University of Nevada-Las Vegas Football

After two years of making history on the field, UNLV football made a historic hire on Dec.12, 2024, as longtime SEC head coach Dan Mullen was appointed the new head

UNLV football head coach Dan Mullen named Adrian Mayes as the Rebels’ tight ends coach and run game coordinator on Jan. 3, 2025.   Mayes came to Las Vegas after

Former NFL player Akeem Davis has overseen the Rebel cornerbacks since joining the staff in 2023. He added the responsibilities of pass game defense coordinator

Bam Amina was named UNLV's linebacker coach in 2025 after serving the previous season as graduate assistant coach for the Rebels. The former Bishop Gorman High School

Corey Dennis was officially announced as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for UNLV on Jan. 3, 2025.   Dennis most recently served as the passing game

David Wedley is the Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services and the Academic Eligibility Specialist for Football. Since joining SAAS in 2011, David also worked

Wide receivers coach Del Alexander was named UNLV Football Interim Head Coach on Dec. 8, 2024, after the departure of Barry Odom and led the Rebels to their first

UNLV head coach Dan Mullen announced the hiring of Jon Clark as the program’s new Director of Football Operations on Jan. 9, 2025.   A veteran administrator who

Head coach Dan Mullen completed his primary support staff with the naming of Jonathan Herd-Bond as UNLV Football Director of Player Personnel on Jan. 9, 2025.   Herd-Bond

Josh Hewitt returned for his second go-round with UNLV Athletics in 2025 and oversees the Rebels' football equipment operations. He moved back to Las Vegas after spending the previous three years as Director of Equipment Operations at BYU. Hewitt is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Manager Association and an active member of the American Football Coaches Association. He holds a B.S. in Sports Science from Avila University, where he was a team captain and four-year starter at center. His professional experience includes roles at BYU, UNLV, Fresno State, Central Arkansas, and the Kansas City Royals, as well as equipment positions with the St. Louis Rams. His grandfather, Don Hewitt, worked as equipment manager for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams for 32 years, and his father, Todd Hewitt, worked with the Rams' equipment before spending 10 years in the same role at USC. His brother, Travis, works as Director of Equipment Operations at Fresno State.

UNLV football head coach Dan Mullen announced the hiring of Kap Dede, Ph.D., as the Rebels’ new safeties coach on Jan. 21, 2026.   Dede (Dee-Dee) came to Las Vegas

Kennedy Springer came to UNLV Athletics in 2022 as the Director of Performance Nutrition, overseeing the Sports Nutrition Department and working with all UNLV athletic

First-year graduate assistant coach Kyle Buckner will help oversee the Rebel wide receivers in 2024. He came to Las Vegas from New Mexico Highlands after spending

Lee Davis was announced by head coach Dan Mullen as serving in the new title of UNLV Football Chief of Staff on Jan. 9, 2025.   Davis came to Las Vegas after one

UNLV football head coach Dan Mullen named Louie Addazio as the program’s new offensive line coach on Jan. 8, 2026.   Addazio came to Las Vegas after spending the

UNLV football officially announced the hiring of Malakai Fifita as Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning under director Tanner Maher on Feb. 19, 2025.    Fifita

McKenna Johnson joined UNLV in time for the 2023 season to serve as Director of On-Campus Recruiting. In 2025 she was elevated to Director of Executive Operations

Mike Scherer, who previously helped build one of the most successful defenses in UNLV football history, returned to the Rebels in 2026 to work on the staff of second-year

Mitch Singler joined UNLV as special teams analyst for the 2025 season and was elevated to special teams assistant for the Rebels in 2026. Previous to returning

Longtime NFL defensive coach Paul Guenther was announced as the Rebels’ associate head coach on March 7, 2025, and later was tabbed as defensive coordinator for

UNLV football head coach Dan Mullen completed his lineup of on-field assistants with the announcement of former NFL player and Mountain West standout Quinton Ganther

An accomplished line coach who has spent time in the Pac-12, SEC and Mountain West, Ricky Logo was announced as a member of Barry Odom’s staff on Dec. 28, 2022. Logo’s

Tanner Maher was named UNLV football’s Director of Strength and Conditioning by head coach Dan Mullen on Jan. 8, 2025.   Maher came to Las Vegas after two recent

Tausha Smith has been at UNLV since 1994, starting as a student manager for the women's program and now is the assistant athletics director for equipment and purchasing. Smith

Thomas Bacchia was formally announced as UNLV football's Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning on Feb. 19, 2025, under Director Tanner Maher. Bacchia