University of Rhode Island Men's Football

Jim Fleming was named the 20th head coach in Rhode Island football history in December of 2013. He enters his 12th season at the helm in 2025. The Rams are coming off a historic 2024 campaign that saw the team capture its first-ever CAA Football title and earn its first postseason opportunity since 1985. Rhode Island received an at-large selection to the NCAA Championship field as a 10-seed and defeated Central Connecticut, 21-17, in its first round game at Meade Stadium. To go along with the team's success, Rhody's players had significant individual accolades as linebacker A.J. Pena (AP - First Team; Stats Perform - First Team; Phile Steele - First Team; FCS Football Central - First Team), wide receiver Marquis Buchanan (Stats Perform - Second Team; Phil Steele - Fourth Team) and running back Malik Grant (AP - Honorable Mention) garnered All-American honors. Rhode Island placed 11 players on CAA Football All-Conference Teams and had an additional two earn honorable mention. With its talented squad, the team won a program-record 11 games (11-3) and posted an undefeated (7-0) record at home in Kingston. Under Fleming, URI has strung together five straight winning campaigns for the first time in program history.  The 2023 Rams turned in a 4-4 mark in CAA Football play while posting a dominant, 4-1 record at Meade Stadium. Under Fleming's guidance, Rhode Island broke numerous records highlighted by quarterback Kasim Hill (2020-23) surpassing URI great Tom Ehrhardt to become the program's all-time leader in yards of total offense at 8,863. The offense also shined when running back Ja'Den McKenzie broke a nearly 70-year-old record by rushing for 13 touchdowns. Five Rhody players also earned professional opportunities at the end of the season in Jordan Colbert (Miami Dolphins, free agent signee), Lorenzo Thompson (Cleveland Browns, free agent signee), Nick Correia (Seattle Seahawks/Miami Dolphins, mini camp invite), Sebastian Delasoudas (New York Jets, mini camp invite) and Kahtero Summers (New York Jets, mini camp invite).  For the second-straight year, Rhode Island had eight All-CAA Football selections in 2022, highlighted by a trio of First Team honorees in cornerback Jordan Jones, as well as offensive lineman Nick Correia and AJ Cornelius. Correia went on to earn Stats Perform Third Team All-American honors after anchoring an offense that ranked fourth in CAA Football in both rushing attack (168.8 yards per game) and passing attack (235.3 yards/game). As a team, the Rams finished with a 7-4 record marking the team's third-straight winning season. Rhody also saw a handful of players earn NFL opportunities in Jordan Jones (Los Angeles Rams, free agent signee), Ed Lee (New England Patriots, free gent signee) and Caleb Warren (Seattle Seahawks, mini camp invite). In 2021, Fleming led the Rams to a 7-4 record, the most wins for the program in 17 seasons. It was his third winning season in four years, as the team was 6-5 in 2018 and 2-1 in the COVID-19 Spring season of 2021. The Rams had eight All-CAA Football selections, the most for the program in one year since 1995. Cornerback Jordan Jones was an Associated Press Second Team All-American, while fullback Joey Kenny was a Stats Perform and a Phil Steele Third Team All-American. In a pandemic-shortened 2020-21 campaign, Fleming led the Rams to a 2-1 record before the season was ended by COVID-19 issues. After winning their first two games of the season, the Rams were ranked in both the STATS FCS and AFA FCS Coaches Top 25 polls. Rhody was ranked as high as No. 18 in the country. Redshirt freshman running back Kevin Brown, Jr. was the CAA Football Offensive Rookie of the Year, while fullback Joey Kenny was a first team all-conference honoree. Wide receiver Ivory Frimpong, offensive lineman Nick Correia and safety Coby Tippett all earned second-team honors. Fleming has worked to turn the Rhode Island program around. In 2018, he led the team to its first winning season in 17 years. Rhody was 6-5 overall, including a 4-1 record at Meade Stadium. Fleming's team broke into the STATS FCS Top 25 on Sept. 10 for the first time for the program since 2005, and the team got as high as No. 16 in the STATS poll and No. 15 in the AFCA FCS Coaches poll during the season. It was the first time URI was above .500 since 2001. The team also was 4-4 in CAA Football action, the first time the program was .500 in league play since 2010. Junior tackle Kyle Murphy and junior wide receiver Aaron Parker both earned CAA Football First-Team All-Conference and NEFWA All-New England recognition. Receiving second-team all-conference nods were senior quarterback JaJuan Lawson, senior tight end Tyler Burke and junior punt returner Ahmere Dorsey. In 2017, Fleming saw six of his players earn all-conference honors. Harold Cooper earned CAA Football All-Conference Second Team honors as a running back and third-team recognition as a kick returner. Wide receiver Aaron Parker was named to the second team, while wide receiver Marven Beauvais, defensive tackle Brandon Ginnetti, offensive tackle Dino Boyd and punt returner Matt Pires were all on the third-team. The Rams also had their most victories in seven seasons. For the second consecutive season, Fleming's team set a program mark for number of players to earn CAA Football Academic All-Conference recognition. The Rams had 22 players earn the honor in 2016, after having 18 receive the recognition in 2015. In 2016, Fleming had two players earn CAA Football All-Conference honors, as kick returner Harold Cooper was named to the second team and defensive end Jose Duncan took home third-team honors. Fleming also led the team to its first Governor's Cup victory since 2011 as the Rams defeated Brown 28-13 in the annual in-state battle. In his second season the Rams earned eight spots on the CAA Football All-Conference Team, the most for Rhode Island since 1995. Sophomore Harold Cooper was a first-team selection as a kick returner and a third-team pick at running back. He also was named to the 2015 Division I