Nick Uhlenhopp enters his fifth year at WKU. After three seasons on The Hill as assistant athletic director for operations, he was promoted to chief of football staff in February 2020.
This is Uhlenhopp’s second stint with the Hilltoppers, having previously spent three seasons as Director of Football Operations under former head coach David Elson and has seen the program since the early stages of the FBS transition. Prior to his return to Bowling Green, Uhlenhopp spent one season as the DFO at Western Michigan and oversaw all areas of the program’s operation including the team’s trip to the 2016 Cotton Bowl.
A 2002 graduate of Graceland University, Uhlenhopp spent six years at Iowa State as assistant recruiting coordinator (2010-13) and assistant DFO (2013-15) where he handled a variety of team needs including travel, team camps, community service events, recruiting operations, NFL scouts and walk-on programs.
Uhlenhopp and his wife, Andrea, have two daughters, Laney and Landry.
