DePauw University

Rory Mannering joined the DePauw staff as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in October 2020.

• Served as an assistant coach (defensive backs) at Denison since 2015 and the Big Red posted a 38-13 record during that time including back-to-back North Coast Athletic Conference co-championships in 2018 and 2019 and the program's first NCAA postseason appearance (2018) since 1986.
• Named the Big Red's defensive coordinator in 2019 and the squad led the NCAC in scoring defense, total defense, rush defense, pass defense, sacks and fumble recoveries.
• While at Denison, Mannering also served as a co-advisor to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
• Prior to his stint at Denison, Mannering was wide receivers coach and co-special teams coordinator at Defiance College in 2014 after serving as a graduate assistant and linebackers coach for the Yellow Jackets the previous season.
• A 2012 Hanover College graduate, Mannering majored in both health and movement studies and elementary and secondary education.
• A four-year starter at free safety and two-time captain for the Panthers, Mannering earned all-conference honors all four years and was a first team D3football.com all-North Region selection in 2011.
• Earned a master's degree in education from Defiance in 2015.