Football Coaches

FIU Athletics

2025 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone	Twitter
Willie Simmons	Head Coach
Frank Ponce	Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends
Jovan Dewitt	Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Nick Coleman	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Kenneth Gilstrap	Special Teams Coordinator - Safeties
Kenechi Udeze	Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
Ryan Smith	Assistant Coach - Linebackers
Anthony Gaitor	Assistant Coach - Cornerbacks
Jelani Berassa	Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers
Benedick Hyppolite	Assistant Coach - Running Backs
Edwin Pata	Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
Joe Henry	Senior Analyst
Solomon Perez	Graduate Assistant
Christian Gomez	Graduate Assistant
Khadry Jackson	Graduate Assistant
Bryan Crawford	Analyst
Ayeobele Randolph	Analyst

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Jose Jefferson	General Manager/Director of Player Personnel
KD Willis	Director of Recruiting/Football Operations Coordinator
Kevin Chavez	Assistant Director of Football Operations
Matt Hickmann	Director of Strength and Conditioning
Alyse King	Associate Athletic Trainer (Football)	alking@fiu.edu	305.348.2756 305.348.2756
Manny Rivero	Video Coordinator
Donald Reed	Head Football Equipment Manager
Madison Buckley	Head Sports Nutritionist	mbuckley@fiu.edu
Melanie Louis	Assistant Athletic Trainer (FB)	melouis@fiu.edu
Noah Catanzarite	Assistant Director of Football Equipment