Tyler Malone joined the WKU staff in the spring of 2026 as the Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning. The 2026 season is his first on The Hill.
Malone joins the Hilltoppers after working as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Kentucky since 2019.
He was an intern in the football weight room for two seasons prior to being hired in the full-time position, and Malone also spent one season as a Student Strength and Conditioning Coach for EKU's women's basketball and football programs.
Kentucky won 47 games during Malone's time with the program and claimed wins in the 2019 Belk Bowl, the 2020 Gator Bowl and the 2021 Citrus Bowl, which capped off a 10-win season.
Malone is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has an AED/CPR certification.
He was a three-year letter winner with the EKU football program from 2013-17, playing tight end for the Colonels. He was a two-time Colonel Scholar – an award given to athletes with a 3.0 GPA or higher. He was a spring qualifier in the Covert Barbell Olympic Lifting competition in 2017.
Malone is a native of Indianapolis. He graduated from EKU in 2017 with a degree in Sports Management and earned a master's degree in Sport Leadership at Kentucky in December 2022. He is married to Amber Murray, a former softball student-athlete at EKU. The couple has two sons, Griffin and Carter, and a daughter, Maizie.
