Football Coaches

Carroll University Athletics

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone	Twitter
Mike Budziszewski	Head Football Coach	mbudzisz@carrollu.edu	(262) 650-4880 (262) 650-4880	@CoachBuddah
Ken Ackerman	Offensive Coordinator/O-Line Coach/Strength & Conditioning Coordinator	kackerma@carrollu.edu	262-650-4885 262-650-4885	@OLCoach_Ack
Garren Holley	Defensive Coordinator; Student-Work Director, and Community Culture Liaison	gholley@carrollu.edu	262-650-4867 / 816-882-6315 262-650-4867 / 816-882-6315	CoachHolleyCU
Ben Mathias	Special Teams Coordinator	bmathias@carrollu.edu		CoachBenMathias
Nick Mantas	Defensive Line Coach	nmantas@carrollu.edu		CoachMantas
Jaxon Case	Graduate Assistant Coach (Football) / Running Backs Coach	jcase@carrollu.edu
Zachary Pleester	Graduate Assistant Coach (Linebackers)	zpleeste@carrollu.edu
Austin Montague	Graduate Assistant Coach (Tight Ends)	amontagu@carrollu.edu	608-341-6598 608-341-6598
Max General	Graduate Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)	mgeneral@carrollu.edu

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Steve Staab	Head Athletic Trainer	sstaab@carrollu.edu	262-524-7379 262-524-7379
Jack Feye	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	jfeye@carrollu.edu
Dominic Burns	Student-Athlete Wellness Advocate	dburns@carrollu.edu
Gwen Breckheimer	Director of Football Operations	gbreckhe@carrollu.edu