All-New England Football Team as a kick returner. Also earning CAA Football All-Conference honors were left tackle Tyler Catalina (second team), linebacker Adam Parker (second team), safety Tim Wienclaw (second team), defensive lineman Mike Ezirike (third team), tight end Charlie McKeeman (third team) and cornerback Myles Holmes (third team). Though the Rams went 1-11 mark in Fleming’s first season in Kingston, the team improved as the year moved along. Five players - linebacker Andrew Bose, fullback Justin Favreau, wide receiver Robbie Jackson, offensive tackle Tyler Catalina and kick returner Myles Holmes all earned a spot on the CAA Football All-Conference Team. Bose was the first Rhody linebacker to earn first-team honors in 16 seasons. He and freshman tight end Charlie McKeeman earned All-America honors from TonySoftli.com. Rhode Island also had 12 players earn a spot on the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team. Following the season, Bose signed as an undrafted free agent with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, while running back Lyle McCombs signed with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. Fleming came to Rhode Island from the University of Central Florida, where he was the defensive coordinator for the No. 15 Knights. In 2013, Fleming helped UCF earn a spot in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The 2013 season marked the second straight year that Fleming has helped guide UCF to a bowl game. In 2012, the Knights had the top-ranked scoring and pass defense in Conference USA and were ranked 29th nationally in scoring defense en route to a spot in the Beef O’Brady Bowl, where they defeated Ball State, 38-17. Fleming has a track record of success, including as a head coach. In two seasons at Sacred Heart, he was a two-time Northeast Conference Coach of the Year while posting a 21-1 record. His team won the 2001 Mid Major I-AA National Championship to cap off a perfect 11-0 season. In his first year with the Pioneers, Fleming orchestrated the nation’s best turnaround. Inheriting a team that had gone 2-9 the previous season, Fleming led Sacred Heart to a 10-1 mark in 2000, ending the season ranked No. 5 in the nation. A veteran of 29 seasons of college football, Fleming has coached for teams in CAA Football, the AAC, the ACC, Conference USA, the MAC, the former Atlantic 10 (now CAA Football), the NEC, the Ivy League and the Big Sky Conference. Fleming’s defense in 2012 included safety Kemal Ishmael, the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year who was a seventh-round draft pick for the Atlanta Falcons. Defensive end Troy Davis was placed on the All-C-USA First Team, cornerback A.J. Bouye grabbed a spot on the second team and lineman Deion Green was voted on to the all-freshman team. Bouye, Davis, Cam Henderson and Ray Shipman all signed rookie free-agent deals. At Kent State in 2010, Fleming coached the linebackers for the Mid-American Conference’s top-ranked defense. The Golden Flashes led the conference in sacks and tackles for loss, and Fleming’s linebackers were a major reason. Middle linebacker Cobrani Mixon earned a spot on the All-MAC First Team by collecting 11.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, one interception, two forced fumbles and 82 overall tackles, while All-MAC Third Team selection Dorian Wood led the Golden Flashes with 96 tackles (11.5 for loss). Luke Batton delivered 68 tackles at the other outside linebacker position. Fleming spent six seasons at Akron (2004-09) as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach. He helped the Zips win their first MAC Championship and qualify for the Motor City Bowl in 2005. Under Fleming, the defense produced four All-MAC honorees, including the league’s second-leading tackler in freshman Brian Wagner and the program’s second-ever three-time All-MAC selection in Almondo Sewell. Fleming’s defenses at Akron consistently performed among the nation’s best, ranking 32nd in total defense in 2005, and 31st in passing defense in 2009. Prior to Akron, Fleming spent two years (2002-03) as the defensive backs coach at North Carolina. That stint came after his remarkable two-year run as the head coach of Sacred Heart. During their championship run, the Pioneers ranked second in the nation in scoring, pass efficiency and turnover margin, fourth in total defense and seventh in scoring defense and passing yards allowed. Fleming was named the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year in both 2000 and 2001. A native of New York, N.Y., Fleming also spent two years as defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach at Villanova (1998-99) and four years (1994-97) coaching linebackers (1994) and defensive backs (1995-97) at East Carolina. His 1997 squad ranked second in Conference USA in pass defense, while in 1995, the Pirates finished 9-3 and earned a berth in the Liberty Bowl where they defeated Stanford, 19-13. That season, the ECU defense ranked seventh nationally in pass efficiency defense, producing 33 takeaways and 19 interceptions. No stranger to the Ocean State, Fleming spent the 1993 campaign as the defensive coordinator at Brown where the Bears went from 0-10 and last place in the Ivy League, to 4-6 and a tie for fourth place in the conference. From 1987-92, he had a successful six-year stretch at Boise State, including the final three seasons as defensive coordinator. His 1991 Broncos’ defense led the nation in rushing defense, was third in turnover margin and led the Big Sky Conference in every statistical category. In 1990, BSU finished 10-4 and advanced to the semifinals of the Division I-AA playoffs, leading the conference in scoring defense. Fleming is a 1982 graduate of the University of the South with a degree in English. While there, he was a four-year starter in football and baseball, earning all-conference honors as a tight end in 1981. Fleming began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at South Carolina in 1985. He and his wife, Leslie, have four children: Jimmy, Will, Kate and Meg.

