RECRUITING AREAS: Northeast Kentucky, Southeast Ohio, Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Central California JUCO

A former all-academic performer and a long snapper at Kentucky with NFL coaching experience, Matt Adolph has held a variety of successful coaching positions. He is originally from Columbus, Ohio. His most recent position was the linebackers and special teams coach at Valdosta (Ga.) State. He is now in his second year at Morehead State.

In his first year (2020-21), Adolph helped guide linebacker Vincent Winey to an unprecedented season. In just seven games, Winey averaged more than 10 tackles per game.

Adolph coached two full seasons at Santa Barbara (Calif.) City College, where he led the linebackers and special teams. In 2018, the SBCC Vaquero defense led the conference in a variety of stats including fumbles, pass defense, and red zone defense. The 2018 Vaquero special teams produced two touchdowns and six fumbles. In 2019, the Vaqueros were the state leaders in multiple categories, including fewest penalties, kick return stats and punting average.

Adolph went to SBCC after a stint as a graduate assistant and defensive quality control coach at Michigan State. He also previously served as a scouting assistant with the San Francisco 49ers in 2014-15. In addition, Adolph has served as director of the American National Combines and coached at the HBCU Dream Bowl and All-American Tropical Bowl.

Adolph earned his bachelor's degree in business management from Kentucky.