Staff newcomer Jordan Gigli has taken over the defensive line coaching duties in 2006. A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Gigli spent the last two years on the coaching staff at Western Illinois, serving as assistant defensive line coach in 2004 and assistant offensive line coach in 2005.

Gigli was a four-year letterwinner from 1999-2002 and a three-year starting defensive tackle at Tri-State University in Angola, Ind. A two-time all-conference selection, Gigli accumulated more than 160 total tackles and 10 sacks in his career. As a team captain, Gigli led the program to its first conference championship and second-ever playoff berth in 2001.

He got his coaching start at his alma mater in 2003-04. After graduating from Tri-State in 2003 with a bachelor of science in business administration, Gigli coached the defensive line and served as recruiting coordinator. In 2006, Gigli earned a master of science in kinesiology/sport management from Western Illinois.