Truman State University named Kellen Nesbitt as the next head football coach of the Bulldogs, removing the interim tag following an 8-4 season.
The 2024 Bulldogs won eight of their last nine games, including a 29-10 win in the America’s Crossroads Bowl in December. It’s the fifth-straight season with eight or more wins by a Bulldog program, which is the longest streak of football at the university.
The Bulldogs ranked first or second in the GLVC in 18 different statistical metrics. They led all of Division II in the fewest penalties per game, second in punt returns, and fourth down conversion percentage.
Nesbitt was promoted to interim head coach in February following the retirement of his father, Gregg, after spending the previous 14 seasons as the Bulldogs defensive coordinator. Nesbitt is the 23rd head coach in the program’s history spanning 118 seasons.
He coached from 2007-2009 at his alma mater, the University of Central Missouri as defensive backs coach. Nesbitt was a four-year letterwinner for the Mules with over 120 career tackles. He was the Special Teams Player of the Year in 2004 and earned the school’s Markey Football Scholarship in 2006.
We will post an interview with Nesbitt Tuesday at NEMOPressbox.com.
