Primary Recruiting Areas: Eastern Indianapolis | South-Eastern Indiana | Ohio-Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Athens
Outreach Recruiting Areas: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine
BJ Coad took over as the Butler offensive line coach in 2019. Before arriving at Butler, Coad spent five years at Marian University as the program’s run-game coordinator and recruiting coordinator.
Coad’s focus was on the offensive line, tight ends and full backs. He helped Marian post a 51-10 overall record while on campus. The Knights won three conference championships and were crowned NAIA National Champions in 2015.
Coad worked alongside two-time AFCA National Football Coach of the Year Mark Henninger at Marian. The staff helped the school set a new record by rattling off 20-straight wins from 2015-16. Additional school records were set in rushing yards per season (2,877), rushing touchdowns in a single-season (48), rushing yards per game (283.2), sacks allowed (6), and total offense (537.3).
While at Marian, Coad coached five All-Americans, 17 all-conference offensive linemen and three all-conference tight ends.
Coad played football at Wittenberg University from 2004-08 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. His coaching career also got started at Wittenberg in the fall of 2008. Coad oversaw the defensive line, and special team units. He also helped with the strength and conditioning program.
After leaving his alma mater in 2012, Coad became a graduate assistant at Syracuse until 2014. He worked with the offensive line, defensive line, linebackers and special team units while with the Orange.
Syracuse went 15-11 from 2012-14 and walked away as winners of the 2012 Pinstripe Bowl. In 2013, they were Texas Bowl Champions.
Coad resides in Indianapolis with his wife Ashley and their two kids daughter Cecilia and son James.
