Football Coaches

University of South Dakota Athletics

2025 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address
Travis Johansen	Head Coach	Travis.Johansen@usd.edu
Tim Morrison	Scott & Lisa Jones Family Offensive Coordinator	Tim.Morrison@usd.edu
Billy Kirch	Defensive Coordinator	William.Kirch@usd.edu
Matt Vitzthum	Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs	Matt.Vitzthum@usd.edu
Will Finley	Linebackers	William.Finley@usd.edu
Eric Finney	Cornerbacks	Eric.Finney@usd.edu
Josh Manchigiah	Safeties	Joshua.Manchigiah@usd.edu
Patrick Markarian	Offensive Line	Patrick.Markarian@usd.edu
Nathan Nelson	Defensive Line	Nathan.J.Nelson@usd.edu
Isaiah Walker	Wide Receivers	Isaiah.Walker@usd.edu
Dante Warren	Running Backs	Dante.Warren@usd.edu
Josh Rosenthal	General Manager/NFL Liaison	Josh.Rosenthal@usd.edu
Cody Fayette	Assistant Offensive Line Coach / Video Coordinator	Cody.Fayette@usd.edu
Kyle Taylor	Assistant Linebacker Coach	Kyle.Taylor@usd.edu
Moe Evans	Assistant Defensive Line Coach
Dennis Shorter	Assistant Safeties Coach	Dennis.Shorter@usd.edu

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Chad Traver	Director of Football Sports Performance	Chad.Traver@usd.edu
Jaren Borland	Assistant Strength & Conditioning	Jaren.Borland@usd.edu
Keegan Kempf	Director of Operations	Keegan.Kempf@usd.edu
Grant Rohrig	Head Football Athletic Trainer	Grant.Rohrig@usd.edu
Brooke Opdahl	Athletic Trainer (FB)	Brooke.Opdahl@usd.edu
Steve Carlson	Communications	Steven.R.Carlson@usd.edu	605-658-5544 605-658-5544
Josh Pansegrau	Equipment	Joshua.Pansegrau@usd.edu
Becky Jensen	Director of Student-Athlete Success Center (FB)	Rebecca.Jensen@usd.edu
Jason Burton	Academic Advisor	Jason.Burton@usd.edu
Darin Hochstein	Academic Advisor	Darin.Hochstein@usd.edu
Wendy Johnson	Academic Advisor	Wendy.Johnson@usd.edu
Tanner Peterson	Coordinator of Student-Athlete Mental Health	Tanner.Peterson@usd.edu