Football Coaches

2025 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Twitter
Garin Higgins	Head Football Coach	ghiggins@emporia.edu	@CoachGHiggins
Mike LoPorto	Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator	mloporto@emporia.edu	@CoachMLoPo
Vincent Cashdollar	Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line	vcashdol@emporia.edu	@CoachCash1
Jace McDown	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs	jmcdown@emporia.edu	@coachmcdown
Cade Harelson	Linebackers	charelso@emporia.edu
Bryce Chavis	Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers	bchavis@emporia.edu
Braden Gleason	Quarterbacks	bgleason@emporia.edu
Blake Stone	Running Backs/Stinger Backs	bstone2@emporia.edu
Jackson Hoops	GA - Offensive Line
Cole Baird	Graduate Assistant
Lavon Jones	Graduate Assistant
Declan Haub	Graduate Assistant
Stefan Seals	Graduate Assistant	sseals@emporia.edu

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Tyler Kitzman	Assistant Athletic Director, Strength + Conditioning	tkitzman@emporia.edu
Trip Shannon	Football Operations/Alumni Relations Coordinator	jshannon@emporia.edu
Scott Waters	Team Chaplin/Player Development	swaters@emporia.edu	(620) 341-5764 (620) 341-5764
Gracyn Higgins	Recruting Coordinator Assistant
Brock Ferguson	Student Assistant
Tony Berryman	Student Assistant
Drew Berryman	Student Assistant
Dominic Leesman	Student Assistant
Rayce Koerner	Student Assistant
Casey Sutley	Student Assistant