Flanagan came to Kingston after coaching the running backs and defensive backs at Bishop Hendricken High School in 2014. Flanagan was part of a staff the led the Hawks to their fifth consecutive state championship. Bishop Hendricken averaged 195.8 rushing yards per game, running for 2,546 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2014. The team ran for 280 yards and four touchdowns in the title game victory over LaSalle Academy. Following his career as a running back and kick returner at St. Anselm College (2010-14), Flanagan spent the spring of 2014 as a student assisant coach at his alma mater, He worked with the team's tight ends and running backs. During his high school career at Bishop Hendricken, Flanagan was a 2009 First Team All-State running back. He earned a bachelor's degree in communications from St. Anselm in 2014.  

Mike Flanagan enters his 11th season at Rhode Island in 2025. After helping lead the Rams to the 2024 CAA Football Championship, he was promoted to offensive coordinator. He will also coach the tight ends.  Following the 2019 campaign, he was promoted to associate head coach while also retaining his duties as recruiting coordinator. In his time with the Rams, he has also served as the position coach for the running backs and the offensive line. In 2022, the team rushed for 1,497 yards, its highest total in nine years. Running backs Justice Antrum and Jaylen Smith combined for 1,059 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. The team's two feature backs also had 175 yards and four touchdowns through the air, helping give the Rams their most balanced and dynamic offense in several years. Fullback Joey Kenny was named to the CAA Football First Team All-Conference squad for the second year in a row. He also earned All-New England honors and an invitation to the 2022 Hula Bowl. In the spring of 2021, Flanagan coached redshirt freshman Kevin Brown, Jr., who was the CAA Football Offensive Freshman of the Year. Brown made a strong impression in his Rhode Island debut, rushing for 141 yards and four touchdowns in the season opener at No. 6 Villanova. He led the team with 256 rushing yards in the COVID-19-shortened season, averaging 5.2 yards per carry. Brown was the first player for Rhode Island to win a major year-end league award since Joe Casey was the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in 2005. Flanagan was was promoted to recruiting coordinator following the 2018 season. He first joined the staff as a defensive quality control coach in the spring of 2015, working closely with the defensive backs that season. In 2017, he was promoted to tight ends coach. He also has served as the director of football operations. In 2018, Flanagan coached Tyler Burke, who earned CAA Football Second-Team All-Conference honors in addition to being named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. Burke also was the team's nomination for the CAA Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In addition to Burke, Flanagan coached Joey Kenny, who started nine of the 11 games the team played, as Rhode Island opened most games in a double tight end formation. True freshman Caleb Warren appeared in every game on special teams and offense. Flanagan came to Kingston after coaching the running backs and defensive backs at Bishop Hendricken High School in 2014. Flanagan was part of a staff the led the Hawks to their fifth consecutive state championship. Bishop Hendricken averaged 195.8 rushing yards per game, running for 2,546 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2014. The team ran for 280 yards and four touchdowns in the title game victory over LaSalle Academy. Following his career as a running back and kick returner at St. Anselm College (2010-14), Flanagan spent the spring of 2014 as a student assistant coach at his alma mater, He worked with the team's tight ends and running backs. During his high school career at Bishop Hendricken, Flanagan was a 2009 First Team All-State running back. He earned a bachelor's degree in communications from St. Anselm in 2014.  

