Current position | |
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Title | Safeties Coach |
Team | Charlotte |
Biographical details | |
Alma mater | Ohio University (2008) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2004–2008 | Ohio (SA) |
2008–2010 | Ohio (GA) |
2011 | Missouri S&T (STC/LB) |
2012–2019 | Emporia State (DC/LB) |
2020–2021 | Youngstown State (LB) |
2022 | Gannon (DC/LB) |
2023–2024 | Oklahoma State (DC) |
2025 | Charlotte (Safeties) |
Bryan Nardo is an American football coach who is the safties coach for the Charlotte 49ers.
In 2004, Nardo got his first coaching job as a student assistant with the Ohio Bobcats. [1] In 2008, after graduating from the University of Ohio, Nardo would become a graduate assistant for the Bobcats. [2]
In 2011, Nardo was hired by Missouri S&T to be the team's special teams coordinator and linebackers coach. [3] In his lone season with Missouri S&T he was named the Great Lakes Football Conference Assistant Coach of the Year. [4]
In 2012, Nardo was hired by Emporia State to serve as the team's defensive coordinator. [5]
In 2020, Nardo would be hired by the Youngstown State Penguins as the team's linebackers coach. [6] On December 15, 2021, Nardo was fired by Youngstown State. [7]
In 2022, Nardo was hired by Gannon to be the team's defensive coordinator. [8] In his one season at Gannon, Nardo helped the team improve from allowing 393.3 yards per game in 2021, to just 287.4 yards per game in 2022. [9]
For the 2023 season, Nardo was hired by Oklahoma State as the team's defensive coordinator. [10] In his first season with the Cowboys in 2023, Nardo helped led them to the 2023 Big 12 Championship Game against Texas. [11] Nardo was fired in 2024 after the Cowboys went 3-9, 0-9 in Big 12 play.
Nardo was named the safeties coach for the Charlotte 49ers on January 7th of 2025. [12]
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