Ryan Aplin

Biography

Two-time Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete of the Year Ryan Aplin serves as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Georgia Southern. Aplin took over the Eagle offense in 2024 and put his mark on the squad quickly. Jalen White scored 13 rushing touchdowns and JC French set the school record for completion percentage in a season as four players went on to earn all-conference honors. In 2025, the Eagle offense featured the first 1,000-yard receiver in program history in Camden Brown, who also set a new school record with 14 touchdown catches, a 1,000-yard rusher in OJ Arnold and the program’s all-time leading passer in JC French IV. The 2022 season was a record-breaking one for Aplin as he helped transform the Eagle offense into an aerial threat. Georgia Southern broke just about every passing record under all-conference quarterback Kyle Vantreese, who finished the year with 4,253 passing yards and 27 touchdowns. Three receivers had over 700 yards apiece, including Khaleb Hood who broke the school’s single-season receptions (87) and yardage (925) marks. In 2023, the Eagle passing offense was once again stout as it finished in the top 20 nationally in passing yards per game. Hood set just about every receiving record in the books, breaking his own marks from 2022 and Jjay Mcafee posted a new school record for catches in a season by a tight end. Both players earned all-conference honors from various outlets. At Arkansas State, where he led the Red Wolves to conferen