Austin Cordova joined the Rhode Island staff as the defensive backs assistant and video coordinator in March of 2023.
He spent the 2022 season as a defensive quality control/assistant defensive backs coach for Austin Peay, where he assisted in the development in two All-Conference selections and one All-American honoree. The defense was ranked 10th nationally in total defense, sixth in defensive pass efficiency and second in third-down percentage.
From 2020-21, Cordova coached the linebackers and safeties at Ohio Northern. While there he also served as the program's recruiting coordinator. Before that, he spent two seasons as the outside linebackers and strength & conditioning coach at the College of Wooster.
Cordova earned a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, Coaching from Baldwin Wallace University in 2015.
updated 3/17/2023
