Bucknell University Football

Jeff Behrman, a 30-year veteran in the college football coaching ranks who won more than 72 percent of his games as a head coach at John Carroll and Union, was named the 28th Bob Odell Head Football Coach at Bucknell on Jan. 1, 2026. Behrman (pronounced BEAR-man) came to Bucknell from his alma mater, John Carroll, where he guided the Blue Streaks to a 29-7 record in his three seasons as head coach. Behrman was named the Division III Region 4 Coach of the Year this fall after his top-10 team finished 12-2, won the North Coast Athletic Conference title, and made a run to the NCAA semifinals. John Carroll beat three ranked teams along the way, including a double-overtime thriller over No. 2 Mount Union, which has won a record 13 Division III national championships. Behrman previously spent seven seasons as the head coach at Union. He inherited a team that had been 0-10 the year before his arrival, and by his fourth season the squad started 10-0, won the Liberty League crown, and reached the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. All told, Behrman has a 71-27 record as a head coach, including a 5-3 record in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Prior to his hiring at Union in 2016, Behrman was the offensive coordinator at Division I FCS Stony Brook for 10 seasons. He also had assistant coaching stops at Trinity, Hofstra, Blackburn, Glenville State, and Clarion. “Jeff Behrman has a three-decade track record as an impactful leader of student-athletes who have achieved tremendou

Jason Nelson joined the Bucknell football staff as the cornerbacks coach in January 2026. Most recently, Nelson served as the Defensive Coordinator and DB’s ...

Joe Collins joined the Bucknell football staff as the running backs coach in January 2026. Collins most recently served as a graduate assistant coach at Temp...

Joseph Torok joined the Bucknell football staff as a running backs coach in February 2026. Torok most recently spent one season at John Carroll University as...

Liel Karstetter was named Bucknell’s football equipment manager just prior to the 2010 season opener at Duquesne and is in 10th season as part of the Bison s...

Mac Austin joined the Bucknell football staff as the tight ends coach in January 2026. He comes to the Bison after one-year stints at Harvard and New Mexico....

McNeil Parker joined the Bucknell football staff as safeties coach and defensive pass game coordinator in March 2023. Parker, who has worked with defensive u...

Rex Rover joined the Bucknell football staff as a wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator in January 2026. Most recently, Rover spent five seasons wi...

Travis James joined the Bucknell football staff as the offensive coordinator in January 2026. James most recently spent three seasons at John Carroll with He...

Tyler Hughes joined the Bucknell football staff as the Director of Football Operations & Video Operations in January 2026. A John Carroll graduate, Hughes mo...