Michael Klemm arrived at WKU in July 2023. The 2025 WKU Football season will be his third with the program and his second as the team's Assistant Director of Football Equipment Operations.
In his role, Klemm helps oversee all day-to-day operations; assists in ordering equipment, issuing equipment and management of budgets; asists in organizations and overseeing practice and practice set-up; and assists in maanages groups of student assistants and interns.
Klemm originally joined WKU as the Graduate Assistant – Olympic Sports Equipment in July 2023. He was promoted to his current position prior to the 2024 WKU Football season.
He helped design and or organize the announcement for several WKU Football uniform combinations, including the viral Big Red-inspired uniforms during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The 2023 uniform featured position-specific Big Red logos worn on helmets based on positions, and the 2024 Big Red-inspired uniform featured an all-red jersey combination with Big Red's eyes on the helmet.
Klemm is a native of Washington, Missouri. He graduated from Central Missouri in 2022 with a degree in Sport Management. There he worked as a Student Equipment Manager for three seasons.
