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2026 Coaches

Former Purple Raiders Representing in Division I College Ranks

| By: Nate LaRiccia
ALLIANCE, Ohio – Three former Mount Union standout football players turned successful coaches made exciting coaching changes for the upcoming 2026 season.

Matt Campbell '02 was named the 17th Penn State Head Football Coach.
https://gopsusports.com/news/2025/12/8/matt-campbell-named-head-football-coach

Jason Candle '03 was named the 33rd UConn Head Football Coach.
https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/8/football-jason-candle-officially-introduced-as-uconn-head-coach

Vince Kehres '98 was named the Defensive Coordinator at Syracuse.
https://cuse.com/news/2025/12/6/football-vince-kehres-hired-as-defensive-coordinator

Campbell was part of five total NCAA Championships at Mount Union (three as a player and two as an assistant coach). Candle was also part of five of Mount Union's National Championships (two as a player and three as an assistant coach). Kehres was part of 12 of Mount Union's 13 total national championships as either a player (2) or coach (10)—including two as the head coach in 2015 and 2017.
 
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