St. Thomas University Bobcats

Bradley "Brad" Rzyczycki enters his first season as an Assistant Athletic Director (Facility Management), Co-Defensive Coordinator and Linebacker Coach at St. Thomas University. 

Rzyczycki has an extensive history in higher education, where he has spent the last 25-years in a variety of roles within Athletic Departments. Prior to coming to St. Thomas University in the summer of 2020, Rzyczycki spent eight seasons (2012 - 19) at Gannon University (PA.) as the Head Football Coach, in addition to five years as an assistant head coach from 2007 - 12. During his tenure at Gannon, Rzyczycki accumulated a 38-50 record, and won the Pennslyvania State Athletic Conference title in 2014. Most notably, under Rzyczycki, the Golden Knights had 15 student-athletes named to Academic All-District Teams, nine as Academic All-Americans, earning 72 PSAC Player of the Week honors, 40 All-Conference selections, 28 All-Region recipients and 21 All-Americans. Rzyczycki guided the Golden Knights to three consecutive winning seasons, from 2013-15 and tied the program record for wins in 2014 (9). Before assuming the Head Coach position for the 2012 season, Rzyczycki served as the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator from 2007 - 12. 

Rzyczycki got his start coaching at Mercyhurst University in 1995, while he was enrolled as a student. Quickly, Rzyczycki worked up the ranks and was named the Defensive Coordinator at Mercyhurst in 2000, where his defense finished second in the nation in interceptions (23), that season. Rzyczycki stayed at Mercyhurst until 2001, where he left after accepting a position at Saginaw Valley University as the Special Teams Coordinator. Following one season at SVU, Rzyczycki accepted an Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator at Kentucky Wesleyan College in 2003 and held the position until 2006. 

 Rzyczycki has been published for his defensive philosophies in Gridiron Strategies.

Rzyczycki holds two degrees from Mercyhurst University, completing his B.A. in Marketing in 1995 and his M.S. in Special Education in 2002.