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2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Email Address Office Year
Peter Stuursma Head Coach stuursma@hope.edu 616-395-7288 616-395-7288 10th
Andrew Hawken Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach hawken@hope.edu 616-395-7392 616-395-7392
Alex Smith Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach Smitha47@hope.edu
Hunter Thompson Offensive Line Coach and Recruiting Coordinator thompson@hope.edu 616-395-7070 616-395-7070
Jinks Arnold Cornerbacks Coach and Special Teams Coordinator arnoldj@hope.edu 616-395-7288 616-395-7288
Matt Bird Wide Receivers Coach bird@hope.edu
Jim Caserta Running Backs Coach caserta@hope.edu
Curt Copeland Tight Ends/H Coach
KJ Landis Safeties Coach landis@hope.edu
Isaiah Hicks Defensive Line Coach
Jari Brown Defensive Line Coach
Jeremy Gasper Nickels and Sams
Ben Adkins Student Assistant Coach
Granden Kinnie Student Assistant Coach

2026 Football Support Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Email Address Office Year
Dan Margritz Strength and Conditioning Coach margritz@hope.edu 616-395-7255 616-395-7255
Erik Byl Assistant Athletic Trainer byl@hope.edu 616-395-7070 616-395-7070
Mariah Supianoski Assistant Athletic Trainer supianoski@hope.edu 616-395-7070 616-395-7070
Alan Babbitt Sports Information Director babbitt@hope.edu 616-395-7856 616-395-7856
Rob Sterken Manager
Andrew Tysse Manager