Sebastian Delasoudas joined the Rams' coaching staff in 2024 after a highly-successful, six-year playing career at Rhode Island. A team captain for four years, Delasoudas played for URI from 2018-23 and was Rhody's starting center. He finished his career with 36 consecutive starts and helped lead one of the best offensive lines in FCS Football. He was an All-CAA Football honorable mention player in 2023 and was invited to play in the Trillion Tropical Bowl. After graduating, Delasoudas spent time at the New York Jets mini camp before returning to Kingston in a coaching capacity. 

Justin Woodward joined the Rhode Island coaching staff as a defensive quality control specialist in 2024 and now works with the inside linebackers. A 2024 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Woodward is no stranger to the URI sidelines having spent the previous two years as a student defensive assistant. In his role, he helped to create scouting reports, break down game film, and run practice. Woodward also assisted with team equipment needs and recruiting efforts and traveled with the Rams for road games. During his time in Kingston, the New York native was also involved in various on-campus organizations. He was a Brother at Large and the Brotherhood Chair for Alpha Epsilon Pi, hosted a one-hour weekly show on WRIU and served as a writer/analyst for the Anchor Sports Network.  In addition to his athletics experience at URI, Woodward spent three years coaching Pelham Youth Football (2016-19) and also assisted with the town's little league.  

Brady Roark enters his first season with the Rhode Island Football coaching staff in 2025.  No stranger to the program, Roark was a six-year player for the Rams and finished his career as the team’s starting tight end. As a redshirt senior in 2024, he started all 14 of the CAA Football Champions’ games as a key member of both the offense and special teams. Outside of his football commitments, Roark was an active member of the Rhode Island campus community. He served one term as the President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and even donated blood stem cells as a result of the football team’s Be The Match initiative.

Jeffrey Wosencroft enters his first season as Rhode Island Football's General Manager in 2024. A familiar face around the program, Wosencroft has worked with the equipment room for the past three years assisting with operations pertaining to both practice and game day.  In addition to his duties with the Department of Athletics, Wosencroft serves as the Director of Property and Support Services for the University of Rhode Island. He oversees the operations of the Property Department, Central Receiving and Warehouse, Mail Services and Printing Services. Since 2019, he has also helped manage a $1.8 million budget as well as $128 million of movable capital assets within the URI system.  Wosencroft's resume also boasts experience with Belmont Market, which he managed for eight years, and an executive leadership stint with Foxwoods as well as the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.  His athletics expertise also comes from a research project he completed with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he studied the inner workings of the 2021 NBA Champions and researched the impacts on human capital. Wosencroft also has coaching experience, having assisted the 2017-18 Rhode Island College Basketball program.  A 1989 graduate of Assumption College, he completed his MBA at Rhode Island in 2022. 

Henry Yianakopolos enters his third year with the Rhode Island Football coaching staff in 2025 and currently serves as the team's defensive backs coach.  Before his promotion to an assistant coaching role in 2024, he joined the staff as a defensive assistant in the summer of 2023. Along with helping the Rams capture the 2024 CAA Football title, Yianakopolos developed defensive back Freddy Mallay (Second Team) and safety Emmanuel Gomes (Third Team) into All-CAA Football players in his first year leading the secondary.  A URI graduate, Yianakpolos was a member of the Rams' football team from 2017-22. Serving as one of the team captains in his redshirt senior campaign, he started all 11 games and finished with 46 tackles, a team-high 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He had two pass break ups, one interception and one forced fumble.  He signed as an undrafted free agent with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and spent some time in training camp.  

