Danny Modelski - Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks - Staff Directory

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Danny Modelski

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Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks
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Danny Modelski enters his second season as an assistant at UT Martin, serving as the program’s quarterbacks coach for the 2025 season.

In his first season with the Skyhawks, Modelski mentored quarterback Kinkead Dent and an offense which set school records for total offense (5,249 yards) and first downs (255). UT Martin also boasted the Big South-OVC's top scoring offense at 31.4 points per outing and best red zone offense at an 87.8 percent conversion rate.

Prior to joining the Skyhawks, Modelski served as an offensive graduate assistant - working primarily with quarterbacks and running backs - at Mississippi State during the 2023 campaign. In his 10 months with the Bulldogs, he worked with offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay while coaching quarterbacks and serving as an offensive signal caller. He helped mentor quarterback Will Rogers who set the SEC career completions record.

Before his stint at Mississippi State, he held a similar quarterback graduate assistant position at Central Michigan during the 2021 and 22 campaigns. He worked with offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay and Paul Petrino while winning the Sun Bowl in 2021.

Previous career stops feature roles at Northwestern (defensive quality control assistant) in 2020-21 and Brown (defensive quality control assistant) in 2019-20. He also got his coaching start at Northwestern in 2018-19 as a scouting assistant and assistant to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mick McCall,

During his prep career he was a two-year starter at quarterback and earned IHSA All-State honors at Conant High School.

A native of Hoffman Estate, Ill., Modelski earned his bachelor’s degree in communications and rhetorical studies from Illinois College in 2017. He earned a master's degree in administration leadership from Central Michigan in 2022.