East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Men's Football

Enters 7th Season In 2026 •  Career Record: 43-27 • 56 All-PSAC selections • 3 All-Americans Jimmy Terwilliger, ESU’s record-setting quarterback and the 2005 Harlon Hill Award winner as the most outstanding player in Division II football, enters his seventh full season as head coach of the Warriors in 2026. Terwilliger guided the Warriors back to the NCAA Playoffs in 2023 and 2024, recording a five-win improvement from 2022 with a 9-3 overall record in 2023, tied for the second-best improvement in program history, and added another win to the Warriors record to go 10-2 in 2024. The historic 2023 season was the fifth NCAA Playoff appearance in program history and the first since 2009. The 2023 season marked the ninth season in program history with at least nine wins since 1926, while the 2024 season was the first time since 2005 ESU reached double-digit wins. In 2023, the Warriors enjoyed playing in the renovated Eiler-Martin Stadium with the addition of an upgraded Daktronics videoboard and Mustac Show Control lights, posting a perfect 6-0 record when playing in the Poconos. It was the first time ESU went undefeated at Eiler-Martin Stadium since 2002 and the Warriors' 6-0 record matches the program record for home wins in a season with the 2002 and 1965 seasons. It was the 19th season ESU went perfect at home. After finishing the 2025 season with an 8-3 record, it marked the first time since 2003-05, when Terwilliger was the Warrior's quarterback, that ESU achieved at least eight wins in three straight seasons. ESU placed 13 athletes, the second most in the conference, across the 2025 All-PSAC teams. Earning First Team honors were Jaylen Andrews (WR), Ashton Blose (DL), Everette Dingle (S), Matt Frame (FB), Beau Heyser (TE), and Ty Quintois (K). Malachi Bowman (DB), Elijah Carroll (RS), Ryan Epps (DL), Guy Gilyard (OT), Adam Noll (P), Pat Reynolds (OG), and Jake Williamson (DL) earned spots on the Second Team. Blose and Dingle were also named to the D2CCA All-Super Region 1 Second Team, the first time since 2015-16 that the Warriors have had an athlete on a Super Region 1 team in back-to-back years. For Blose, he became the third defensive lineman to earn All-Region honors, while Dingle became the first safety to make an All-Region team twice in his career and the first Warrior to since Matt Freed to make a Super Region 1 team in consecutive seasons. The Warriors earned their most All-PSAC honors, 15, since 1968 in 2024, placing five on the First Team and 10 on the Second. Members of the division's First Team were Raymond Christas (C), Everette Dingle (S), Tyriq Lewis (RB), Tahir Mills (RB), and Ty Quintois (K), while Malachi Bowman (DB), Justin Cook (RS), Guy Gilyard (OT), Beau Heyser (TE), Adam Noll (P), John Siggins (WR), Raymond Simmons IV (LB), Lucas Skelley (DL), Jake Williamson (DL), and Kyler Wuestner (OG) were named to the Second Team. Dingle was also named to the D2CCA Super Region 1 Defensive First Team. A total of 10 Warriors earned All-PSAC East recognition in 2023. Landing on the All-PSAC East First Team for the Warriors were Tim Kinney (OT), Dasean Dixon (DL), Deshawn McCarthy and Jahmere Crumpton. ESU’s six All-PSAC East Second Team selections include: Tyriq Lewis (RB), Raymond Christas (C), Jonathan Post (TE), John Siggins (WR), Justin Cook (Return Specialist) and Sergei Felizor (LB). ESU posted a 4-7 record in 2022, picking up its second consecutive win against Bloomsburg for the first time in 30 seasons, along with guiding the Warriors past Shippensburg for the first time since 2014. ESU kicker Devin Bartholomew earned AFCA All-America Second Team honors, while Bartholomew, Deshawn McCarthy and Tyler Watson earned All-PSAC East recognition. With the 2020 season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Warriors returned to the gridiron in 2021 and posted a 5-6 record. ESU picked up victories in three of its first five matchups, suffering losses to No. 8 Slippery Rock and eventual PSAC champion Kutztown by a combined 22 points. The Warriors bounced back with a dominant 27-7 win over Millersville on Homecoming at Eiler-Martin Stadium. After a road loss to West Chester, ESU downed Bloomsburg for the first time since 2015 with a 35-14 triumph. Under Terwilliger’s watch in 2021, eight Warriors earned All-PSAC East recognition, including first team nods from Gunner Anglovich (TB), Rece Bender (WR), Deshawn McCarthy (DE) and Tyler Watson (S). Anglovich and Bender were two crucial offensive pieces, as Anglovich ranked fourth in the PSAC and second in the PSAC East division in rushing (962 yards). Bender, a defensive backfield nightmare with his explosive play, ranked second in the PSAC in all-purpose yards and fourth in receiving yards. McCarthy became the first defensive end and eighth Warrior ever to earn AFCA First Team All-America status, and the first defensive player since Curtis Bunch in 1991.  