Troy Gilmer enters his 12th season at Rhode Island in 2025. He joined the Rhode Island staff in January 2014 as a defensive assistant and was promoted to linebackers coach before the start of the 2017 season. Before the 2020-21 season, he was named the outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator. Under Gilmer's guidance, outside linebacker A.J. Pena garnered First Team Associated Press All-American honors in 2024. A First Team All-CAA Football honoree, Pena ranked in the nation's top 10 in both tackles for loss (seventh) and sacks (10th), forcing opponents to lose more than 100 yards.  In 2021, outside linebacker L.B. Mack earned CAA Football Second Team All-Conference honors after recording 51 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks. After the season, he signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, making the team's roster as a rookie. Mack finished his career second in program history with 39.0 tackles for loss and fourth with 21.0 sacks. On special teams, kicker C.J. Carrick graduated as Rhode Island's all-time leader in points scored (268), field goals (43) and extra points (119). Punter Davey Schaum-Bartocci became URI's leader in career punting average (40.0 yards/punt). Coby Tippett was a CAA Football First Team All-Conference selection as a punt returner, and freshman Jaylen Smith piled up 1,092 all-purpose yards after spending the first half of the year as the team's primary kick returner.   In 2019, Gilmer coached Branyan Javier-Castillo, who earned Second Team All-CAA Football honors. Javier-Castillo started all 12 games at linebacker, and started all 23 games he played in his two seasons with the Rams. He led the conference with 108 tackles, and was second in the league with 9.0 tackles per game. Javier-Castillo finished the season with 12.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and two interceptions, and had two forced fumbles. In 2018, senior Nas Jones had a breakout season for the Rams, leading the team with 78 tackles while adding 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. Fellow senior Justin Hogan was the CAA Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 3, and Jones, Hogan and junior Branyan Javier-Castillo all started every game for the defense. The trio were the team's three leading tacklers, as Javier-Castillo tied Jones with 78, and Hogan added 62. Under Gilmore's direction, linebacker Justin Hogan led the Rams with 104 tackles in 2017. He also tied for third on the team with five pass breakups.  In 2015, Gilmer worked closely with the team's linebackers, including junior linebacker Adam Parker, who earned CAA Football Second Team All-Conference honors and was second on the team in tackles despite missing the final two games of the season.  Gilmer came to Rhode Island from Akron, where he was a graduate assistant coach in 2013. While on the Zips staff, Gilmer also spent time as a volunteer assistant director of football operations. A linebacker for Akron from 2008 through 2012, Gilmer averaged 6.2 tackles per game as a senior. He finished second on the team with 74 tackles, including four tackles for loss. During his junior season, Gilmer was an honorable mention Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection after averaging 7.9 tackles per game and finishing second on the team with 71 tackles. Gilmer earned his bachelor’s degree in sports studies/coaching from Akron in 2012. In 2013, he earned a master’s degree in sports science/coaching.    

Brandon Holt joined the Rhode Island Football staff as a defensive assistant for the 2024 season, helping the Rams win their first-ever CAA Football title. Holt works with the team's secondary, assisting in the coaching of the corner backs and the safeties.  He previously served as a graduate assistant at Shippensburg University, where he worked primarily with the defensive backs. In his role, the New Jersey native helped to develop and mentor the defensive unit while assistant with practice plan design. He was responsible for all film breakdown and had additional responsibilities related to the team's social media initiatives. Before stepping into his Graduate Assistant position, Holt had a successful playing career for Shippensburg. He served as a team captain and was a two-year starter in the Raiders' defensive backfield.  In 2023, Holt totaled 27 tackles and one interception in nine contests, and was among the team leaders in pass breakups with six.   He appeared in 11 games for the Raiders as a junior, accumulating 46 tackles, including 33 solo, five pass breakups and two interceptions. One of those interceptions he returned 99 yards for a touchdown.   Prior to Shippensburg, Holt played two seasons at Pace University, where he was named an All-NE-10 defensive back as a freshman and twice named to the NE-10 Academic Honor Roll.

