University of Nevada-Reno Football
Coaching Staff (29)

Head Coach
Jeff Choate begins his third season as Nevada head football coach in 2026. Choate was named the 28th head coach of the Nevada football program Dec. 4, 2023. Under

Director, Football Recruiting Operations
Austin D'Armond begins his first season at Nevada in 2025, joining the Wolf Pack as Director of Recruiting Operations. D'Armond served as Michigan State's Director
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Assistant Special Teams Coordinator
BJ Robertson, who served on Jeff Choate's Montana State football staff from 2016-20, begins his third season on staff and first as assistant special teams coordinator
General Manager

Offensive Coordinator
Brett Bartolone, who served as an offensive analyst for the Wolf Pack from 2020-21, returned to Nevada as the program’s Offensive Coordinator on Dec. 19, 2025. Bartolone

Director of Nutrition, Football
Brittney Patera begins her second season as Nevada Football's Director of Nutrition in 2025. Patera came to Reno in February 2024 as the program's first Director

Offensive Line
Former Wolf Pack standout and Ely native Cameron Norcross returns to his alma mater to oversee The Union in 2026. Norcross, a veteran of over two decades of coaching

Associate Athletics Director, Football Administration
Cole Moore begins his first season as Nevada Football's General Manager, a position he took over in April 2026. Moore joined the Wolf Pack staff as Associate Athletics

Director of Football Operations
Eli Miller joined the Nevada football staff in Feb. of 2022 as the Director of Football Operations, and begins his fourth season with the Wolf Pack in 2025. Miller,

Director of On-Campus Recruiting

Head Football Equipment Manager
Gabbie Garlow serves as the Head of Football Equipment Manager for Nevada Football, overseeing all equipment operations including running practice and fitting student-athletes for gear such as helmets and shoulder pads to ensure they are prepared for competition. Her daily responsibilities include ensuring that all football equipment needs are met and that equipment is prepared and ready for practice and game days. Garlow has been with the Nevada football program since August 2018, progressing through multiple roles including Football Student Equipment Manager (Aug. 2018-Aug. 2022), Temporary Hire Assistant (Sept. 2022-Jan. 2023), Assistant Equipment Manager (Jan. 2023-June 2023), and her current position as Head of Football Equipment Manager (June 2023-Present). She holds a B.A. from the University of Nevada (2022) and is from San Francisco, California.
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Assistant Athletic Director, Creative Services/Football Video Coordinator

Defensive Graduate Assistant (DL)

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Jason Loscalzo, with nearly 30 years of strength-and-conditioning coaching experience in both the college game and NFL, returned to Reno in 2024 and begins his second

Running Backs
Jim Mastro, a highly-respected coach in the collegiate ranks, and along with legendary Wolf Pack head coach Chris Ault one of the innovators of the Pistol offense

Passing Game Coordinator/Secondary
Montana Football Hall of Famer and NFL veteran Joey Thomas has made an immediate impact on the Wolf Pack secondary since his arrival in 2024, and returns for his

Tight Ends
Jordan Loeffler returns to Nevada to oversee the Wolf Pack tight ends in 2026. During his first stint with Nevada (2023-24), Loeffler served as an offensive analyst
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Defensive Coordinator
Kane Ioane begins his third season as Nevada's defensive coordinator in 2026. Ioane oversaw an incredible season-to-season turnaround of the Wolf Pack defense

Football Creative Video Coordinator

Wide Receivers
Keith Price was named Nevada's wide receivers coach in December 2025. Price spent the past three seasons (2023-25) coaching wide receivers at Idaho State, a span

Graduate Assistant (OL)
Matt Yzaguirre begins his first season on the Nevada staff as assistant offensive line coach in 2026. Yzaguirre joins the Wolf Pack after spending three seasons

Inside Linebackers
Three-time national champion and former NFL linebacker Nico Johnson enters his second season on the Nevada staff in 2025, and will oversee the inside linebackers

Offensive Graduate Assistant
Nikhil Nayar joins the Wolf Pack staff as an offensive graduate assistant in 2025. Nayar played quarterback at Idaho from 2018-21, and prior to that was a standout

Special Teams Coordinator/Nickels
Parker Henry begins his third season as Nevada’s special teams coordinator and second overseeing the Wolf Pack nickels in 2026 after coaching linebackers in 2024. Henry, who

Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line
Payam Saadat enters his third season at Nevada as the team's Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line in 2026. In 2025, his second season overseeing the Wolf Pack's

Senior Defensive Analyst
Rob Christoff, with more than 25 years of college, high school and pro football coaching experience, joins the Nevada staff as a senior defensive analyst. Christoff

Assistant Defensive Line
Tevis Bartlett, who served as a defensive analyst for the Wolf Pack in 2024, begins his second season on staff in 2025, rising to assistant defensive line coach

Quarterbacks
Trey Tinsley begins his second season on the Wolf Pack staff and first overseeing the quarterback room in 2026. Tinsley joined the Wolf Pack as an offensive graduate

Director of Player Development/Assistant Tight Ends
Virgil Green begins his fifth season on the Nevada Football staff and first as Director of Player Development and assistant tight ends coach. The former Wolf Pack
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