He ranked third nationally in sacks and led the PSAC in the category. Terwilliger led ESU to a 6-5 overall record in 2019, which marked the team’s first winning season since 2015. In the season opener, the Warriors topped Division I FCS opponent Wagner for the program’s first win over a DI opponent since 1994. The victory sparked a win streak of five straight for the Warriors to open the season. Terwilliger guided the Warriors to the fifth most improved team in terms of win total in Division II in 2019, increasing the Warriors wins from two in 2018 to six in 2019.  Terwilliger coached and mentored seven student-athletes who went on to earn PSAC East All-Conference honors during his first full season in 2019, including First Team selections Jordan Walters, Andre Eldridge and Jameer Brooks. Walters was also named an All-American by four different organizations (AFCA, AP, D2CCA and D2Football.com), while Levi Murphy was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American. Prior to taking the reins, Terwilliger served as associate head coach during the 2018 season and led the program in an interim capacity for the final two games after legendary head coach Denny Douds stepped aside following 45 years at the helm. He was ESU's defensive backs coach his first three years, from 2015-17, which included mentoring cornerback Teron Dobbs to All-PSAC East honors his first season. Most recently, free safety Billy Inge III and safety Justin Johnson finished 1st and 2nd in DII in forced fumbles in 2017. Terwilliger, a four-time Harlon Hill candidate and three-time finalist, graduated with 18 NCAA Division II records and two NCAA all-division records as part of his All-America career at ESU (2003-06). He was inducted to the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame in fall 2017. Terwilliger led the Warriors to two NCAA DII Playoff appearances (2004 and 2005) and won the Northeast Region title in 2005, advancing to the national semifinals. ESU won the PSAC East regular season title in 2003. He tied the NCAA all-division record for touchdown passes (148) and set DII career records for total offense (16,064 yards), passing yards (14,350), pass efficiency (170.7), touchdowns responsible for (161) and points responsible for (966). In his record-setting 2005 season, Terwilliger threw for 4,571 yards and 50 touchdowns, and ran for 389 yards and four TD for 4,960 yards of total offense, leading the Warriors to an 11-3 record. He was the first quarterback in DII history with 3,000 yards of total offense in each of his four seasons. He was a three-time All-America selection, and was twice named to the AP Little All-America second team (2005 and 2006). Terwilliger was a three-time first team Daktronics All-Region selection (2004-06) and a three-time PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year (2003-04, 2006). He is the only QB in PSAC East history to be named first team in each of his four seasons. Terwilliger graduated from ESU in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education. He was named to the PSAC Top 10 in 2005 and 2006 and was an Academic All-District selection in 2004. He was a health and physical education teacher for eight years in the East Stroudsburg, Pleasant Valley and Parkland school districts. Terwilliger helped Parkland to the District 11 championship in 2014 after leading Pleasant Valley to the District playoffs three times (2010, 2012, 2013) in five years as head coach. He coached PV to the Mountain Valley Conference championship in 2010 and was named the MVC Coach of the Year. He was an assistant coach under his high school coach, Ed Christian, at East Stroudsburg South in 2007 and 2008 and helped the Cavaliers to a pair of District playoff appearances.

