The Reihner File

Personal Information
Birthday
Hometown	Scranton, Pa.
Education	Stanford, 2014 (Bachelor's)
Playing Career	Stanford, 2011-14 Penn State, 2015
Wife	Jo

Coaching History
2024-25	Troy - Tight Ends / Tackles
2023	Notre Dame - Sr. Offensive Analyst
2022	Old Dominion - Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line
2020-21	Old Dominion - Offensive Line
2019	Penn State - Graduate Assistant
2018	Delaware - Tight Ends
2017	Wake Forest - Graduate Assistant
2016	Fordham - Offensive Quality Control

Kevin Reihner begins his second season at Troy coaching the tight ends and tackles following one year as the senior offensive analyst at Notre Dame and three seasons as the offensive line coach at Old Dominion.

Troy’s tight end play was at an elite level in 2024 with the Trojans rolling as many as four on the field the majority of the season. The unit combined for 35 catches, 375 yards and six touchdowns. All six of the touchdowns from the tight end position came in Troy’s final five games of the season.

Reihner’s work with the offensive tackles helped the Trojans allow just four sacks in November, the fewest in the Sun Belt, and the offensive line paved the way for Damien Taylor to rush for 1,010 yards, the 13th 1,000-yard season in program history.

The Fighting Irish put together one of their best offensive seasons in program history in 2023 with Parker as the offensive coordinator and Reihner on staff. Notre Dame ranked seventh nationally, averaging 39.2 points per game, in addition to ranking ninth in passing efficiency and 29th in total offense. Audric Estime was one of the nation's elite running backs, ranking third in rushing touchdowns (18) and eighth in rushing yards per game (111.8).

The Fighting Irish posted a 10-3 record against one of the nation's most challenging schedules, including four straight games against ranked opponents, and their 32-point victory over Oregon State in the Sun Bowl was the largest victory by a Notre Dame squad in a bowl game in program history. Offensive tackle Joe Alt was a consensus All-America selection, while Estime was named to the Associated Press All-America Team.

Notre Dame's offense increased production across the board in Reihner's lone season on staff in South Bend. The Irish improved their scoring by more than a touchdown per game, in addition to seeing increases in yards per game, passing yards per game, yards per play and red zone scoring.

Reihner took over Old Dominion's offensive coordinator duties right before the 2022 season and was one of the youngest coordinators in the country that year. The Monarchs defeated Virginia Tech in the 2022 season opener and a trio of offensive players earned All-Sun Belt honors in ODU's first trip through the Sun Belt. Ali Jennings led the league, averaging 106.6 receiving yards per game and with nine touchdown grabs.

In 2021, Reihner led an offensive line that paved the way for the third-best rushing offensive in Conference USA and helped Blake Watson secure the third 1,000-yard season by an ODU back in program history. ODU set the single-game record for rushing yards in the second game of the year against Hampton when the Monarchs rushed for 358 yards.

Despite a young offensive line featuring just one senior, ODU ran for more than 100 yards in 9-of-12 contests and three times for more than 200 yards.

Prior to his stint at Old Dominion, Reihner was a graduate assistant coaching the offensive line at Penn State in 2019, where the Nittany Lions finished 15th in the country in scoring at 35.8 points per game.

Before joining the Penn State staff, he was the tight ends coach at Delaware, where he helped the Blue Hens to the 2018 FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2010, and tight end Charles Scarff earned FCS All-American honors.

Reihner was a graduate assistant offensive line coach in 2017 at Wake Forest and helped the Demon Deacons finish 8-5 and end the year with a Belk Bowl win over Texas A&M.

Reihner began his coaching career as the offensive quality control coach at Fordham, where he helped the Rams to an 8-3 record.

He earned his bachelor's degree in engineering management from Stanford, where he helped lead the Cardinal to a pair of Rose Bowl appearances and a Fiesta Bowl berth before becoming the first-ever graduate transfer to play at Penn State. While playing with the Nittany Lions, Reihner played in 13 games, including Penn State's appearance in the Gator Bowl.

He is married to the former Jo Baird.