Bearcats make changes to staff ahead of Spring Ball
Satterfield makes a few adjustments to the coaching staff
Per GoBearcats:
Cincinnati head football coach Scott Satterfield has rounded out his 2026 football staff with four new staff members and some updated roles for returners.
The Bearcats added Larry Murphy (cornerbacks), Mike Beaudry (assistant safeties), Petey Warrick (assistant wide receivers) and James Vollono (assistant special teams), while Robert Nunn moves to edge rushers coach and Adam Braithwaite will now coach outside linebackers.
“I am really pleased with the formation of our 2026 staff,” Satterfield said. “We have such an outstanding range of people on both sides of the ball with diverse experiences at the college and professional levels, and I have enjoyed seeing them bond with our players as we head into spring ball.”
Nunn, entering his fourth season with the Bearcats, served as Senior Advisor to the Head Coach last season. Braithwaite joined UC last fall as the safeties coach.
Nunn has previously worked with the Bearcats’ outside linebackers and pass rushers. He spent 19 years in the NFL, including earning a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants, before joining the Appalachian State staff from 2020-22.
Braithwaite’s first season in Clifton saw former walk-on Antwan Peek Jr. become a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. He was previously the defensive coordinator at Samford and Tennessee Tech.
David Flores (assistant offensive line), Curtis Fitch (assistant quarterbacks/tight ends), Josh Runda (assistant linebackers) and Theo Lemon (assistant defensive line) all return in support staff roles, as well.
Beaudry joins as an assistant safeties coach by way of Army, where he was a defensive analyst under new UC defensive coordinator Nate Woody for a year. Prior to that, he was an offensive analyst at West Florida and quarterbacks coach at Benedict College (S.C.). As a player, he led UWF to the 2017 Division II national title before later playing at UConn and Idaho, followed by a year with the CFL's Edmonton Elks.
Murphy will oversee the cornerbacks. He previously worked with new safeties coach David Rowe at Rutgers for the past year following four seasons at Western Carolina as its corners coach. He first worked with Rowe while serving as a grad assistant at his alma mater, Valdosta State.
Warrick comes from UTSA, where he was an offensive assistant, and will serve as an assistant wide receivers coach for the Bearcats. As a player, he was a four-year letterwinner (2013-16) with six starts as a senior for Texas.
Vollono will serve as the assistant special teams coach. Part of his career highlights include Sun Belt titles in each of his two years at Troy and coaching back-to-back Lou Groza Award winners in 2019 and 2020. Since last year, he has been with the 33rd Team, an NFL Think Tank run by former general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Vollono also has experience at Georgia, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Colorado, Navy, FIU, Towson and the Edmonton Elks.
2026 CINCINNATI COACHING STAFF
Scott Satterfield - Head Coach
Nate Woody - Defensive Coordinator
Cortney Braswell - Co-Defensive Coordinator, ILBs
Nic Cardwell - Co-Offensive Coordinator, OL
Pete Thomas - Co-Offensive Coordinator, QBs
Luke Paschall - Special Teams Coordinator
Josh Stepp - Tight Ends
Sean Dawkins - Running Backs
Vijay Stingley - Wide Receivers
Walter Stewart - Defensive Line
Adam Braithwaite - Outside Linebackers
David Rowe - Safeties
Larry Murphy - Cornerbacks
Robert Nunn - Edge Rushers
David Flores - Assistant Offensive Line
Curtis Fitch - Assistant Quarterbacks / Tight Ends
Petey Warrick - Assistant Wide Receivers
Josh Runda - Assistant Linebackers
Theo Lemon - Assistant Defensive Line
Mike Beaudry - Assistant Safeties
James Vollono - Assistant Special Teams