Tanner Schultheis was named San José State University's director of football operations in December 2020.
Schultheis came to the Spartans after two seasons as director of football operations at Samford University.
The 2013 Ohio University graduate majored in sports administration and has worked his entire professional career in college football operations. His first assignment was as a recruiting and operations assistant at the University of Akron in 2014. He served as the director of football operations and assistant recruiting coordinator at Robert Morris University during the 2014 through 2016 seasons.
Before joining Samford University, Schultheis worked for USA Football as the national team's operations manager in 2017 and 2018.
At San José State, Schultheis will collaborate with Ben Thienes, the assistant athletics director for football operations, in the daily activities of the Spartans' football program.
Schultheis came to the Spartans after two seasons as director of football operations at Samford University.
The 2013 Ohio University graduate majored in sports administration and has worked his entire professional career in college football operations. His first assignment was as a recruiting and operations assistant at the University of Akron in 2014. He served as the director of football operations and assistant recruiting coordinator at Robert Morris University during the 2014 through 2016 seasons.
Before joining Samford University, Schultheis worked for USA Football as the national team's operations manager in 2017 and 2018.
At San José State, Schultheis will collaborate with Ben Thienes, the assistant athletics director for football operations, in the daily activities of the Spartans' football program.