Terwilliger, a member of the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame as a player and a coach, enters his 43rd year at ESU and his 39th as an assistant coach during the 2016 season. Terwilliger has twice been recognized with major national awards by the American Football Coaches Association - he was named DII Assistant Coach of the Year in 2006, and was honored as the Outstanding Achievement Award recipient in 2015. Terwilliger has been involved in all 440 games - the Division II record - that Denny Douds has been on the sidelines as a head coach. He was a four-year starter at quarterback for the Warriors from 1974-77, and has been an assistant coach since graduating in the spring of 1978 with a degree in health and physical education. He also holds a Masters degree in physical education from Temple University, which he earned in 1983. Terwilliger has been the offensive coordinator since 2001 and has led a record-setting offense that has averaged at least 24 points per game for 15 straight seasons. ESU QBs have ranked in the top three in the PSAC in total offense in every season since 2002 - Matt Soltes (2012-15), Ray Wagner (2011), Matt Marshall (2009-10), Tim Roken (2007-08), Jimmy Terwilliger (2003-06) and Jeremy Palm (2002). Terwilligers son, Jimmy, set the standard for ESU, PSAC and Division II quarterbacks in his career from 2003 through 2006. He set 16 ESU and 18 NCAA records, including Division II marks for passing yards (14,350), total offense (16,064) and passing touchdowns (148). Jimmy was a three-time selection as the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year and won the Harlon Hill Award in 2005 as the most outstanding player in Division II football. ESU has a long history of standout quarterbacks with Mike Terwilliger playing a prominent role. He was 30-4-1 as a starter, leading the Warriors to undefeated seasons and PSAC championships in 1975 and 1976. He was inducted to the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. As ESUs quarterback coach since 1978, Terwilliger has tutored all of his successors at the position, including Andy Baranek, Bret Comp, James Franklin, Damian Poalucci, Jeremy Palm, Jimmy Terwilliger, Tim Roken, Matt Marshall, Ray Wagner and Matt Soltes. Soltes was a three-time Harlon Hill candidate and a finalist as a senior in 2015, placing t-4th in the national voting. He set five DII records, including career TD passes per game (3.20), and also set PSAC records for total offense per game and passing yards per game that were held by Jimmy Terwilliger. He was named PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Year and the regional player of the year by two organizations as a senior while also earning All-America honors. Soltes top target, Jon Schnaars, was DIIs leading receiver. ESUs quarterback has been named a candidate for the Harlon Hill Award in 11 of the last 22 years, the most in Division II. Franklin, the head coach at Penn State, was a candidate in 1994, followed by Poalucci in 1996 (finished 3rd) and 1997, Jimmy Terwilliger from 2003-06 (3-time finalist, won in 2005), Wagner in 2011 and Soltes from 2013-15. Matt Marshall guided the Warriors to their most recent NCAA Playoff appearance in 2009, the first of his two years under center. Roken guided the Warriors to a 9-2 record in 2008 after taking over from Jimmy Terwilliger in 2007. In 2005, the Warriors averaged 42.6 points per game and 508.4 yards of total offense as they won the Division II Northeast Region championship and advanced to the national semifinals for the first time in school history. The younger Terwilliger threw for 4,571 yards and 50 touchdowns, while the rushing game averaged 163 yards per game. The 2004 Warriors recorded nearly 500 yards of total offense per game and Jimmy Terwilliger led the nation in pass efficiency while throwing for 3,826 yards, the third-highest total in PSAC history. In 2003, Terwilliger set the Division II record for total offense by a freshman. Poalucci had a record-setting career as a three-year starter from 1995-97. He set DII records with 383.1 passing yards per game and 616 yards against Mansfield in 1996 and graduated with 17 school passing records. Terwilliger has coached four All-America quarterbacks - Soltes (2015), his son Jimmy (2004-06), Poalucci (1996) and Andy Baranek (1984), who led the Warriors to the 1982 PSAC championship. The Warriors have had an All-PSAC quarterback in 19 of the 38 seasons that Terwilliger has been on staff since 1978 - Barry Kennedy (1978-79), Baranek (1982-84), Franklin (1993-94), Poalucci (1996-97), Palm (2001-02), Jimmy Terwilliger (2003-06), Wagner (2011) and Soltes (2013-15). The Warriors signal caller has been named to the first team 12 times. As a player, Terwilliger was one of the finest quarterbacks in program history. After taking over as a starter early in his freshman year, Terwilliger guided the Warriors to a 30-4-1 record over four seasons. He earned All-Conference first team honors twice and was also an Associated Press Little All-America honorable mention selection. He threw for 3,799 yards and 33 touchdowns in his playing career. Terwilliger and his wife Kim are the parents of three children - Jimmy, Kelly and Jackie. The Terwilligers live in East Stroudsburg.  

