Andrew Strobel, who has extensive coaching experience on the defensive and special teams' sides of the football, is in his fourth season on the Morehead State staff and his third as defensive coordinator after being elevated.
He serves as the linebackers coach as well and serves as the defensive recruiting coordinator.
Strobel has helped lead an incredible resurgence in the Eagle defense, especially in the takeaways category. He coached Vaughn Taylor, Jr., to PFL Defensive Player of the Year honors as as well as multiple All-American accolades in 2021. Taylor finished as the program's all-time leader in tackles for loss.
In 2021, Strobel's defensive unit ranked in the top 30 in seven FCS stat categories, including in the top 5 in red zone defense and defensive touchdowns. In addition, the Eagle defense ranked in the top two of five stats categories in the Pioneer League in 2021.
His most recent stop before MSU was as defensive coordinator at Alma (Mich.) College for two seasons. His troops led the nation in all divisions in red zone defense in 2016 and paced the entire Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in forced turnovers (24) in 2016.
Strobel was the special teams coordinator and an assistant coach at Alfred (N.Y.) State College in 2015. He was also a recruiting coach and video coordinator at Alfred and led the defensive backfield players.
In 2014, he was the special teams coordinator at East Stroudsburg (Pa.). He also led the defensive backfield, served as the professional football liaison and was the video coordinator.
From 2010-13, Strobel served as an assistant coach at Culver-Stockton (Mo.). He was the defensive coordinator during the 2013 season, where he helped the team rank in the top 15 nationally in pass defense - the second straight year accomplishing that feat. The 2013 defensive unit boasted the best stats in a six-year span at CS. Culver-Stockton had seven defensive backs receive all-conference recognition during his four seasons.
He was the special teams coordinator and defensive secondary coach in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He also served as CS's head strength and conditioning coach during 2011.
Strobel earned his bachelor's degree in entertainment and sports promotion from Northern Michigan in 2009. Strobel was a four-year member of the football program (2006-09) at Northern Michigan. A three-time member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Fall All-Academic Team, Strobel was named the program's Freshman of the Year in 2007 and had more than 120 career tackles.
He owns a master's degree from Concordia (Calif.) in athletics administration/coaching, which he obtained in 2013.
Strobel and his wife Carrie have four children.
