Michael Nysewander is in his second season as the Tight Ends and Inside Receivers Coach on Rich Rodriguez’s staff at Jax State.
Nysewander joined the Gamecocks after the Spring of 2023 and looks to made an immediate impression after bringing experience from all levels of the game to Jacksonville with him.
Jax State made history during that first season, posting a 9-4 record during its first season at the FBS level and won the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Tight end Sean Brown was a big part of that success, earning Second-Team All-Conference USA accolades and made the John Mackey Award watch list. Not only was he a blocker for one of the best run games in FBS football, Brown also caught 19 passes 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 a 10-win campaign in 2021.
A native of Brimingham, Alabama, Nysewander is a 2015 graduate of the University of Alabama and received his 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.
Wearing the number 46 on his Alabama jersey, he earned the nickname “Highway 46” for his knack to open lanes for running backs like Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry during his time in Tuscaloosa.
Following his college playing career, Nysewander signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a rookie free agent.
He started his coaching career at Samford, where he was the Bulldogs’ running backs coach before joining Kiffin’s support staff at Florida Atlantic in 2017. He would later follow Kiffin to Ole Miss.