Mike Terwilliger, a member of the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame as a player and a coach, enters his 50th season at ESU and his 45th season as an assistant coach during the 2024 season. Terwilliger has held a role - whether it has been as the offensive coordinator, quarterback coach, or quarterback for each of the past 518 games at ESU.  In 2023, Terwilliger guided three successful quarterbacks in Charlie McKee, Sean McTaggart and Aaron Tobias, who all made multiple starts throughout the season in the 9-3 campaign. ESU's quarterbacks combined to rank 30th in completion percentage (.624), 32nd nationally in fewest interceptions thrown (8), 14th in passing efficiency (161.42), and 12th in red zone offense (.882). The Warriors returned to the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 2009, as five Warriors on the offensive side of the ball earned All-PSAC recognition in Tim Kinney (1st Team OT), Tyriq Lewis (2nd Team RB), Jonathan Post (2nd Team TE) and John Siggins (2nd Team WR),  He was honored during the 2022 season for his 500th consecutive game as a Warrior.  ICYMI: Following his 500th game as an East Stroudsburg Warrior, ESU offensive coordinator Mike Terwilliger addresses the Eiler-Martin Stadium crowd.Legendary. #WhereWarriorsBelong pic.twitter.com/G9i1g4WPK2— ESU Warriors (@ESUWarriors) October 1, 2022 Terwilliger has twice been recognized with major national awards by the American Football Coaches Association - he was named DII Assistant Coach of the Year in 2006, and was honored as the Outstanding Achievement Award recipient in 2015. Terwilliger was involved in all 471 games - the Division II record - that Denny Douds spent sidelines as a head coach prior to his stepping aside last fall. Terwilliger was a four-year starter at quarterback for the Warriors from 1974-77, and has been an assistant coach since graduating in the spring of 1978 with a degree in health and physical education. He also holds a Master’s degree in physical education from Temple University, which he earned in 1983. Terwilliger has been the offensive coordinator since 2001 and has led a record-setting offense that averaged at least 24 points per game for 18 straight seasons from 2001-2019. ESU QB’s ranked in the top three in the PSAC in total offense in every season from 2002-15 - Matt Soltes (2012-15), Ray Wagner (2011), Matt Marshall (2009-10), Tim Roken (2007-08), Jimmy Terwilliger (2003-06) and Jeremy Palm (2002). Terwilliger’s son and current ESU head coach, Jimmy, set the standard for ESU, PSAC and Division II quarterbacks in his playing career from 2003 through 2006. He set 16 ESU and 18 NCAA records, including Division II marks for passing yards (14,350), total offense (16,064) and passing touchdowns (148). Jimmy was a three-time selection as the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year and won the Harlon Hill Award in 2005 as the most outstanding player in Division II football. ESU has a long history of standout quarterbacks with Mike Terwilliger playing a prominent role. He was 30-4-1 as a starter, leading the Warriors to undefeated seasons and PSAC championships in 1975 and 1976. He was inducted to the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. As ESU’s quarterback coach since 1978, Terwilliger has tutored all of his successors at the position, including Andy Baranek, Bret Comp, James Franklin, Damian Poalucci, Jeremy Palm, Jimmy Terwilliger, Tim Roken, Matt Marshall, Ray Wagner and Matt Soltes. Soltes was a three-time Harlon Hill candidate and a finalist as a senior in 2015, placing t-4th in the national voting. He set five DII records, including career TD passes per game (3.20), and also set PSAC records for total offense per game and passing yards per game that were held by Jimmy Terwilliger. He was named PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Year and the regional player of the year by two organizations as a senior while also earning All-America honors. Soltes’ top target, Jon Schnaars, was DII’s leading receiver. ESU’s quarterback has been named a candidate for the Harlon Hill Award in 11 of the last 27 years, the most in Division II. Franklin, the head coach at Penn State, was a candidate in 1994, followed by Poalucci in 1996 (finished 3rd) and 1997, Jimmy Terwilliger from 2003-06 (3-time finalist, won in 2005), Wagner in 2011 and Soltes from 2013-15. Matt Marshall guided the Warriors to their most recent NCAA Playoff appearance in 2009, the first of his two years under center. Roken guided the Warriors to a 9-2 record in 2008 after taking over from Jimmy Terwilliger in 2007. In 2005, the Warriors averaged 42.6 points per game and 508.4 yards of total offense as they won the Division II Northeast Region championship and advanced to the national semifinals for the first time in school history. The younger Terwilliger threw for 4,571 yards and 50 touchdowns, while the rushing game averaged 163 yards per game. The 2004 Warriors recorded nearly 500 yards of total offense per game and Jimmy Terwilliger led the nation in pass efficiency while throwing for 3,826 yards, the third-highest total in PSAC history. In 2003, Terwilliger set the Division II record for total offense by a freshman. Poalucci had a record-setting career as a three-year starter from 1995-97. He set DII records with 383.1 passing yards per game and 616 yards against Mansfield in 1996 and graduated with 17 school passing records. Terwilliger has coached four All-America quarterbacks - Soltes (2015), his son Jimmy (2004-06), Poalucci (1996) and Andy Baranek (1984), who led the Warriors to the 1982 PSAC championship. The