2025 Football Staff
Coaching Staff
Name | Title | Phone | E-Mail | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Nofri | Head Coach | (203) 396-8103 | nofrim@sacredheart.edu | Keene State '93 |
| Matt Gardner | Offensive Coordinator/Associate Head Coach - Offense | (203) 814-4406 | gardnerm@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: CT (Fairfield, Litchfield Counties and CT Prep Schools), NJ (Bergen County) |
| Darin Edwards | Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line | edwardsd@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: CT (Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, Wyndham Counties and CT Prep Schools), NJ (Essex and Hudson Counties) | |
| Pat Saporito | Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers/Pro Liaison | (475) 449-5377 | saporitop4@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: NY (Long Island), PA, OH |
| Kevin Duke | Assistant Coach- Quarterbacks | dukek13@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: NY, NJ (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester and Salem Counties) | |
| Ernesto Purnsley | Assistant Coach - Running Backs | purnsleye@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: MD (Baltimore City, Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s Counties), Northern VA, NC | |
| Brad Tiernan | Assistant Coach - Offensive Line/Offense Run Game Coordinator | tiernanb@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: Eastern MA, PA (Districts 2, 4 and 11) | |
| Mike Kennedy | Assistant Coach - Outside Linebackers | kennedym8@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: MA (Essex, Middlesex, Worcester counties), Add NJ (Hunterdon, Morris and Warren counties) and PA (Berks, Lancaster and Lebanon counties) | |
| Kyle Wiggins | Assistant Coach - Corners | wigginsk3@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: Western MD, New Jersey (Union County) | |
| DeMarcus White | Assistant Coach - Safeties/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator | whited7@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: Eastern MD, Prince George’s County, DC | |
| Paul Amakihe | Assistant Coach - Linebackers | amakihep@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: NJ (Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Somerset Counties), DE | |
| Kyle Woodring | Assistant Coach - Tight Ends | woodringk2@sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: Western MA, NJ (Passaic and Sussex counties), Upstate NY | |
| Lou Del Forno | Assistant Defensive Line/Video Coordinator | delfornol@mail.sacredheart.edu | Recruiting Areas: ME, NH, RI, VT, Southern VA | |
| Nate Marr | General Manager, Football Operations & Recruiting Coordinator | marrn@sacredheart.edu |
Support Staff
Name | Title | Phone | E-Mail | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Morrison | Deputy Athletics Director | (203) 396-8174 | morrisonm3@sacredheart.edu | Admin: Football, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Wrestling |
| Chris Fee | Senior Associate Athletics Director, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach | feec@sacredheart.edu | Admin: Men’s & Women’s Tennis, Men’s Volleyball | Teams: Football, Equestrian | |
| Matt Rodriguez | Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach | rodriguezm6@sacredheart.edu | Teams: Men's Basketball, Men’s Lacrosse, Football - Assist | |
| Samantha Carey | Assistant Director of Athletic Communications | careys3@sacredheart.edu | Football, Equestrian, Men’s/Women’s Wrestling, Women’s Lacrosse | |
| Ben Batchelder | Associate Head Athletic Trainer | (203) 365-7687 | batchelderb@sacredheart.edu | Football, Equestrian |
| Erica Crowley | Athletic Trainer | (203) 396-8179 | crowleye4@sacredheart.edu | Football, Women's Wrestling, Men's Sprinters |
| Jonathan Rauch | Athletic Trainer | (203) 365-7672 | rauchj2@sacredheart.edu | Football, Baseball, Rowing |
| Ryan Genest | Head Equipment Manager | (203) 396-8444 | genestr@sacredheart.edu | Sports: Football, Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Lacrosse, Equestrian, Dance, Women's Volleyball, Men's Volleyball, Field Hockey |




























