RENO, Nev. -- The Nevada football program has added Jeff Nady as offensive line coach and Al Lapuaho as defensive line coach as announced by Head Coach Ken Wilson today. 

Nevada opens spring practice on Mar. 24 and plays its spring game on Apr. 23 at Mackay Stadium at 6 p.m. 

Offensive line coach: Jeff Nady
Jeff Nady was a standout in basketball and football at Douglas High School before playing for the Wolf Pack from 2008-12 as an offensive lineman. Nady was a two-time all-conference honoree at tackle and spent time with the NFL's Jaguars and Falcons before playing in the Arena Football League.

Most recently, he was a member of the Fort Lewis football staff since March 2018.  He served as the Run Game Coordinator and offensive line coach.

A 2012 graduate from the University of Nevada with a degree in Communications, Nady was a graduate assistant at the University of Nevada for two years and completed a year-long internship with the strength and conditioning program.  He played the 2014 and 2015 seasons with the San Jose Sabercats and Las Vegas Outlaws Arena football teams.  In 2013, he attended the Atlanta Falcons training camp.
 
As a student-athlete on the Nevada football team, Nady started 36 games and was part of the 2012 team that won the most games in Nevada football history.  A team captain in 2012, he earned first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors.  In 2010, Nady helped Nevada to the West Athletic Conference championship and earned all-conference second-team accolades in 2011.  An NFLPA All-Star, Nady won the Basalite Big Blocker award five times.

A native of nearby Minden, Nev., Nady has also spent time around the program as an intern with the strength and conditioning department.

Defensive Line Coach: Al Lapuaho
Al Lapuaho joins the Nevada football coaching staff as the defensive line coach.

In 2021, Lapuaho (pronounced Lah-poo-ah-ho) was a full-time assistant for the first time in his career, helping Utah State win the MW title while going 11-3 and finishing No. 24 in the final AP Top 25. The Aggies ranked sixth in the nation in tackles for loss per game (7.9) and 60th in sacks per game (2.29). Utah State allowed 161.9 rushing yards per game, 84th in the country.

During his two seasons working with the Aggies' defensive line, Lapuaho helped Utah State play in consecutive bowl games. He also mentored three Aggies who earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors in Adewale Adeoye, Fua Leilua, and Christopher 'Unga.

Lapuaho spent the last four seasons on Utah State's staff, including two as a defensive graduate assistant (2018-19) and one as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant (2020) before being elevated to defensive line coach last season. He also served as a defensive graduate assistant at Oregon State from 2016-17. Prior to joining the staff at Oregon State, Lapuaho worked as an account/capacity manager for England Logistics.

During the 2018 season at Utah State, Lapuaho helped the Aggies to a school-record-tying 11 victories and a 52-13 win against North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl. USU finished the season with an 11-2 record, including a 7-1 mark in the Mountain West, and was ranked 22nd in the final Associated Press poll. That season, USU set 36 school records and tied six others.

Lapuaho joined Utah State after spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons as a defensive graduate assistant at Oregon State, where he worked specifically with the defensive line. Prior to joining the staff at Oregon State, Lapuaho worked as an account/capacity manager for England Logistics.

The native of West Valley City, Utah, earned first-team all-conference honors at Snow College before making his way to Utah State, where he spent his junior and senior seasons in 2011 and 2012.

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