Warriors have had an All-PSAC quarterback in 19 of the 42 seasons that Terwilliger has been on staff since 1978 - Barry Kennedy (1978-79), Baranek (1982-84), Franklin (1993-94), Poalucci (1996-97), Palm (2001-02), Jimmy Terwilliger (2003-06), Wagner (2011) and Soltes (2013-15). The Warriors’ signal caller has been named to the first team 12 times. As a player, Terwilliger was one of the finest quarterbacks in program history. After taking over as a starter early in his freshman year, Terwilliger earned All-Conference first team honors twice and was also an Associated Press Little All-America honorable mention selection. He threw for 3,799 yards and 33 touchdowns in his playing career. Terwilliger and his wife Kim are the parents of three children - Jimmy (ESU Football head coach), Kelly (IUP Field Hockey head coach) and Jackie. The Terwilligers live in East Stroudsburg.  

Mike Lackey, a former East Stroudsburg University graduate assistant who spent four seasons at the University of Missouri, completed his fourth season as the defensive coordinator for the Warriors' football program in 2023. In four seasons, Lackey has overseen 13 All-PSAC selections and an AFCA All-America First Team Selection in Deshawn McCarthy. ESU's defense shined once again in 2023, which ranked fourth nationally in interceptions (19), 10th in defensive touchdowns (4) and ranked fifth in the PSAC in total defense and seventh in scoring defense. The Warriors returned to the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 2009, with Dasean Dixon, Deshawn McCarthy and Jahmere Crumpton all earning All-PSAC East First Team honors, while Sergei Felizor was tabbed to the All-PSAC East Second Team. The stout Warrior defense allowed less than 100 yards total rushing in eight contests and less than 300 yards passing in 11 games. The Warrior defense allowed just one 100-yd rusher and one 300-yd passer during the 12-game campaign.  ESU's balanced defense featured 11 Warriors who recorded at least one interception, eight players who recorded a forced fumble, nine players who recovered a fumble, and 12 players who contributed at least a half sack. Sergei Felizor became the first Warrior since 2008 to record 100-plus tackles in back-to-back seasons.  Under Lackey's guidance, Deshawn McCarthy became a three-time All-PSAC East First Team defensive end and ranks third all-time in program history with 31 career sacks. McCarthy, a Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List selection, closed his collegiate career ranked third in NCAA Division II and 12th across all NCAA divisions among active career leaders in sacks. The Warrior defensive unit did not miss a beat after the canceled 2020 season. Led by AFCA and D2Football.com All-America First Team selection Deshawn McCarthy, who ranked third nationally in sacks, ESU ranked in the top-50 nationally in redzone defense (17th, 67.6%), team sacks (22nd, 3.0) and scoring defense (43rd, 21.8 points allowed per game). Along with McCarthy, safety Tyler Watson and Andre Eldridge also earned All-PSAC recognition. Lackey guided the Warriors to allow an average of 21.8 points, 140.8 rushing yards and 347.2 total yards in 2021, which are the best marks since the 2006 season for an ESU defensive unit.  Under Lackey, McCarthy’s 13.0 sacks in a single season were the most by a Warrior since 1992  and is tied with Bob Heumann (1989) as the third-most in season in ESU history. McCarthy became the first defensive end and eighth Warrior ever to earn AFCA All-America status, and is the first defensive player at ESU since Curtis Bunch in 1991 to earn the honor. McCarthy ranked third nationally in sacks and led the PSAC. Lackey saw four of his defensive players garner All-PSAC honors during his first full season as the team's defensive coordinator. Andre Eldridge and Jameer Brooks were named to the All-PSAC East First Team, while Joseph Odebode and Andre' Gray were selected to the Second Team. Eldridge also earned a spot on the Football Gazette All-Region Third Team as a defensive lineman. Prior to returning to the sidelines at ESU, Lackey was a defensive line graduate assistant at Missouri, helping the Tigers win eight games in the vaunted SEC while earning a trip to the 2018 Liberty Bowl. Before heading to Missouri, Lackey was part of ESU’s coaching staff as a graduate assistant during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Lackey worked primarily with the defensive tackles during his first stint at ESU, helping coach a defense which ranked among the PSAC leaders in sacks during each of his two seasons with the program. Defensive tackle Bryan Thomson was recognized as the 2012 PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year at the conclusion of Lackey’s first season on the staff. After graduating from ESU with a master’s degree in sport management, Lackey spent a year and a half with FCS member Towson University, working as a defensive quality control and assistant defensive line/linebackers coach. He was hired at Missouri in August, 2015 as a recruiting graduate assistant. Lackey spent 2017 as Missouri’s assistant recruiting coordinator, with the Tigers winning their final six regular season games to become bowl eligible for the first time in three years. He assumed his most-recent position with the school in January, 2018. As an undergrad, Lackey was a four-year starter at nose guard for Juniata College, a Division III institution located in Huntingdon, Pa. He graduated from Juniata in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication. Lackey and his wife, Jessie, welcomed their first child, Jack, in February 2022.

