Hokie ClubKevin Threlkel arrived in Blacksburg in 2026, following 12 seasons with the Penn State Football program, including the last seven as Chief of Staff. He was the program’s Director of Football Administration for the previous five years.
Threlkel’s primary responsibilities include the day-to-day management of the football program and its administrative staff, oversight of the football budget and handling all football contracts. In addition, he serves as the team’s liaison to the athletic and university administration.
Threlkel has served on the Rose Bowl Game Advisory Committee as well as the College Football Playoff Advisory Committee.
Threlkel was the Assistant Director of Football Operations under James Franklin at Vanderbilt for three years from 2011-13.
Prior to Vanderbilt, Threlkel was at the University of Maryland for two seasons, serving as a football operations intern in 2009 and program management specialist in 2010.
The ties between Threlkel and Franklin date to Kansas State in 2006 and 2007, when the Wildcat undergraduate worked as the team’s offensive and recruiting assistant.
During 2008 and the spring of 2009, Threlkel served as a development assistant with the Ahearn Fund, Kansas State’s athletic development organization.
A native of Hays, Kansas, Threlkel earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Kansas State University in December 2007 and obtained a master’s degree in counseling and student development from Kansas State University in May 2009.
Threlkel and his wife, Colleen, were married in July 2020 and they have two daughters.