WVU Football Reveals Michael Nysewander as TE Coach

The WVU Football program reveals their second coaching hire of the day in Michael Nysewander as tight ends coach.

Nysewander confirmed he was headed to West Virginia on Dec. 29.

“I am happy that Michael is joining the coaching staff at West Virginia,” said WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez about Nysewander. “He is a good offensive coach who did an outstanding job for the past two years as a member of my staff at Jacksonville State. He brings additional experience with him including several years at Ole Miss and will be a great addition to the WVU coaching staff.”

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Nysewander served as the tight ends and inside receivers coach at Jacksonville State. Even though it’s believed Blaine Stewart is being retained, Nysewander is expected to continue in a similar capacity to his role with the Gamecocks while working under Rodriguez again at WVU.

He joined Rodriguez at Jacksonville State in 2023 after a three-year stint at Ole Miss under Lane Kiffin as a senior analyst.

Below is more about Nysewander from the WVU football press release: 

In 2024, he helped lead the Gamecocks to a 9-5 record, the Conference USA championship and a spot in a second straight bowl game. The JSU offense finished No. 4 in FBS in rushing, No. 6 in first-down offense, No. 8 in passing yards per completion, No. 11 in scoring offense and No. 21 in total offense.

Jax State made history during the 2023 season, posting a 9-4 record during their first season at the FBS level and winning the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Tight end Sean Brown was a big part of that success, earning All-Conference USA Second Team honors, finishing with 19 receptions, with five going for touchdowns.

He joined the Gamecocks after spending three seasons at Ole Miss, where he served as head coach Lane Kiffin’s senior analyst. During those three seasons, the Rebels went to three bowl games, including the Sugar Bowl and had a 10-win campaign in 2021.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Nysewander graduated from Alabama in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. While with the Crimson Tide, he was an H-back/tight end and helped head coach Nick Saban’s program to three national championships and SEC championships. Kiffin was his offensive coordinator at Alabama from 2014-16.

Following his college playing career, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a rookie free agent. He started his coaching career as a member of the offensive and special teams’ staff for Kiffin at FAU in 2017 for two years before becoming the assistant director of player development. He then was the running backs coach at Samford before rejoining Kiffin at Ole Miss.