Johns Hopkins University Men's Football

The Wodicka File PERSONAL Hometown West Lafayette, IN Education Johns Hopkins, 2014 (Bachelor's) Wife Maria COACHING EXPERIENCE 2024-Present Johns Hopkins University Head Coach 2022-2023 Johns Hopkins University Defensive Coordinator/LBs 2019-2021 Johns Hopkins University Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line 2017-2018 Williams College Wide Receivers/Tight Ends 2016 Northern Michigan University Running Backs 2014-2015 Johns Hopkins University Wide Receivers Updated:  August 29, 2025 First Day at Johns Hopkins: August 1, 2014 Dan Wodicka, a 2014 Johns Hopkins graduate and a standout wide receiver during his playing days for the Blue Jays, was named the University’s James F. Margraff Head Coach of Football on February 1, 2024.  Wodicka is the 28th head coach in Johns Hopkins history. In his first season at the helm in 2024, Wodicka promptly guided the Blue Jays to a 12-2 record, the program’s 17th Centennial Conference title and a run to the NCAA Semifinals.     The 12 wins the Blue Jays amassed in Wodicka’s first season tied the program single-season record and the trip to the NCAA Semifinals was the second in program history.  Johns Hopkins ended the 2024 season ranked third in both major national polls (AFCA, D3football.com) for the highest rankings in school history.  The Blue Jays spent Wodicka’s entire first season ranked in the top 25 in the nation. During 11 seasons with the program (four as a player, six as an assistant coach, one as head coach), Wodicka has helped Johns Hopkins to a record of 112-18 (.862), nine Centennial Conference titles, nine trips to the NCAA Playoffs and two Centennial-MAC Bowl victories. Prior to  becoming the head coach, Wodicka spent two seasons the team’s defensive coordinator.  In addition to his two seasons as the defensive coordinator, Wodicka spent three years as the team’s special teams coordinator and defensive line coach (2019-21) and two years as the wide receivers coach (2014-15). Wodicka was promoted to defensive coordinator after the 2021 season and promptly led a defense that helped Johns Hopkins to a combined record of 22-2 with one Centennial Conference Championship (2023), a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals (2023) and a Centennial-MAC Bowl victory (2022) during the 2022 and 2023 seasons.  Johns Hopkins posted a 12-1 record, won the program’s 16th Centennial Conference title and made the run to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2023. Under Wodicka’s direction, the 2022 Blue Jay defense ranked 17th in the nation in rushing defense (73.0), 23rd in scoring defense (14.2) and 24th in total defense (258.5). The 73.7 yards allowed per game on the ground are the fewest in school history.  He followed that with a unit that allowed just 20.1 points and 325.8 yards per game during the 2023 season, when the Blue Jays played a schedule that ranked as the third most difficult in the nation.  The Johns Hopkins defense finished 17th in the nation in interceptions (17) and 23rd in sacks per game (3.0) in 2023. Wodicka began his coaching career as a member of Jim Margraff’s staff in 2014 and 2015.  During his first stint on the staff, he helped the Blue Jays to a 22-2 record, two Centennial Conference titles and two appearances in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs.  Wodicka helped guide an offense that led the Centennial in scoring (37.2, 45.7) and total offense (434.4, 505.8) in 2014 and 2015 and he coached 2015 Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Bradley Munday. Wodicka moved to Division II Northern Michigan for the 2016 season. There, he coached the running backs, served as the team’s video coordinator and helped produce the Wildcats’ first 1,000-yard rusher since 2008. From Northern Michigan, Wodicka moved to Williams College and spent two seasons as the wide receivers and tight ends coach.  The Ephs posted a record of 11-7 in his two seasons there after winning a total of just six games in the previous four years combined.  Wodicka conducted daily positional meetings, assisted in the overall offensive game planning and was heavily involved in Williams’ national recruiting.  He coached First Team All-NESCAC selection Frank Stola in 2018 and developed one of the youngest receiving corps in the league into a unit that contributed 166 receptions for 1,819 yards in 2017. A native of West Lafayette, Indiana, Wodicka graduated from Johns Hopkins with a degree in biomedical engineering.  As a member of the Blue Jay football team, he earned First Team All-Centennial honors in 2011 and 2012 and second team honors in 2013 and was a two-time D3football.com All-South selection as well.  He concluded his career with 260 receptions for 3,148 yards and 16 touchdowns and was the program’s career receptions leader when he graduated.  As a player, Wodicka was a member of four Centennial Conference championship teams and helped the Blue Jays to a four-year record of 38-7 and three appearances in the NCAA Playoffs. Wodicka’s father, George, is a 1982 Johns Hopkins graduate, while his younger sister, Maggie, graduated from Johns Hopkins in 2020 and was a four-year member of the Blue Jay women’s basketball team. Wodicka and his wife, Maria, live in Baltimore with their infant daughter, Wynnie.

