Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
91%
Avg SAT
1,190
Avg ACT
24
Enrollment
17,521
Team Information
Sport
Football
Gender
Men's
Division
NCAA Division 1
Location
Norfolk, VA
Coaching Staff (25)
Kody Cook
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Shane Baker
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Cullen McCarty
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Tarron Williams
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Tristin Iannone
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Kyle Pollock
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Jonathan Ceh rejoined the ODU football program in June of 2025 to serve as the Chief of Staff.
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Chad Snodgrass is in his fifth season as director of sports performance at Old Dominion.
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Wendell joined the ODU staff in 2009 as an intern for the ODU Football Video Department. He was a part-time employee from 2010 to 2012, before becoming a full-time employee as the Football Video Coordinator in 2012.Wendell oversees the operations of the football video department, which films all games and practices and handles all video exchanges with other teams.Born in Middlesex, Va., Wendell is alumnus of Old Dominion University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in sport management with minors of psychology and management.
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Eric Baumgartner is in his first season as defensive quality control coach at Old Dominion.Baumgartner was on the ODU staff in 2021 as a defensive analyst helping breakdown opponents and charting the opposing offense on gameday.Baumgartner joined ODU after a year at Northwestern-Saint Paul as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach. He began his coaching career at Northwestern-Saint Paul in 2012 coaching the offensive line and tight ends, and was promoted to inside linebackers the following year.Prior to that, he spent a year as the defensive quality control coach at Iowa State.Baumgartner spent five years at Malone University (Ohio), helping coach the linebackers, defensive line, and he was promoted to assistant head coach for his final two seasons with the Pioneers.Baumgartner played four years at Northwestern-Saint Paul at tight/h-back and was a two-year starter and captain as a senior.
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Shane Baker is in his fifth season as special teams quality control coach at Old Dominion.Baker was with the Monarchs last season as a special teams analyst. Baker helped lead an ODU special teams unit that led the nation in blocked punts and kicks and had the ninth best kick return average (LaMareon James) in the country.Prior to joining Old Dominion, Baker spent two years as a defensive backs graduate assistant at Shippensburg (Pa.). Baker got his collegiate coaching career started at Lock Haven, coaching the running backs in 2018.A 2018 graduate of Lock Haven with a degree in health and physical education, Baker played for the Bald Eagles from 2014-17.
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