Shane Elder

SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head football coach Larry Coker announced Tuesday that he has hired Shane Elder as Director of Football Operations.
 
Elder’s appointment is effective immediately and he will be responsible for coordinating team travel, on-campus recruiting visits, the walk-on program and housing and meal programs for student-athletes, assisting with summer camps, overseeing the program’s compliance paperwork, scheduling and organizing community service outings and serving as the NFL and high school coaches liaison.
 
“Shane will be an excellent addition to our staff,” Coker said. “His experience and energy will help our young program grow with the quality we expect at UTSA.”

Elder comes to UTSA from Texas A&M, where he served as the football program’s administrative assistant for recruiting for the past seven years. During his time with the Aggies, Elder was a part of three bowl teams -- the 2005 Cotton Bowl, 2006 Holiday Bowl and 2007 Alamo Bowl.
 
Elder previously worked with the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, completing an internship with the Corporate Communications Department in the summer of 2003.
 
Elder, a native of Katy, graduated from Texas A&M in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and earned a master’s degree in sport management in 2002. While attending graduate school, Elder worked in the Texas A&M Athletics Department’s Marketing and Promotions office for two years.