Charleston Southern University Football
Coaching Staff (15)
Head Coach
Gabe Giardina became the sixth Charleston Southern head football coach in program history in November of 2022. He comes to the Buccaneers after coaching stops at
Head Coach
Defensive Line
Antonio Rodriguez Title Assistant Coach (Defensive Line/Run Game Coordinator) Email arodriguez@csuniv.edu Phone (843) 863-7603
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Director of Football Operations / Assistant Coach
Braxton Chadwick joined Charleston Southern as a graduate assistant with the defense in the summer of 2023 and was promoted to the role of Director of Football Operations/Assistant
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Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends
Cade Rowland joined Charleston Southern as a graduate assistant working with the wide receivers in the summer of 2024. The 2025 season will mark his second with
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Running Backs
Cam Gardner joined Charleston Southern in the spring of 2026 as the team's running backs coach. He came to CSU after a one-year stint at Drake where he was the team's
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Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
Cedric Williams Title Assistant Coach (Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator) Email ctwilliams@csuniv.edu Phone (843) 863-7108
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Graduate Assistant/Video Coordinator/Operations
Hogan Miller enters his first season at Charleston Southern University, joining the football program in the summer of 2025 as a graduate assistant. Prior to CSU,
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Graduate Assistant/Linebackers
Landry Horne joined Charleston Southern in June of 2025 as a Graduate Assistant for the Linebackers. Horne arrives at Charleston Southern after being at East Carolina
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Secondary
Duncan enters his third year on staff at Charleston Southern after previously serving as the Defensive Coordinator at North Greenville for the 2021 & 2022 seasons.
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Corners
Mike Edwards joined the Charleston Southern Football staff in the spring of 2025 as an assistant coach working with the corners. Previously, he was with the Wofford
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Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
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Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Strickland arrived at Charleston Southern in January of 2025 after working at Anderson since February 2022 in the same role and helping launch the program from its
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Graduate Assistant/Offensive Line
Thomas McNeil, from Marietta, Georgia, joined Charleston Southern University in 2026 after five seasons with the University of Georgia football program. He was hired
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Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
Vince Giardina enters his third season at Charleston Southern University in 2024 and serves as the Wide Receivers Coach. During January of 2024, he took over as
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