My name is B.J. Hill and I am  the Defensive Backs Coach at Johns Hopkins University. I have been at Johns Hopkins University since March of 2022.

Mario (Rio) Byrd joined the Johns Hopkins coaching staff in 2023 as the defensive line coach and added responsibilities as the program's recruiting coordinator on February 27, 2024.  Byrd graduated from Christopher Newport University. Byrd made an immediate impact in his first season at Homewood in 2023, helping the Blue Jays to a 12-1 record, a Centennial Conference title and trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals while leading one of the top defensive lines in the nation.  He coached one All-American, one Academic All-American, three Academic All-District selections and three of his players earned All-Centennial Conference honors. Spearheaded by Byrds defensive line, the 2023 Blue Jays allowed just 128.9 yards per game on the ground and the unit rang up 39 sacks on the year; Johns Hopkins tied for 23rd in the nation with its 3.0 sacks per game during the 2023 season and the 39 sacks are tied for the third most for the Blue Jays since 2001. During and after the 2023 season, Byrd helped lead Johns Hopkins recruiting efforts for an incoming freshman class that will include 21 players from 10 different states. Byrd arrives at Homewood after spending the 2022 season as the defensive line coach at Alvernia.  He had previously spent one year at his alma mater as the outside linebackers coach. At Alvernia, he also served as the defensive coordinator of the Golden Wolves JV team.  At both Alvernia and Christopher Newport, Byrd worked closely with the head coach and defensive coordinators in all practice and game planning, recruiting and the day-to-day operation of the program. After his playing career at CNU, Byrd got his coaching start there as a student assistant coach in the spring of 2019 and later spent one season as the defensive line coach at Warwick (VA) High School.

Updated: August 29, 2025 Mario (Rio) Byrd joined the Johns Hopkins coaching staff in 2023 as the defensive line coach and added responsibilities as the program’s recruiting coordinator on February 27, 2024.  Byrd graduated from Christopher Newport University. Byrd made an immediate impact in his first season at Homewood in 2023, helping the Blue Jays to a 12-1 record, a Centennial Conference title and a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals while leading one of the top defensive lines in the nation.  He coached one All-American, one Academic All-American, three Academic All-District selections and three of his players earned All-Centennial Conference honors. Spearheaded by Byrd’s defensive line, the 2023 Blue Jays allowed just 128.9 yards per game on the ground and the unit rang up 39 sacks on the year; Johns Hopkins tied for 23rd in the nation with its 3.0 sacks per game during the 2023 season and the 39 sacks are tied for the third most for the Blue Jays since 2001. For an encore, Byrd helped the 2024 Blue Jays to a 12-2 record, another Centennial title and a run to the NCAA Semifinals.  Three Blue Jay defensive linemen earned All-Centennial honors, including one who was named the Centennial Defensive Player of the Year and a D3football.com All-American.   One of his players also earned Academic All-America honors in 2024 and the defensive line fueled a unit that allowed just 13.6 points per game and held all 10 opponents to 14 points or less during a stunning 10-game winning streak that landed the Blue Jays in the NCAA Semifinals. Byrd arrived at Homewood after spending the 2022 season as the defensive line coach at Alvernia.  He had previously spent one year at his alma mater as the outside linebackers coach. At Alvernia, he also served as the defensive coordinator of the Golden Wolves’ JV team.  At both Alvernia and Christopher Newport, Byrd worked closely with the head coach and defensive coordinators in all practice and game planning, recruiting and the day-to-day operation of the program. After his playing career at CNU, Byrd got his coaching start there as a student assistant coach in the spring of 2019 and later spent one season as the defensive line coach at Warwick (VA) High School.