Mike Santella completed his 25th season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, and his 22nd as the full-time offensive line coach during the 2023 season. He has also served as the Warriors’ recruiting coordinator since returning to ESU prior to the 2001 season. A 1994 graduate of ESU, Santella has made an impact as an assistant coach for two championship NCAA Division I-AA programs, and three NCAA Division II Playoff teams at ESU, during his coaching career. His front five has provided the protection for the Warriors’ record-setting offensive performances, and was instrumental in Jimmy Terwilliger’s Harlon Hill campaign in 2005. ESU averaged nearly 500 yards of total offense and more than 35 points per game from 2004 through 2006. Most recently, the Warriors have ranked in the top 10 in Division II in total offense in 2012 (4th - 497.9 ypg), 2013 (7th - 508.1 ypg) and 2015 (10th - 488.0 ypg). Santella has coached players who have combined for 26 All-PSAC selections and had at least one All-PSAC offensive lineman in every season from 2001 through 2013. Center Dan Caffrey was a first team All-PSAC East and Daktronics All-Region selection in 2011 as the Warriors led Division II in fewest tackles for loss. Michael Fleming (2015-18), Seve Rivers (2011-12), Caffrey (2010-11), Morgan Thomas (2008-09), Mike Habel (2007-08), Dan Crozier (2004-05), Greg Munch (2002-03) and Joe Burton (2001-02) are all multiple-time All-PSAC honorees under Santella’s mentorship. Tim Kinney (2023), Anthony Capitini (2021), Norman Rogers III (2016), Cody Laubach (2013), Keith Weaver (2008), Jeff Kocsis (2005), Colin Delaney (2004) and Jim Sodano (2001) have also been all-conference. Santella was a part-time assistant coach for the Warriors in both 1998 and 1999, working with the offensive line, and was a student coach in the fall of 1994 after receiving his bachelor’s degree in physical education. A native of Bethlehem, Pa., Santella went home to join the coaching staff at Lehigh University where he was an assistant for three years. He worked with the offensive line in 1995, coached the tight ends in 1996 and was the running backs coach in 1997. Lehigh won the 1995 Patriot League championship in Santella’s first year on the staff, and tailback Rabih Abdullah was a first team all-league selection and went on to play in the NFL. In 2000, Santella was the tight ends coach at the University of Pennsylvania and helped the Quakers claim the Ivy League championship with a 7-3 record. The Quakers had the number one passing offense in I-AA football.  

