Allen Gant

Allen Gant arrived at Fordham in July of 2021 after serving as the defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2020-2021. After leading the Fordham linebackers in 2021 and 2022 he was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2023.

In his second year at Rose Hill, Gant coached two All-Patriot League selections, grad student Ryan Greenhagen and sophomore James Conway, both First Team picks. Greenhagen was also named a CSC Academic All-America®, the Patriot League Student-Athlete of the Year for football, and was a finalist for the Walter Campbell Trophy. Conway, a 2022 HERO Sports Sophomore All-American, led the Patriot League and was seventh in the NCAA FCS, in tackles/game (10.6) while Greenhagen was third in Patriot League and 24th in the NCAA FCS in tackles/game (9.4).