Brandt Goetz joined the WKU Football staff prior to the 2025 season as a Special Teams Assistant. The 2025 season marks his first on The Hill.
Goetz arrived at WKU after spending the spring of 2025 at George Fox University (Ore.), where he worked as a Specialists Coach, Special Teams Quality Control assistant, and helped assisting the defensive line. Before joining George Fox, Goetz spent two seasons at Tigard High School (Ore.), where he served as the Special Teams Coordinator in addition to coaching Tight Ends and Defensive Linemen. During his tenure, Tigard produced a 2024 Second-Team All-League Defensive End, a 2024 Second-Team All-League Kickoff Returner, and a 2023 First-Team All-League Punter. His program also sent specialists on to compete at the collegiate level, including commitments to Western Oregon University (Division II) and George Fox University (Division III). In the classroom, his team achieved the top GPA in the Three Rivers League in 2023 with a 3.37 average.
Goetz gained Division I coaching experience at UNLV, where he served as a Specialists Coach and Special Teams Quality Control assistant for the 2022 season. In Las Vegas, he worked directly with kickers Danny Gutierrez and Hunter Ridley, punter Marshall Nichols, and long snappers Rex Goossen and Walker Hardan. He also assisted in the preparation and development of returners Nohl Williams and Ricky White, both of whom became key contributors for the Rebels in the Mountain West. This coaching opportunity came after two years of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
His collegiate coaching career began at the University of Oregon, where he worked as a Special Teams Undergraduate Assistant from 2018 to 2020. During his time in Eugene, the Ducks captured the 2018 RedBox Bowl, the 2019 Pac-12 Championship, and the 2020 Rose Bowl. Goetz assisted in the development of punters Blake Maimone and Tom Snee, long snappers Karsten Battles and Peyton Yanagi, and kickers Adam Stack, Camden Lewis, and Henry Katleman. He also worked with standout cover unit players Brendan Schooler, a 2018 All-Pac-12 Special Teams selection, and Brady Breeze, who earned First-Team Special Teams honors from the Associated Press in 2019. In the return game, he contributed to the development of Ugo Amadi, who was named the Lombardi Award winner in 2018, a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist, and a Second-Team All-Pac-12 selection after ranking seventh nationally in punt return average. He also worked with Mykael Wright, who was named to the 2019 Athletic Freshman All-America Second Team, earned multiple All-Pac-12 honors, and was recognized by Pro Football Focus as a First-Team All-Pac-12 kick returner in 2021.
Goetz’s passion for coaching is rooted in a life-altering experience. In 2013, at just 13 years old, he survived a brain tumor, an event that instilled in him a deep sense of perseverance, faith, and appreciation for the mentors in his life, especially around the football field. All four years while in high school Coach Goetz worked in equipment, film, and organization of practices and games for the Freshmen team, and Varsity for the last three years of high school. Becoming sidelined was very disappointing news, but that adversity has shaped his coaching philosophy. Coach Goetz’s mission is to use football as a platform to inspire athletes to overcome challenges, pursue growth, and develop discipline both on and off the field. “To lead with faith and perseverance, inspiring others to overcome adversity and pursue excellence through Christ’s strength in life and athletics.”
Born in Mesa Arizona, Goetz graduated from Tigard High School in 2018. Goetz is engaged to Geriane Mangune, a former volleyball player at Sacramento City and walk on at Sacramento State as a Libero. She now coaches at North Pacific Juniors Volleyball. They have two dogs Marlee and Winston.
