Football Coaches

Harding University Athletics

2025 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Paul Simmons	Head Football Coach	psimmons@harding.edu	501-279-5286 501-279-5286
Tre'von Biglow	Defensive Line Coach	tbiglow@harding.edu	501-279-5714 501-279-5714
Sam Blankenship	Safeties Coach	sblankenship@harding.edu	501-279-5074 501-279-5074
Kevin Chism	Offensive Line Coach	kchism@harding.edu	501-279-5328 501-279-5328
Ryan Derrick	Wide Receivers Coach	rderrick1@harding.edu
Will Francis	Quarterbacks and Fullbacks Coach	wfrancis@harding.edu	501-279-5389 501-279-5389
Roddy Mote	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach	rmote@harding.edu	501-279-4061 501-279-4061
Luke Tribble	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach	lrtribble@harding.edu	501-279-4755 501-279-4755
Matt Underwood	Director of Recruiting/Slotbacks Coach	mdunderwood@harding.edu	501-279-4764 501-279-4764
Kenny Wheaton	Offensive Consultant
Jay Durrell	Graduate Assistant (Defense)	jdurrell@harding.edu
William Griffin	Graduate Assistant (Offense)	wgriffin@harding.edu
Jhalen Spicer	Graduate Assistant (Offense)
Jake Graff	Graduate Assistant (Defense)	jgraff@harding.edu

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Eric Myers	Coordinator of Sports Medicine (Football, Softball)	emyers3@harding.edu	501-279-5965 501-279-5965
Michael Gragg	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	mgragg@harding.edu	501-279-5388 501-279-5388