Steve Casula

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Steve Casula
Current position
TitleInterim offensive coordinator, tight ends coach
Team Michigan
Conference Big Ten
Biographical details
Born (1987-09-07) September 7, 1987 (age 37)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S
Alma mater
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006 Delcastle Tech HS (DE) (assistant)
2007 Kennett HS (PA) (assistant)
2008–2009 Delaware (SA)
2010–2011 Western Michigan (GA)
2012Western Michigan (TE/FB)
2013 Colgate (TE/FB)
2014–2016 Davenport (OC)
2017–2018 Ferris State (OC/TE/FB)
2019–2021 Michigan (analyst)
2022–2023 UMass (OC/QB)
2024Michigan (interim OC / TE)
2025–presentMichigan (TE)

Steve Casula (born September 7, 1987) [1] is an American college football coach and former player. He is the tight ends coach for the University of Michigan, and is serving as the interim offensive coordinator for the ReliaQuest Bowl. Casula was rehired by Michigan in 2024, previously coaching for the Wolverines as an offensive analyst from 2019 to 2021. He departed to become the offensive coordinator for UMass in 2022 and 2023.

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Coaching career

Student coach

During Casula's undergraduate studies, he began his coaching career. He spent 2006 as an assistant coach at Delcastle Technical High School in New Castle County, Delaware. In 2007, Casula helped the newly reinstated program at Kennett High School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. During his junior and senior years, he worked as a student assistant coach under K. C. Keeler at Delaware. He worked primarily with the offensive line. [1]

Western Michigan

In 2010, Casula joined Bill Cubit’s staff at Western Michigan as a graduate assistant. He worked with the offensive line for two seasons as a graduate assistant, before being promoted to tight ends and fullbacks coach for the 2012 season. [2] He also served as the walk-on coordinator and academic coordinator. [3] In Casula's lone season coaching the tight ends, the position improved from 17 receptions the previous year, to 46 receptions in 2012, despite five different players starting at the position. [2]

Colgate

Casula spent the 2013 season on coach Dick Biddle's final staff at Colgate. He coached the tight ends and H-backs for the Raiders. [4]

Davenport

Casula was the first assistant coach hired in the history of Davenport Panthers football. Hired ahead of the 2014 season, he helped build the upstart NAIA football program from the ground up as the offensive coordinator. [4] In 2016, the first season that Davenport played, Casula's offense helped pave the way for a winning inaugural season as the Panthers finished with a 6-5 record. [5] Following the season, he was named the interim head coach. When he was not hired as the head coach, he departed. [4]

Ferris State

In 2017 and 2018, Casula served as the offensive coordinator at NCAA Division II power Ferris State. In his first season on staff, he helped lead the Bulldogs to the fourth straight play-off appearance and an 11-2 record. [3] In his second season, he helped guide Ferris State to a National Title appearance, eventually falling 49-47 to Valdosta State. [6]

Michigan

In March of 2019, Casula was hired as an offensive analyst by Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines. While there, he worked closely with offensive coordinator Josh Gattis, and earned a promotion to senior offensive analyst ahead of the 2020 season. In 2021, Casula helped the Wolverines reach the College Football Playoff. [3]

UMass

In December 2021, Casula was hired by Don Brown, the new head coach at UMass as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. This reunited the pair, after previously working together at Michigan from 2019-2020, where Brown was the defensive coordinator. [7]

Michigan (second stint)

On February 5, 2024, Casula was hired back at the University of Michigan, this time by Sherrone Moore as the tight ends coach. [8] On December 3, Kirk Campbell was fired by Michigan as offensive coordinator and Casula replaced him as the interim OC for the ReliaQuest Bowl. [9]

Personal life

Casula earned all-state honors as a senior at Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware. He and his wife Stephanie have three children, Audrey, Paulie, and Tommy. [3]

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  2. 1 2 "Steve Casula". colgateathletics.com. Colgate University SID. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
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  4. 1 2 3 "Steve Casula". dupanthers.com. Davenport University SID. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2016 Football Schedule". dupanthers.com. Davenport University SID. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ Paul, Tony (December 19, 2021). "'A monumental thing': Ferris State wins first DII national championship in dominating fashion". detroitnews.com. The Detroit News. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ Backus, Will (December 20, 2021). "UMass football hires Michigan analyst Steve Casula as OC". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Casula Named Michigan's Tight End Coach". University of Michigan Athletics.
  9. ↑ "Michigan football fires offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell". CBS News.
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