Updated:  August 29, 2025 First Day at Johns Hopkins:  March 11, 2024 Entering his second season as a member of the Blue Jay coaching staff in 2025 is Joe Costadina.  Costadina came to Johns Hopkins from the University of Pennsylvania and works closely with offensive coordinator Alex Horvatits on all facets of the Blue Jay offense. In his first season at Homewood, Costadina helped guide the Blue Jays to a 12-2 record, the program’s 17th Centennial Conference title and a run to the NCAA Semifinals for the second time in program history.  Under his guidance, two Blue Jay wide receivers earned All-Centennial Conference honors. Costadina spent the 2023 season at Penn as the Offensive Quality Control Coach and worked closely with the Quaker offensive line.  He worked under the direction of the offensive line coach at Penn on all aspects of game and practice planning and player development.  He also created and managed all opponent scouting reports and was actively involved with Penn’s national recruiting efforts.  In his one season at Penn, he helped the Quakers to a 6-4 record. Costadina’s one-year stint at Penn followed him working as the Offensive Quality Control Coach at the University at Albany during the 2022 season.  At Albany, his efforts were focused on wide receivers and he was actively involved in all facets of the offense, including the development of game plans, on-field in-game coaching of his position group and the development of scouting reports. A 2021 graduate of Rowan University, Costadina got his coaching start at his alma mater, where he spent five seasons as a student assistant on the coaching staff.  He progressively gained increased responsibility on the Prof staff, spending two years as an undergraduate as the assistant wide receivers coach and one year as the running backs coach.  As the running backs coach in 2021, he mentored a First Team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference selection and the Rowan rushing attack generated nearly 170 years per game. Costadina graduated from Rowan in 2021 with a degree in finance.

Updated:  August 29, 2025 First Day at Johns Hopkins:  March 4, 2024 Entering his second season as a member of the Johns Hopkins coaching staff in 2025 is Stephen Crevani.  Crevani came to Johns Hopkins from Monmouth University (NJ) and works closely with offensive coordinator Alex Horvatits on all facets of the Blue Jay offense. In his first season at Homewood, Crevani helped guide the Blue Jays to a 12-2 record, the program’s 17th Centennial Conference title and a run to the NCAA Semifinals for the second time in program history.  Under his guidance, three Blue Jay offensive linemen earned All-Centennial Conference honors, including first team selections Michael Nwosu and Luke Simsiman.  Crevani helped Nwosu, an All-American at tackle as a sophomore, make a seamless transition to guard midway through the 2024 season and he went on to earn All-America honors again. Crevani arrived at Johns Hopkins after a one-year stint as the offensive line quality control coach at Monmouth.  At Monmouth, Crevani was involved in all aspects of practice and game-planning, recruiting, and opponent analysis, including film breakdown.  The 2023 Monmouth offensive line helped pave the way for running back Jorden Shirden, who rushed for nearly 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns en route to being named the Walter Camp Foundation FCS Player of the Year and the CAA Offensive Player of the Year.  Two of Crevani’s offensive linemen were named Phil Steele All-Americans. Prior to his time at Monmouth, Crevani spent one season as the assistant offensive line coach at Rocky Mountain College and helped the Bears to a 6-4 record.  Crevani coached one All-Frontier Conference selection in his one season with the Bears. Crevani was a five-year member of the football team at Union College from 2017-21 and helped turn the program around.  During his time as a member of the team, Union posted a 33-9 record, won a program-record 21 consecutive regular season games at one point and made an appearance in the 2019 NCAA Playoffs.  Crevani graduated from Union with a degree in economics and minors mathematics and political science.  He earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors during his career and was four-time Liberty League All-Academic honoree as well.

