Nesbitt Named Bulldog Football Head Coach

Truman named Kellen Nesbitt as the next head football coach of the Bulldogs, removing the interim tag following an 8-4 season.

The 2024 Bulldogs won eight of their last nine games, including a 29-10 win in the America’s Crossroads Bowl in December. It’s the fifth-straight season with eight or more wins by a Bulldog football program, which is the longest streak in the University’s history.

Nesbitt was promoted to interim head coach in February 2024 following the retirement of his father, Gregg, after spending the previous 14 seasons as the Bulldogs defensive coordinator. Nesbitt is the 23rd head coach in the program’s history spanning 118 seasons.

From 2007-09, Nesbitt coached at his alma mater, the University of Central Missouri, as defensive backs coach. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Mules with more than 120 career tackles. He was the Special Teams Player of the Year in 2004 and earned the school’s Markey Football Scholarship in 2006.