Football Coaches

Samford University Athletics

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address
John Grass	Head Football Coach	jgrass@samford.edu
Mickey Conn	Defensive Coordinator	mconn2@samford.edu
Chuck Dunn	Linebacker Coach	cdunn4@samford.edu
Will Gilchrist	Special Teams Coordinator	wgilchri@samford.edu
Aashon Larkins	Cornerbacks Coach	alarkin1@samford.edu
Montralius Mosley	Running Backs Coach	mmosley2@samford.edu
Andrew Swinney	Wide Receivers Coach	aswinne1@samford.edu
Brandon Thomas	Offensive Line Coach	bthomas8@samford.edu
Paul Tyson	Quarterbacks Coach	ptyson@samford.edu
Andrew Zow	Tight Ends Coach	azow@samford.edu
Cally Chizik	Safeties Coach	echizik@samford.edu
Jaylen Swain	Defensive Tackles Coach	jswain@samford.edu
Tyler Venables	Defensive Analyst & Nickels Coach
Logan Self	Analyst

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
James Carlson	Assistant AD for Facilities and Equipment Services (Football/Track & Field)	jrcarlso@samford.edu	205-726-2085 205-726-2085
Carson Kaiser	Director of Football Operations	ckaiser@samford.edu
Xavier Robinson	Director of Player Personnel	xrobinso@samford.edu
Jake Venables	Director of Football Strength and Conditioning	jvenabl1@samford.edu
Lyndi Rae Davis	Executive Director for the Head Football Coach	ldavis27@samford.edu
Rocky Sabbatini	Football Video Coordinator	csabbati@samford.edu