Football | 04/05/22 | 3:37 PM

HELENA, Mont. – Carroll College Football has announced the following staff changes in correspondence with the departure of former defensive coordinator Wes Nurse.
 
Randy Bandelow, who has served as the linebackers coach for the last three seasons and special teams coordinator for the last two, has been promoted into the role of defensive coordinator.
 
Carroll Football has also announced the hiring of Van Cooper as the defensive backs coach. Cooper played football at the collegiate level for the University of Montana from 2003-2007, starting for four conference championship teams and winning the team's Special Teams Player of the year award in 2005.
 
After College, Cooper got his coaching career started at his alma mater where he assisted for two seasons. From 2012-2020, he coached football at the high school level in Arizona before returning to the college ranks in 2021. Last season, Cooper served as the safeties coach and co-special teams coordinator at MSU-Northern.