Football Coaches

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail	Year at W&L
Garrett LeRose '07	Head Football Coach	540-458-8137 540-458-8137	leroseg@wlu.edu	17th (2008)
Vaughn Johnson	Associate Head Football Coach - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	540-458-8136 540-458-8136	vjohnson@wlu.edu	5th (2020)
Mat Rapoza '03	Assistant Football Coach - Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs & Tight Ends	540-458-8688 540-458-8688	mrapoza@wlu.edu	4th (2022)
Tony Collins II	Assistant Football Coach - Defensive Line	540-458-8666 540-458-8666	tcollins@wlu.edu	4th (2022)
Nick Kazandjian	Assistant Football Coach - Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers	540-458-8058 540-458-8058	nkazandjian@wlu.edu	1st (2025)

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail	Year at W&L
Matt Eaker	Sports Information Director	540-458-8674 540-458-8674	meaker@wlu.edu	3rd (2023-24)
Brian Duclos	Athletic Trainer	540-458-4836 540-458-4836	bduclos@wlu.edu	8th (2018-19)
Matt Phillips	Athletic Trainer	540-458-4837 540-458-4837	phillipsm@wlu.edu	20th (2006)
Michael Hill	Faculty Athletics Mentor			Professor and Program Head of Africana Studies
Matt Tuchler	Faculty Athletics Mentor			Head of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department; Associate Professor of Chemistry