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2025 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Position Phone Email
Jared Ambrose Interim Head Coach (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052
Bill Nesselt Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 wnesselt@albany.edu
Will Fiacchi Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 wfiacchi@albany.edu
Jordan Orlovsky Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs Coach / Chief of Staff (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 jorlovsky@albany.edu
Brendan Smith Tight Ends Coach / Community Service Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinator (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 bsmith24@albany.edu
Dave Bucar Offensive Line Coach (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 dbucar@albany.edu
Chris Calabrese Outside Linebackers Coach / Player Personnel / Pro Liaison (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 ccalabrese@albany.edu
Mikal Myers Defensive Line Coach (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 mmyers3@albany.edu
Diamond Weaver Safeties Coach (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 dweaver@albany.edu
Mike Livingston Cornerbacks Coach / Defensive Pass Game Coordinator (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052
Jourdan Townsend Wide Receivers Coach (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 jatownsend@albany.edu
Jon Simmons Director of Football Operations / Video Coordinator (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 jasimmons@albany.edu
Triston Loomis Offensive Assistant (518) 442-3052 (518) 442-3052 taloomis@albany.edu

2025 Football Support Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Position Phone Email
Vic Cegles Deputy Athletic Director, Football Sport Adminstrator (518) 442-3564 (518) 442-3564 vcegles@albany.edu
Taylor O'Connor Director of Digital Content and Communications (518) 442-3072 (518) 442-3072 toconnor3@albany.edu
Matthew Barber Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach (518) 442-3018 (518) 442-3018 mjbarber@albany.edu
Leslie Moore Associate Athletic Director for Facilities and Event Management (FB, BKB, XC/TF) (518) 442-3387 (518) 442-3387 lmoore@albany.edu
Rachel Kalendek Jones Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach (518) 442-3018 (518) 442-3018 rmjones@albany.edu
Jay Geiger Head Athletic Trainer (Football, Baseball) (518) 442-3725 (518) 442-3725 jgeiger@albany.edu
Michelle Huerzeler Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach (518) 442-3018 (518) 442-3018 mhuerzeler@albany.edu
Evan Abatiell Assistant Athletic Trainer (Football) (518) 442-3725 (518) 442-3725 eabatiell@albany.edu
Bryan Mannarino Academic Coordinator (518) 442-1514 (518) 442-1514 bmannarino@albany.edu
Mark Lupo Equipment Manager (518) 442-3059 (518) 442-3059 mlupo2@albany.edu
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