Drake Jackson enters his first year with the Rams in 2025 and will work with the offensive line. Jackson was a four-year letter winner for Kentucky from 2017-20 and a standout center. He helped lead UK to 37 wins (most in a five-season span since 1949-53), 20 SEC games (most in a five-year span in school history) and five straight bowl games, tying the school record. He played in 47 career games over the course of his five-year career (2016-20), making 44 consecutive starts on the Big Blue Wall. Jackson earned All-America Honorable Mention honors by Phil Steele as a senior after grading at 85.7 percent with 40 knockdowns and 188 blocks at the point of attack. He was also named First-Team All-SEC by Pro Football Focus and Second-Team All-SEC by the Associated Press, SEC Coaches and Phil Steele in 2020. Elected as one of 10 team captains as a senior, Jackson was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List for the nation’s top center in 2020 and named to Outland Trophy Watch List for the nation’s top interior lineman in both 2019 and 2020. He helped UK set single-season school records with 3,624 rushing yards, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 6.3 yards per carry as a junior in 2019, earning First-Team All-SEC by the AP and Athlon Sports. A native of Versailles, Kentucky, he graduated in December of 2019 with a degree in agricultural economics from UK. He also earned a master's degree in kinesiology and health promotion in December of 2020 from UK and is currently working on a second master's.  Jackson spent one season on NFL practice squads with the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams. He then spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, working primarily with the offensive line. 

Marcell Lazard joined the Rhode Island staff as the defensive line coach in January of 2023. Over the course of his first two seasons, he guided nose guard Westley Neal, Jr. to First Team All-CAA Football honors (2024) while helping the Rams win their first-ever CAA Football title that same year.  He came to URI after spending two seasons at Nebraska as a graduate assistant coach. While there, he coached the defensive line and linebackers. In addition, he worked with the special teams kickoff and punt return units. From 2018-19, Lazard was the defensive line coach at Pace University. While there, he also worked with the punt return unit and served as the program's travel coordinator. Lazard began his collegiate career at Boston College before transferring to West Virginia. He played in 24 games, making 12 starts in his career. In 2016, he was part of an offensive line unit that was among the top three in rushing in the Big 12. Lazard played in the 2017 Pinstripe Bowl, the 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl, 2015 Cactus Bowl and the 2014 Liberty Bowl. In 2017, Lazard earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia in Multiple Disciplinary Studies, with minors in Athletic Coaching, Communication Studies and Sport & Exercise Psychology.  

Tyler Loftus rejoined the Rhode Island Football staff ahead of the 2024 season and was promoted to Pass Game/Recruiting Coordinator ahead of his second year with the Rams. He also coaches the team's quarterbacks.  In his first season back at URI, Loftus worked primarily with the wide receivers and helped Marquis Buchanan earn All-American honors from Stats Perform (Second Team) and Phil Steele (Fourth Team). Additionally, he was part of the staff that led Rhode Island to its first-ever CAA Football title in 2024 and a subsequent appearance in the NCAA Championship.  Loftus is coming off a nearly two-year stay at the University of Connecticut, where was promoted to QB Analyst after serving as the Wide Receivers Graduate Assistant. He also held the role of interim running backs coach for the 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl.  The program saw significant improvements during Loftus’ tenure in Storrs. In 2022, the team became Bowl-eligible for the first time since 2015 as part of an effort that saw UConn accrue nine wins in two seasons after earning just 10 total in the previous six campaigns. In 2023, quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson became the first Husky to surpass 2,000 passing yards since 2017 and helped the team finish with its most 30-plus point games since 2010.  In his previous role at URI, Loftus played a crucial role in the development of Stats Perform Third Team All-American Joey Kenney and All-CAA Football First Team honoree Caleb Warren. The 2021 URI offense was third in the conference in points per game and improved in key areas such as rushing yards per game, rushing yards per attempt and touchdown-interception ratio. Rhode Island also had the No. 1 red zone offense in the country during the spring 2021 season.  Loftus has made stops at Holy Cross (2019-20), SUNY Morrisville (2018-19) and Wagner (2018). He earned his undergraduate degree from Wagner in 2018 and was an All-NEC Honor Roll quarterback for the Seahawks.   

