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2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Phone Email Address
Scotty Walden Head Coach 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Lanear Sampson Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Joe Pappalardo Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Kyle Beyer Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Kelvin Sigler Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties/Spurs 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Chris Jones Defensive Line/Defensive Run Game Coordinator 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Payton Pardee Wefense Coordinator/Tight Ends 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Andy Townsend Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Ray Pickering Running Backs 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Keelon Brookins Cornerbacks 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Craig Neece Bandits 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Fowler Freund Volunteer Recruiting Assistant
Austin Schmidt Offensive Quality Control
Garrison Wheatley Assistant Offensive Line
Devin Bacchus Assistant Linebackers
Jack Dolan Wefense Quality Control
Jacob Liebert Assistant Defensive Line
Ryan Freed Volunteer Running Backs Quality Control
Sam Salinas Volunteer Bandits Quality Control
Tahj Capehart Assistant Wide Receivers

2026 Football Support Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Phone Email Address
Dalton Elliott Director of Strength & Conditioning djelliott@utep.edu
Robbie Matos Associate AD for Football Operations 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 rsmatos@utep.edu
Chris Annan Assistant AD for Equipment Services 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 cannan@utep.edu
James Brown Director of Recruiting 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 jtbrown3@utep.edu
Austin Furgatch General Manager 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 alfurgatch@utep.edu
Maddie Matos Director of Creative Content 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 mmrose@utep.edu
Steven Curtis Nutritionist 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 sscurtis@utep.edu
Gabrielle Velasquez Football Video Coordinator 915-747-6799 915-747-6799 gmvelasquez4@utep.edu
Norma Posada Special Assistant to the Head Coach 915-747-5224 915-747-5224 nposada@utep.edu
Colton McClain Scouting Coordinator
Warren Zugbaum Volunteer Recruiting Assistant
Brandon Smith Director of Player Personnel