HUNTINGDON — Juniata College announced the hiring of Matthew Adolph as the new defensive coordinator for the Eagles football team on Thursday.

Adolph recently served as defensive coordinator at North Carolina Wesleyan. Before that, he was a defensive assistant on the staff at Michigan when it won the national championship in 2023.

A University of Kentucky graduate, Adolph earned Southeast Conference All-Academic honors while playing for the Wildcats football team.

He has also coached on staffs for Michigan State (2015-17), Morehead State (2020-2021) and Santa Barbara City College (2018-2019).