Chris Lorenti enters his sixth season with Rhode Island in 2025. He joined the Rhode Island coaching staff as the inside linebackers coach in February of 2020 and was promoted to the team's Defensive Coordinator ahead of the 2023 season.  The Rhody defense had a banner year in 2024, culminating in a CAA Football title as well as an at-large selection to the NCAA Championship as the 10-seed. Five members of the unit earned All-CAA Football honors in outside linebacker A.J Pena (First Team), defensive lineman Westley Neal, Jr. (First Team), defensive back Freddy Mallay (Second Team), inside linebacker Cole Brockwell (Third Team) and safety Emmanuel Gomes (Third Team). Inside linebacker Devin Hightower and defensive lineman Carson Primrose earned honorable mention. Under Lorenti's supervision, Pena was also named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press.  Since Lorenti's arrival, 11 different defensive players have earned all-conference honors from CAA Football, with four multi-year selections. In each of his five seasons in Kingston, one of Lorenti's inside linebackers has led the team in tackles.  Lorenti came to Rhode Island after 12 seasons on the staff at Southern Connecticut State. He served as the Owls’ defensive coordinator from 2015-19. He was the offensive line coach and special teams coordinator in 2014, and before that spent seven seasons coaching the inside linebackers. During his time at Southern Connecticut, he coached two All-Americans and nine All-Conference selections. As a player at Southern Connecticut, Lorenti played four seasons as a linebacker. He finished his career with 176 tackles. As a junior, he finished third on the squad with 82 tackles and tallied a team-high three fumble recoveries. At the conclusion of his playing career, Lorenti was just one of 14 players in the history of the Owls’ program who served as a captain for two seasons. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Human Performance in 2010.  

Aidan McClellan enters his second season with Rhode Island Football in 2025. After joining the staff as offensive quality control, he was promoted to the team's running backs coach ahead of the 2025 campaign. He also serves as the team's video coordinator.  A Rhode Island native, McClellan spent the 2023 season with Bryant as an Offensive Line Quality Control specialist. He was responsible for breaking down opponents' fronts, helped coach the offensive line during practice and broke down game film. The stint with the Bulldogs was his first in collegiate football, though McClellan had previously worked on the staff at Moses Brown School from 2021-23. After initially joining the high school team as a volunteer assistant, he was promoted to Head JV Coach and Varsity Assistant for the 2022 season. That year, Moses Brown won the Division 3 State Championship. Prior to working with the high school program, he served as the head coach of the middle school's flag football team in 2021.  McClellan graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Forestry in 2020. He minored in economics and was a dean's list student. Before stepping into the college football realm, he worked with a construction and design company. 

Ryan McCormack joined Rhode Island Football as the Director of Scouting in the spring of 2025, bringing 25 years of coaching experience to the program. McCormack made the move to Kingston following an 11-year stint at UMass Dartmouth, where he finished his tenure as the running backs coach/recruiting coordinator. In his time with the Corsairs, McCormack played a pivotal role in recruiting several of key players from around New England, New York, Louisiana and Florida. Under his guidance, UMass Dartmouth won three consecutive MASCAC titles (2022-24), earning two playoff berths (2022, '24) and two New England Bowl appearances (2021, '23). In 2021, the Corsairs won the New England Bowl.  Prior to coaching at UMass Dartmouth, McCormack served as the defensive coordinator at Mt. Hope High School for two seasons, where his charges earned a berth in the Rhode Island State Playoffs in 2012 and 2013. McCormack also sandwiched a one-year stint at Rogers High School between two stretches at Middletown High.  Between 2000 and 2006, McCormack was responsible for a variety of roles on the staff of his alma mater, Salve Regina. During his six seasons with the Seahawks, he served as a graduate assistant and recruiting coordinator before being promoted to defensive coordinator and defensive linemen coach. He mentored nine defensive all conference players, while also tutoring the Hal Chalmers Award recipient, honoring the top student-athlete in the New England Football Conference. Previous to his 22 years of coaching experience, McCormack was a four-year member of the Salve Regina football team, where he played on the defensive line and handled the long-snapping duties. He helped the Seahawks capture four conference championships, three ECAC Bowl Championship appearances and was a 1998 ECAC Bowl Champion. In the 1997 season McCormack was part of the Salve Regina Defensive Line that created the number one overall leader in total defense in the country. A 2000 graduate with a bachelor’s of arts degree in administration of justice represented the Division III student-athlete model, earning Magna Cum Laude honors. In the spring of 2003, he earned his master’s degree in administration of justice from Salve Regina.