Football | 8/5/2024 5:01:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - Head coach Frank Sheptock has announced several updates to his staff ahead of the 2024 season. The Huskies welcomed Tim Landis, offensive coordinator, to Bloomsburg ahead of spring practice while Zach Martin (defensive coordinator & linebackers), Greg Kahn (defensive line), and Johnathan Pruden (defensive backs) joined the Huskies this summer. Previous student assistant Josh Bernocco was elevated to wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator following spring practices.

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Tim Landis
Long-tenured collegiate football coach Tim Landis joined the Bloomsburg staff in March of 2024 as the Huskies' offensive coordinator.
 
Landis came to Bloomsburg most recently from Lycoming College where he was the quarterbacks coach and special teams coordinator from 2012-2022. At Lycoming, Landis helped lead the team to the top of the MAC in several categories, leading the conference in blocked punts in 2015, net punting in 2016, PAT kicking and kickoff return defense in 2017, punt return defense in 2018 and both kick return and punt return defense in 2019. He has also coached six all-conference selections and an all-region selection on special teams.
 
In 2015, Landis mentored a new starting quarterback for the Warriors to one of the best performances in program history. The offense finished that year fourth in program history with 3,806 yards of total offense, while the team's average of 5.7 yards per play was also fourth in program history. In 2018, the Warriors led the conference in passing yards per completion (15.1), as Landis mentored the team's first freshman starter in 12 years.
 
In 2014, Landis helped the Warriors to an 8-2 overall record in his first year as quarterbacks coach, leading quarterback Tyler Jenny to one of the most memorable campaigns in program history, as he passed for 2,404 yards, 24 touchdowns and just six interceptions. He also earned all-conference honors. The team's offense racked up a school record 415.0 yards of total offense per game.
 
In his first year with the Warriors, Landis helped the team capture its 15^th Middle Atlantic Conference title, as the team finished with a 7-3 overall record and a 7-2 mark in league play as the team's tight ends coach. He coached an all-conference tight end in Greg Kovacs '14 and also helped transform the team's special teams' game into one that blocked five kicks, one shy of the school record, and led the MAC in net punting average (35.04) and kickoff return yardage (21.49).

After the football season in 2015, he stepped in as interim golf coach, coaching two all-conference selections, including the first women's player in program history to earn All-MAC honors in Hailey Fricke.
 
Prior to his arrival in Williamsport, Landis recorded an 89-103-1 record in 18 years as a collegiate head coach, recording 12 winning seasons during that span.
 
In 2011, he served as the head coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, posting a 4-5 overall record and a 3-3 mark in the Liberty League. He spent the 2010 season as the tight ends coach at San Jose State University, where he also served as the offensive coordinator.
 
No stranger to Central Pennsylvania, Landis was the head coach at Bucknell University from 2003-09, leading the Bison to a .500 or better record three times and compiling a 32-46 record. His teams were among the best FCS schools in rushing offense, finishing in the top 10 in 2003, 2004 and 2006. The 2003 (6-6) and 2004 (7-4) teams both finished in third place in the Patriot League.

Among the student-athletes Landis coached at Bucknell were All-American and National Football League standout Sean Conover as well as Academic All-Americans Justin Gibson and David Frisbey.

Landis enjoyed similar success at St. Mary's, as his teams finished .500 or better in each of his three seasons (2000-02). The 2000 squad finished fourth in the FCS in rushing offense (309.5 yards per game) and the Gaels broke numerous school offensive records. With a 6-5 record in 2001 and 6-6 in 2002, Landis was named the Division I-AA Independent Coach of the Year.

He began his collegiate head coaching career at Davidson, starting in 1993 when he was one of the youngest Division I head coaches at age 29. He helped turn the Wildcats around, guiding the team to school single-season records of eight wins in 1998 (8-2) and again in 1999 (8-3), his final year. Four of his teams finished better than .500 as he compiled a record of 35-36-1.

In his final season at Davidson, the defense led the nation with a school-record 28 interceptions. Landis' special teams unit blocked a FCS (then Division I-AA) record 13 kicks in 1999, and the defense allowed only 101 rushing yards per game to rank 13th in the nation.

In 1998, the Wildcats ranked first nationally in pass efficiency defense, second in scoring defense, fourth in total defense and 12th in rushing defense.

