22nd season on the football staff is Joan McGuckin who will serve as the Coordinator of Football Operations. Before joining the football staff, she was the Villanova Athletic Department Travel Coordinator from 1983 until the spring of 1997. McGuckin first came to Villanova in 1976 when she worked as the football secretary under former Wildcats coach Dick Bedesem. She held that position until 1981. Jenn Brophy joined the Office of Academic Support for Athletics in 2008 and is current- ly the Director of Academic Support. Brophy leads and oversees all aspects of the Office of Academic Support for Athletics to pro- vide supplemental academic support for all varsity student-athletes in a manner that addresses their unique academic needs. She previously was the Assistant Director and then the Associate Director before being promoted to her current title in 2016. Brophy has been instrumen- tal in increasing the services offered to student-athletes during her time at Villanova and has helped continue the tradition of academ- ic excellence for Wildcats student-athletes. Brophy has also been involved in the greater campus communi- ty and has served on several University committees, including the University Retention Committee, the Athletic Advisory Committee, ADIT and Athletic Title IX. She attended the University of Michigan National Intergroup Dialogue Institute in 2012 on behalf of Villanova and is an instructor for the IGR courses offered through the Communication department. Brophy is also an instructor for the Leadership Learning Communities and recently began to work with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to instruct their Professional Development courses. Professionally, Brophy is a member of the National Association for Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A), National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) and is actively involved with the NCAA and BIG EAST Conference. A 2004 graduate of Lebanon Valley College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, Brophy went on to earn her Master of Education degree in Sport and Recreation Administration from Temple in 2007. While at Temple, she interned at Saint Joseph’s with the Office of Academic Support for Student-Athletes. Brophy also competed an internship with the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs where she worked with Athlete Services and the Operations Department. After graduating from Temple, Brophy worked as the Academic Coordinator for the Office of Academic Affairs for Varsity Athletics at Loyola College in Maryland before coming to Villanova. Brophy and her husband, Kyle, reside in Broomall, Pa. with their four-year old daughter, Kylee, and two-year old son, Colin. Dean Kenefick has been at Villanova since 1995 and earned a promotion to his current role as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications in the summer of 2018. He had previously been elevated to an Assistant Athletic Director from 2002-07 and was then an Associate Athletic Director for 11 years before his most recent promotion. In his current position, Kenefick oversees all aspects of Villanova’s Athletics Media Relations department. He is also begin- ning 24th season as the primary contact for both the football and women’s basketball programs. In 2019, he will begin his 15th year as the sport administrator for the women’s lacrosse program and the ninth as the day-to-day administrator for football. Kenefick served three years as a member of the BIG EAST Women’s Lacrosse Championship Committee and three years as a member of the BIG EAST Golf Championship Committee. During his time as the football media relations director, Kenefick has successfully organized three national player of the year cam- paigns. Kenefick helped wide receiver Brian Finneran earn the Walter Payton Award in 1997, running back Brian Westbrook in 2001 and quarterback John Robertson in 2014. Kenefick has had his work recognized on a national level on a number of occasions. His football media guide was twice voted the top publication in the nation at the FCS level and his football game day program finished in the top three on two occasions. A 1994 graduate of Villanova with a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education and a minor in Geography, Kenefick earned a Master’s Degree in Education from Villanova in July 1999. He was named Director of Media Relations in the fall of 1998 after serving as the Assistant Director from 1995-98. Kenefick and his wife, Stacey, reside in Drexel Hill, Pa. with their 12-year old daughter, Hailey, and nine-year old daughter, Hannah. DR. WILLIAM EMPER Team Orthopedic Surgeon Joan McGuckin Coordinator Of Football Operations Jenn Brophy Director of Academic Support Dean Kenefick Senior Associate AD / CommunicationsNext >