The Horvatits File Personal Hometown Lancaster, NY Education Thiel, 2017 (Bachelor's) Professional 2023-Present Johns Hopkins University Offensive Coordinator/QBs 2020-2022 Johns Hopkins University Wide Receivers 2017-2019 Utica College Wide Receivers Updated:  August 29, 2025 First Day at Johns Hopkins: August 1, 2020 In his sixth year as a member of the Blue Jay coaching staff - and third as the offensive coordinator - is Alex Horvatits.  Horvatits, who also coaches the Blue Jay quarterbacks, arrived at Homewood after a three-season run as the wide receivers coach at Utica College. Directing an offense that saw just four players start all 14 games due to a rash of injuries, Horvatits helped guide the 2024 Blue Jays to a 12-2 record, the program’s 17th Centennial Conference title, a run to the NCAA Semifinals and a final national ranking of third. In his first season directing the Blue Jay offense in 2023, Horvatits’ unit averaged 40.9 points and 472.2 yards per game.  Johns Hopkins scored 27 or more points in 12 of 13 games, punched up at least 34 points in each of its last 11 outings and set a school record for touchdown passes (41). Horvatits’ receiving core was a the heart of a Blue Jay pass game that generated better than 280 yards per game and produced a school-record-tying 39 touchdown receptions in 2022.  For the second consecutive year, three of his receivers earned All-Centennial Conference honors and that trio combined for more than 160 receptions for just over 2,000 yards and 30 touchdowns. Horvatits’ core of wide receivers excelled during his first complete season at Homewood (2021) after the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID. In 2021, Johns Hopkins produced three players with more than 75 receptions and 900 receiving yards for the first time in school history.  Those three individuals - Harrison Wellmann, Quinn Revere and Ryan Hubley - combined for 237 receptions for 3,330 yards and 33 touchdowns as Johns Hopkins set school records for points per game (46.5) and passing yards per game (346.8). At Utica, Horvatits coached four Pioneer wide receivers to all-conference honors and was actively involved in all facets of the offense.  He assisted in the development of all practice and game plans and helped lead a Pioneer offense that averaged 32.7 and 29.4 points per game in 2018 and 2019, respectively.  Those two averages rank as two of the top four at Utica in the last 10 years.  Utica beat Ithaca, 44-42, in the 2018 ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl to pick up the first post-season win in program history. In addition to his role as the wide receivers coach, Horvatits also served as the video coordinator, worked closely with team’s kickoff and punt returners and also spent the 2019 season as the head coach of the JV team at Utica.  As head coach of the JV team, he served as the offensive coordinator. Horvatits was a three-year starter at wide receiver at Thiel College and was an Honorable Mention All-President’s Athletic Conference selection as a sophomore, when he led the team in receiving with 45 receptions for 601 yards and four touchdowns.  A team co-captain as a senior, he finished his career with 83 receptions for 1,024 yards and 10 touchdowns.  He finished his career tied for eighth in program history with his 10 receiving touchdowns. Horvatits graduated Summa Cum Laude from Thiel in 2017 with a degree in early childhood and special education.  He went on to earn his master’s in educational leadership and inclusive instruction at Utica in 2019.

The Hill File Personal Hometown Bluffton, SC Education Christopher Newport, 2018 (Bachelor's) Professional 2024-Present Johns Hopkins University Defensive Coordinator/DBs 2022-2023 Johns Hopkins University Defensive Backs 2019-2021 Wingate University Defensive Backs Updated:  August 29, 2025 Entering his fourth season as a member of the Blue Jay coaching staff, and second as the defensive coordinator, in 2025 is BJ Hill. Hill spent his first two years at Homewood coaching the defensive backs before being promoted to defensive coordinator by head coach Dan Wodicka on February 27, 2024.  Hill continues to coach the defensive backs in his role as the defensive coordinator. It was Hill’s defense that helped pave the way for a record-breaking 2024 season that saw the Blue Jays post a 12-2 record, win the program’s 17th Centennial Conference title and make a stunning run to the NCAA Semifinals for the second time in program history.    Hill’s 2024 defense allowed just 13.6 points per game and held all 10 opponents to 14 points or less during a 10-game winning streak that landed the Blue Jays in the NCAA Semifinals.  Johns Hopkins held the opposition to just over 300 yards of total offense, including less than 99 yards per game on the ground, and surrendered just six touchdown passes in 14 games. In his first two seasons at Johns Hopkins, Hill  guided a secondary that allowed an average of less than 195 yards per game through the air and opposing quarterbacks completed less than 50 percent of their pass attempts against the Blue Jays during that time. During a 2023 season that saw Johns Hopkins post a 12-1 record and advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals, the Blue Jays’ 13 opponents completed just 47.2 percent of their pass attempts; that mark ranks as the best for the Johns Hopkins defense since 2003 and the third best mark this century. A 2018 graduate of Christopher Newport, where he was a four-year member of the football team and a two-time team captain, Hill arrived at Johns Hopkins after spending three seasons working with the defensive backs at Division II Wingate.  There, he helped the Bulldogs to a three-year record of 20-7 (includes a 2-2 mark during a COVID-shortened 2020 season) and an appearance in the 2019 NCAA Division II Playoffs. Hill totaled 163 tackles, 16 pass breakups and five interceptions during a standout four-year career at Christopher Newport. He was a two-time honorable mention all-conference selection (once as a LB, once as a DB) and helped the Captains to a four-year record of 23-16, including a 7-2 mark as a senior in 2018.