Football Coaches

Southern Virginia University

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email
Chris Ehorn Jr.	Interim Head Coach	chris.ehorn@svu.edu
Will Ortiz	Defensive Coordinator	william.t.ortiz@svu.edu
Travis Pickup	Offensive Coordinator	travis.v.pickup@svu.edu
John Martinez	Special Teams Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach	john.martinez@svu.edu
MJ Nelson II	Wide Receiver Coach
Kent Uber	Running Backs Coach
Callum Hyland	Defensive Backs Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	football@svu.edu
Porter Shaw	Defensive Line Coach / Assistant Director of Football Operations	football@svu.edu

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email
Dakoda Winsor	Sports Performance Coach	dakoda.winsor@svu.edu
MJ Nelson	Sports Performance Coach	mj.nelson@svu.edu
Forrest Sutherland	Athletic Trainer	forrest.sutherland@svu.edu
Luke Ackerman	Athletic Communications	luke.w.ackerman@svu.edu
CJ Williams	Defensive Student Assistant
Maikeli Tuinakauvadra	Defensive Student Assistant
Ryan Seaman	Team Manager (Volunteer)
Jeran Paleka	Defensive Student Assistant
Myracle Smith	Student Film Director
Andrea Wells	Student Film Director
Isaiah Pietros	Offensive Student Assistant