A native of Yardley, Pa., and a 1982 graduate of The Hun School in Princeton, N.J., Landis earned a bachelor's in English from Randolph-Macon College in 1986. An All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) First Team honoree both as a quarterback in football and a pitcher in baseball, Landis was the ODAC Baseball Player of the Year in 1986 and earned the school's Compton Award for excellence in academics and athletics. In 2002, he was inducted into The Hun School's Hall of Fame, and in 2000, was inducted into the Randolph-Macon Athletic Hall of Fame.

His first coaching position was a one-year stint at Randolph-Macon, mentoring the wide receivers in 1986.

In 1988, he began a three-year tenure as head football and baseball coach at Morrisville (Pa.) High School in the suburban Philadelphia area, where he led the football team to an 8-2 record and a state ranking while capturing numerous Coach of the Year honors. He also guided the baseball team to a conference championship. During his final two years at the school, he also served as athletics director.

Landis returned to the collegiate level in 1991, when he was hired as the defensive line coach at Davidson.
 
Landis and his wife Karen, have three sons, T.J., Jack and Charlie, and one daughter, Jordan. They reside in Lewisburg.

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Zach Martin
Zach Martin joined the Husky football staff in June of 2024 as the linebackers coach and was named the defensive coordinator in July ahead of the 2024 season.
 
Martin came to Bloomsburg after a two-year stint at Wheeling University as the Cardinals' linebackers coach and special teams coordinator from 2022-2024. He was named the recruiting coordinator prior to the 2023 season.
 
Following the 2022 season, Jason Simon earned his second All-MEC honor and his first First Team accolade. He was among the conference leaders in tackles and solo tackles, finishing in the top 20 in both categories this season. Simon earned an invite to the FBS All-Americans Tropical Bowl and the 2022 FCS Bowl. Jayvon Johnson earned his second All-MEC honor under Martin's guidance as an honorable mention linebacker. Kick returner Chris Canaday earned All-MEC Second Team honors for his play on special teams. Canaday finished the season with a total of 12 punt returns for 103 yards for an average of 8.83 yards per return. On the kick-off side, Canaday had 19 returns for 489 yards, averaging 25.73 yards per return. Canaday ranked fourth in the conference in punt return yards and fifth in kick return yards as he put together his best season as a returner of his career. 

In 2021, Martin's Linebackers set several program records, and both Simon and Johnson earned All-MEC honors under his watch. Johnson and Simon were the team's leading tacklers on the season, with Johnson setting the career total tackle (223), Solo Tackle (129), and Assisted Tackles (94) record. On special teams, the Cardinal's Field Goal unit was one of the best in the conference, with Kicker Matt Greenwood going 13-16 in Field Goal attempts, including kicking a program record 49-yard field goal.

As Recruiting Coordinator, Martin worked closely with the Cardinal's different camps throughout the summer of 2023, with both seeing exponential growth. Martin helped bring over 300 athletes from the surrounding region to campus through the Elite Camp and Friday Night Lights camps. He was also selected to represent Wheeling Football at the 2023 Ohio High School Football Coaches Association (OHFCA) Coaches Clinic.

Prior to Wheeling, Martin served as the Special Teams Coordinator and Linebackers Coach at SUNY Morrisville from March 2022 to August 2022 where he helped run the team's special teams packages and assisted in training the linebackers for the season.
 
Martin is no stranger to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) as he spent two years at Clarion University as the interim defensive coordinator, linebackers coach, assistant recruiting coordinator, kickoff team coordinator, and video coordinator.
 
He also spent a season as the Quality Control coach at Lehigh University from March 2020 to August 2020. Prior to Lehigh University, He spent the 2019 season at #15 ranked Susquehanna University where he coached the Outside Linebackers and helped lead the team to a 10-1 record.

Martin was a linebacker at Susquehanna University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in computer science in December of 2019.

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Greg Kahn
Greg Kahn joined the Bloomsburg football staff in July, 2024 as the defensive line coach.

Kahn's coaching career spans over three decades and ranges the high school and collegiate levels, beginning in 1991 with his position as defensive line and strength and conditioning coach at Glen Mills Schools, where he also coached track and field.

Kahn coached linebackers at Susquehanna University before making his way to Mifflinburg High School, where he worked as defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator. Kahn later became defensive line and defensive coordinator at Shikellamy High School.

After Shikellamy, Kahn returned to his alma mater of Selinsgrove High School, coaching defensive line, outside linebackers and running backs.

A PSAC product, Kahn played defensive tackle at Slippery Rock University under head coach George Mihalik, graduating in 1991. Kahn earned his Master's degree from  Marywood University.

