Mike DiAngelo comes to Jacksonville State to be a part of Rodriguez’s staff after spending the 2021 season with him as the tight ends and inside receivers coach at ULM. He brings experience coaching both sides of the ball and will serve with Rodriguez for the fourth time after working with him at Arizona, Ole Miss and ULM.
Prior to joining the Warhawks’ staff, DiAngelo the 2020 season working with the quarterbacks as an analyst at Illinois. His first stint with Rodriguez started at Arizona in 2013, when he worked with the safeties as a defensive graduate assistant but also assisted with all areas of the Wildcats defense. In 2015, he was promoted to defensive analyst.
While at Arizona, he worked with multiple NFL defensive backs, while also helping the Wildcats rank No. 4 in the nation in forced fumbles and 12th in tackles for loss in 2014 and No. 7 in interceptions in 2017. In his first season with the Wildcats in 2013, the defense earned a No. 13 ranking with 18 interceptions.
He‘s had offensive success, as well, guiding Ole Miss quarterback John Rhys Plumlee to rank eighth nationally and first in the Southeastern Conference in rushing yards per game.
Prior to his time at Arizona, DiAngelo spent six years at Washington & Jefferson College. From 2007-2013, he served in various roles, including secondary coach, quarterback and receivers coach, special teams coordinator and also served as the program’s strength and conditioning coordinator. He helped W&J earn the school’s 23rd Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship and 22nd NCAA Division III playoff appearance during the 2012 season.
A native of Steubenville, Ohio, he earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Baldwin Wallace in 2006 after spending four seasons on the football team.