Matt Hagelgans enters his fifth season as the Offensive Backs Coach at East Stroudsburg University, where he oversees the development of the team’s tailbacks, fullbacks, and tight ends. In 2022, he added the role of Special Teams Coordinator, managing all aspects of the placekicking, punting, kickoff, and return units. Under Hagelgans’ guidance, ESU has produced multiple All-PSAC East performers, including tailbacks Tyriq Lewis (First Team in 2024, Second Team in 2023), Tahir Mills (First Team in 2024), and Gunner Anglovich (First Team in 2021). He also coached All-PSAC East tight ends Beau Heyser (2024) and Jon Post (2023). The Warriors returned to the NCAA Playoffs in 2023 for the first time since 2009, ranking third in the PSAC and 46th nationally in rushing offense. Lewis and Mills led the way on the ground, combining for 1,285 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns while averaging over 107 yards per game and 5.0 yards per carry. In 2024, the duo again powered the offense to a second consecutive NCAA Playoff berth, combining for 1,742 yards and 17 touchdowns. That season, the ESU offense led the PSAC in rushing (200 YPG), total offense (419 YPG), and scoring (33 PPG). In his first season coaching offensive backs in 2021, Hagelgans guided Anglovich to First Team All-PSAC East honors after he posted 962 rushing yards, 210 receiving yards, and 8 total touchdowns, totaling 1,196 all-purpose yards. In 2022, ESU relied on a running back committee, with four different players starting and three surpassing 100 yards in individual games. Hagelgans has also elevated the Warriors' Special Teams units. ESU led the PSAC in Special Teams Efficiency in both 2022 and 2024, with multiple All-PSAC East selections including kicker Ty Quintois (First Team, 2024) and punter Adam Noll (Second Team, 2024). In his debut season as Special Teams Coordinator in 2022, kicker Devin Bartholomew was named AFCA Second Team All-American and First Team All-PSAC East. He led the PSAC with 1.5 field goals per game (third nationally), went a perfect 28-for-28 on extra points, and tied a school record with five field goals in a game at Seton Hill, including a conference-best 50-yarder. The kickoff return unit, also under Hagelgans' direction, ranked sixth nationally in average return. Justin Cook led both the PSAC and NCAA DII with a 35.0-yard average, setting a school record with a 100-yard touchdown return at Shippensburg. Cook finished his career as ESU’s all-time leader in kickoff return touchdowns (3) and was a two-time All-PSAC East Second Team return specialist. Before joining ESU, Hagelgans spent a decade coaching defense in the Lehigh Valley. He served three seasons as the Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach at Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pa.) and held prior roles at Catasauqua and Pleasant Valley High Schools. A 2010 graduate of Clemson University, Hagelgans earned a B.S. in Secondary Education. While at Clemson, he developed a passion for coaching through his work in the university’s intramural sports program. Following graduation, he began his coaching career under longtime Stroudsburg head coach Fred Ross, his former high school coach. Matt currently lives in Center Valley, Pa with his girlfriend Brittany, their 1-year-old son Francis and his 6-year-old son Brooks, who both can’t wait to be a Warriors one day

Billy Inge enters his fifth season on the ESU Football staff in 2024. Inge has helped the Warrior secondary to become elite at picking off the opposing quarterback, with 11 Warriors accounting for 19 interceptions (4th in NCAA DII) during the 2023 NCAA Playoff campaign. Under Igne's guidance, Jahmere Crumpton (2023) and Tyler Watson (2021-22) have been recognized by the PSAC for all-conference recognition. The Warriors allowed just one 300-yard passer in 2023. In his first year on the coaching staff, Ingle helped guide Tyler Watson to All-PSAC East First Team honors at safety. Watson ranked third on the team in tackles (54) and pass breakups (9), while tying for the team lead in both interceptions (3) and forced fumbles (2). Watson ranked in the top-10 in the conference in pass breakups, interceptions, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries. Inge was a two-year starter at free safety for the Warriors in 2017 and 2018. He was named to the All-PSAC East second team in his final season, when he led ESU with 76 tackles, ranked third in the PSAC with five interceptions, and had three forced fumbles. He was named one of the Warriors’ team captains and was honored by the Touchdown Club of Southern New Jersey as one of its five collegiate players of the year. Inge was a student assistant for the Warriors during the 2019 season, coaching an All-PSAC East cornerback, and helping ESU improve significantly in scoring defense, total defense, pass defense and opponents’ completion percentage. He tied ESU’s career record with nine forced fumbles, coming in just 20 games and 19 starts. He had 142 career tackles and six interceptions. Inge was the NCAA Division II statistical leader in forced fumbles (0.67 per game) in 2017 and was ESU’s Red Shirt Award recipient. He had 66 tackles, an ESU record six forced fumbles, an interception, and eight pass breakups. As a senior, Inge was PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week with two interceptions, including a touchdown, and two forced fumbles vs. West Chester. Inge, a native of Williamstown, N.J., is a 2020 graduate of ESU with a degree in exercise science, and a concentration in sport and exercise conditioning. His camp experience includes Friday Night Lights in the Poconos at ESU, ESU Prospect Camps and the First & Goal Sports Youth Camp.