Football Coaches

McMaster University Athletics

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Office
Stefan Ptaszek	Head Coach	ptaszek@mcmaster.ca	W110
Chris Hopkins	Offensive Line Coach
Adam Grandy	Defensive Coordinator	grandya@mcmaster.ca
Nathaniel Benjamin	Recruiting Coordinator / Running Backs Coach	benjan2@mcmaster.ca
Rob Underhill	Special Teams Coordinator
Ben Coker	Assistant Coach
Kelly Ireland	Offensive Assistant
Mike Warner	Offensive Assistant
Chika Ikejani	Offensive Assistant
Matt Giordano	Offensive Assistant
Luke Thalman	Offensive Assistant
Jamie Barresi	Quarterback Coach
Jarred Jones	Receivers Coach
Nick Lazar	Defensive Assistant
Mike Solanki	Defensive Assistant
Paige Hamilton	Defensive Assistant
Greg Marshall	Defensive Assistant
Nick Lazar	Defensive Assistant
Noah Hallett	Defensive Assistant
Sal Faieta	Defensive Assistant
Niko Alves	Defensive Line Coach
Bruce Dickson	Linebacker Coach
Cartier Shields	Defensive Back Coach
Nathaniel Lisak	Equipment Manager and Operations Assistant
Rick Johnson	Assistant Equipment Manager

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone	Office
Chris Puskas	Head Varsity Athletic Therapist	puskasc@mcmaster.ca	x23575 x23575	RJS 106
Stuart Maxwell	Strength and Conditioning Coach - Football	maxwes2@mcmaster.ca		HPA
Brandan Wilson	Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Abby Currah	Student Field Therapist
Caiden Hong	Student Field Therapist
Genevieve De Wys	Student Field Therapist
Leila Demelo	Student Field Therapist
Luke Pain	Student Field Therapist
Sarah Tulloch	Student Field Therapist