Lindenwood football head coach Jed Stugart announced the addition of Hunter Harris to his staff as an assistant coach. Harris will coach the tight ends.

"I'm so excited to have Coach Harris join our staff," said Stugart. "Our staff came to know Hunter over the past few years working at our camps and the more we've come to know him, it's without a doubt he'd be not only a great Coach, but a great cultural fit to our staff."

Harris comes to Lindenwood after spending last season on the staff at Quincy University where he coached the offensive line and tight ends. During his time with the Hawks, Harris coached four all-conference selections, including three on the offensive line.

In 2024, Quincy ranked number one in the GLVC and number five in DII football in sacks allowed totaling only seven on 271 passing attempts. The offense averaged 5.43 yards per rush, best in the conference. The Hawks finished the year with a 6-4 record and had their first-ever winning season in the GLVC at 5-3.

Prior to his time in Quincy, Ill, Harris spent one season on the staff at Murray State as an offensive line analyst.

Prior to rejoining the staff at Murray State, Harris served as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Concord University under Dave Walker during the 2022 season. The Mountain Lions earned MEC Staff of the Year, finished with a 9-2 record, and broke 27 school and conference offensive records. During that season, Harris oversaw a very productive offensive line unit. The team slashed sacks in half to (14-64 yards) and doubled rushing yards (1,698 yards) compared to the previous season.

Harris began his collegiate coaching career at Murray State where he worked for four seasons. He primarily worked as the assistant offensive line coach where he helped the Racers average nearly 350 yards of offense, including 185 yards per game on the ground. Under his guidance, the Racers only surrendered 18 sacks in the 2021 Fall season. The 2021 Spring season, Harris, alongside of Johnson Richardson allowed an FCS and OVC best only 5 sacks on the season. Harris and the rest of the Murray State staff was awarded with the OVC Staff of the Year and top 16 finish in the final polls.

Before moving over to the offensive side of the ball, Harris helped coach the linebackers at Murray State during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In 2019 Murray States defense was one of the top ranked units in the OVC.

The Fancy Farm, Ky. native is a two-time graduate of Murray State as he earned his bachelor's degree in 2019 before obtaining his master's in agricultural economics in 2020.