Missouri Southern State University Football

Atiba Bradley was named the 13th full time head football coach in the history of Missouri Southern on February 5, 2021. He became the first graduate of Missouri

Akeem Gilmore was named MSSU Football's Wide Receivers Coach ahead of the 2025 season. Gilmore played four seasons at Southern as a wide receiver. He racked up

Ashly Salomonsky was named MSSU Football's Offensive Line Coach ahead of the 2025 season. Salomonsky previously coached at Shorter University. As the Offensive

Casey Carlo joined Missouri Southern in 2019, serving as the defensive line coach.  Carlo comes to Southern after a season at Wayne State College where he was

Colton Meyers joined Missouri Southern in 2021 as the quarterbacks coach before taking over as the offensive coordinator and maintaining his responsibility for coaching

Dantrell Kelley was named Running Backs coach on the Missouri Southern Football team ahead of the 2026 season.    Kelley comes to Joplin after spending the past

Eric Lee was named MSSU Football’s Defensive Backs Coach ahead of the 2026 season. Lee joins the Lions after spending two seasons at Lincoln University, where

Jalen Bethany was named Wide Receivers coach on the Missouri Southern Football team ahead of the 2026 season.    Bethany comes to MSSU after spending a season

Joaquin Tapusoa was named MSSU Football's Defensive Assistant ahead of the 2026 season. He served as the Lions' Tight Ends Coach in 2025.  Tapusoa played at Southern from

Joe Bettasso joined Missouri Southern as the defensive coordinator in 2019. In 2018, he served as the Interim Head Coach of the Lions for the final eight weeks of

Tyler Cupp was named Tight Ends coach on the Missouri Southern Football team ahead of the 2026 season.  Cupp previously spent three years as a student assistant