Matt Howdeshell was named the director of football operations in June 2011.

He will direct the internal and external administration of the daily football operations, while overseeing the program’s budget and team travel.  He will also direct the NAU Football blog, providing content, photos and video for the popular website.

He had served as the video coordinator for the program since January.

Prior to NAU, he was the video coordinator and assistant to the director of football operations at Missouri State University. He started as a student assistant with the Missouri State program from 2006-07.

He is a member of the American Football Coaches Association and the Collegiate Sports Video Association.