Greg and his wife Dr. Mary Murphy-Kahn reside in Selinsgrove.  They have two sons, Ben and Joe, the latter a 2024 Bloomsburg graduate and former Husky defensive end.

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Johnathan Pruden
Johnathan Pruden joined the Bloomsburg football staff in July of 2024 as the defensive backs coach.
 
Pruden comes from Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East rival West Chester after he spent a season with the Golden Rams in the same role in 2023. He has six years of collegiate football coaching experience and nine years overall as a college coach, including three seasons as an assistant track & field coach.
 
While at West Chester, Pruden was responsible for all aspects of coaching the defensive back unit while coordinating pre-season tryouts, training camps, and special workshops to support the team goals. Pruden's defensive backs posted 11 interceptions in 2023, increasing the INT total by five from the season prior. West Chester collected five interceptions from three different players, including three by Izaiah McPherson. The five INT game was a program record for the Golden Rams.
 
Prior to joining the WCU staff, Pruden was the defensive backs coach at PSAC West opponent, Clarion, from 2022-2023. His unit had 12 interceptions during the 2022 season, ranking fifth in the PSAC, and had four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. The defense gave up 51 fewer passing yards per game during 2022 than they did in 2021 under Pruden's guidance. He also served as the head equipment manager during that time.
 
Pruden's coaching career has included stops at the high school and college levels, most recently at Cherry Hill West High School in New Jersey from 2021-22. There, Pruden served as the assistant defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach, as well as an assistant on the track & field teams. Before that, he was the defensive coordinator for the New Jersey Warriors Junior College football team in 2019, where he contributed to a victory over a National Rank Division opponent. He also spent a season as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Burlington City High School, where he developed his own playbook and formulated game plans.
 
Pruden was a scholarship athlete at Charleston, where he was part of the Golden Eagle team that ranked 10th in the nation. During his time there, he was voted a captain by his teammates. He later went on to work as a defensive backs coach for the Golden Eagles.
 
His experience also includes extensive work with video editing and production. Pruden has worked as a Saber Logger and Film Editor for NFL Films, creating edits with multiple camera angles, graphics and effects.
 
Pruden graduated with an Associate of Science degree in Social and Behavioral Science from Los Angeles Pierce College in 2014. He later earned his Bachelor of Science in Sports and Fitness Administration from the University of Charleston (W.Va.) in 2020.

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Josh Bernocco
Josh Bernocco begins his fifth season on the Bloomsburg football staff in the fall of 2024. Bernocco began his time with the Huskies as a student-assistant coach in 2020 and will serve as the wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator for the 2024 season.
 
Bernocco spent time as the tight ends coach and the assistant defensive backs coach.
 
The 2023 Bloomsburg grad coached the wide receivers during the 2023 season and was responsible for the install, meetings, academics and grading of his position group. Bernocco helped coordinate special teams and did all aspects of video coordination. He broke down film after practice, labeled game film, and did the league film exchange.
 
Bernocco is also responsible for the social media management for Bloomsburg football. He manages the team's official X and Instagram accounts and provided program exposure with highlights, updates, and facilitated prospective student-athlete recruitment.
 
He also facilitates the prospect visits from developing agendas, providing campus tours, and maintaining relationships with prospective student-athletes and their families and supporters.
 
Bernocco graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business education and information technology analytics in 2023 and completed his masters of education in business education in December of 2023.

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The Huskies also welcome Chase Higgins to the staff as a student assistant coach.
 

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Tickets and Tailgate
Single-game ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students (5 and older) and senior citizens (62 and older). All Bloomsburg students receive free admission to each game with their valid student ID. Children under the age of five are also admitted free of charge. Season-ticket packages are also available: $55 for adults and $25 for students and senior citizens. To purchase advanced single-game tickets or season-ticket packages, please visit buhuskies.com/tickets. Tickets will also be sold at the gate before each home game during the regular season.
 
Meanwhile, the 2024 Husky Tailgate Zone passes are also on sale, and fans can click here to reserve their spot. A full-season pass, including a pair of season tickets, costs $250, with each game priced at $50. A full-season pass is $180 for students, with every contest marked at $30.
 
For additional information on tickets or the Husky Tailgate Zone, please contact Sarah Zbierski at 570-389-3907 or e-mail at szbierski@bloomu.edu. Tailgate Zone brochures can be returned by mail and checks should be made out to "CGA – HUSKY FUND". Checks addressed otherwise cannot be accepted.


The Huskies open the 2024 season on Thursday, September 5 when they host Fairmont State at Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium for a 6:00 p.m. kick off.