NWOFCA Clinic 2026

Pees began his coaching career at Elmwood High School (Bloomdale, Ohio) after being the defensive coordinator for two years he got the head coaching position. A few years later, he was hired to start his college coaching career in 1979 at the University of Findlay as their defensive coordinator and secondary coach following six years as a high school coach. In 1983, Pees moved to Miami University, where he was also the defensive coordinator and secondary coach of the team. From 1987 to 1989, Pees was the secondary coach at the United States Naval Academy. Pees then took the defensive coordinator job, under Nick Saban, at the University of Toledo, which he held for four seasons with the team. Pees spent the 1994 season under head coach Lou Holtz as the secondary coach for the University of Notre Dame. From 1995 to 1997, Pees worked as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach again under Saban at Michigan State University. In 1998, he earned his first head coaching job at Kent State University. Pees left the program after the 2003 season with a six-year record of 17–51.

Prior to the 2004 NFL season, Pees left Kent State for the Patriots, spending two years as the Patriots' linebackers coach under head coach Bill Belichick, another Saban associate. Pees had coached alongside Bill's father, Steve Belichick, at Navy in the late 1980s.

After the 2005 season, Pees was promoted to defensive coordinator, replacing Eric Mangini, who became the head coach of the New York Jets. With his contract set to expire following the 2009 season, Pees chose not to return to the Patriots on January 14, 2010.

Baltimore Ravens (first stint)

On January 26, 2010, Pees was hired as the linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens. On January 27, 2012, Pees was promoted to defensive coordinator by head coach John Harbaugh. Pees was on the coaching staff that won Super Bowl XLVII. Pees announced his retirement on January 1, 2018.

On January 29, 2018, Pees was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans under head coach Mike Vrabel.

On January 20, 2020, Pees announced his retirement from football for the second time.

Atlanta Falcons

On January 21, 2021, Pees was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as their defensive coordinator under head coach Arthur Smith.

On January 9, 2023, Pees announced his retirement from football for the third time.

Baltimore Ravens (second stint)

On October 9, 2024, the Baltimore Ravens hired Pees as a senior advisor to defensive coordinator Zach Orr.

Tyler Johns is the new head football coach for the University of Findlay Oilers, officially introduced in late December 2025, returning to his alma mater where he played offensive line before embarking on a coaching career that included roles at Gardner-Webb (where he was interim head coach), Tiffin, Ohio Dominican, Illinois, and Iowa Western Community College. He's an alumnus (Class of 2012) and an accomplished former Oiler player, bringing extensive experience developing offenses and offensive linemen back to the program he now leads.

Jimmy Long joined the Rockets as the program's defensive line coach in December of 2025. The 2026 season will mark Long’s third season on Head Coach Mike Jacobs’ staff following two seasons at Mercer in 2024 and 2025.

Mercer ranked among the nation’s top 25 teams in total defense for three of the last five years, while also boasting one of the best rushing defenses in the FCS. During the 2025 season, the Bears ranked third in sacks (3.5), fifth in tackles for loss (8.0) and 11th in rushing defense (110.2 yards/game).

Prior to his time at Mercer, Long oversaw the defensive line at Lenoir-Rhyne and held opponents to just 104.8 yards/game on the ground across the 2018 and 2019 seasons, while also totaling more than seven tackles for loss an outing. In 2019, Lenoir-Rhyne had the nation’s 18^th-best total defense while also ranking eighth in rushing yards allowed per game (81.9) and fourth in sacks (3.6/game).

Long began his coaching career with three separate graduate assistant coaching assignments, including his first as a special teams assistant at The Citadel for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. He also spent one season at the University of the South (2016) and was a defensive line assistant at NC State in 2017.

A native of Haymarket, Va., Long served as a team captain for Lenior-Rhyne as a senior in 2013 and helped guide the Bears to a berth into the national championship game. He also won three-straight South Atlantic Conference Championships (2011-13) and picked up all-conference and All-America honors along the way.

Long graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Lenior-Rhyne in 2014.

Wes Schroeder is the Head Football Coach for Olentangy Orange High School, hired in January 2024, who quickly led the Pioneers to win their first Division I State Championship in an undefeated 2025 season, building on his success at Granville and Allen East, and is known for program building and strong student-coach rapport.

Coach Schroeder is a Northwest Ohio native. A 2004 graduate of Leipsic High School, Coach Schroeder has also served as an assistant coach at Leipsic, Lima Senior, and Olentangy Liberty. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education and master’s degrees in both Special Education and Education Administration.

Greg Nosal has been an assistant coach at Bowling Green since January of 2020. He was the the co-offensive coordinator since 2022, but Eddie George elevated him to the sole offensive coordinator in December 2025. He took over play-calling duties for the final three games of 2024. He is also the offensive line coach.

In 2021 he was moved to tight ends and in 2022 elevated to co-offensive coordinator, a position he shares with quarterback coach Max Warner. In 2023 Nosal moved to coaching the offensive line and serve as the run game coordinator.

In his first year as the Bowling Green tight ends coach, Christian Sims earned 2021 first-team All-MAC honors after leading the league's tight ends with 41 receptions and 418 receiving yards.

Nosal came to Bowling Green after spending time at his alma mater Virginia Tech, as well as fellow ACC brethren Miami and most recently at East Carolina of the AAC.

At East Carolina, Nosal was an offensive analyst, assisting in the coaching and development of the offensive line. Among other duties, he also ran the front seven on the defensive scout team and was responsible for the oversight of the quality control staff and graduate assistants.
 
Prior to his time at East Carolina, Nosal worked at Miami (Fla.) from 2016-19, beginning as a graduate assistant with the offensive line and moving on to a quality control position with the offense. Nosal began his coaching career at Virginia Tech, serving as a graduate assistant with the tight ends from 2013-14 and then with the offensive line from 2014-16.
 
A two year starter at left guard, Nosal played for Virginia Tech from 2007-11. He was a member of three ACC Championship teams and squads that went to a bowl game in each season. He was Virginia Tech's Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2010 and an honorable mention All-ACC player in 2011.