Dan Baranik joined the Phoenix football program on Jan. 5, 2019, as the program's director of football operations and will begin his sixth season with the program in fall of 2024.Â
Throughout his career, Baranik has served as a head football coach for 14 seasons at Fishburne Military School (2011-13), United States Military Academy Preparatory School (2001-05) and Waynesburg College (1994-2001). In addition to his coaching duties, Baranik served as headmaster at Fishburne, assistant dean of recruitment and retention at Waynesburg and assistant dean for residential and judicial affairs at Vanderbilt.Â
Other coaching stops along the way include serving as offensive coordinator at Guilford College (2010-11), recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach at Army West Point (2005-09), wide receivers and tight ends coach at Lehigh (1991-94), defensive secondary coach at Olivet Nazarene (1990-91), a graduate assistant working with running backs at Maryland (1988-90), outside linebackers coach at Lock Haven (1987-88) and a graduate assistant working with wide receivers at Shippensburg (1984-86).Â
What They're Saying...
Trisciani on Baranik: "Dan brings a great range of football experience to our program. He has coached both the FBS and FCS level, as well as serving as a Division III head coach. His experience will make him an asset to our staff and a great mentor for our players."
