TicketsGreg Gasparato begins his first season as the outside linebackers coach at Cincinnati. He joins Scott Satterfield’s staff following two seasons at Louisville where he coached outside linebackers in 2022 and safeties in 2021.
This past fall, his linebackers were instrumental in Louisville tallying 50 sacks, which led the nation. Senior linebacker Yasir Abdullah led the ACC with 9.5 sacks en route to First Team all-conference honors. The Cardinals also ranked third in takeaways (30), eighth in tackles for loss (97) and No. 11 in scoring defense (19.2).
In his first year with the Cardinals in 2021, Gasparato tutored safety Qwynnterrio Cole, who was named an All-ACC Honorable Mention and was invited to the NFL Combine. Cole was second on the team in tackles with 86 and also was selected for the East-West Shrine contest.
Gasparato joined the Cardinals after a successful 2020 season as the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Army. The Knights finished the year at 9-3, including a 15-0 win over Navy, winning the Commander in Chief’s Trophy.
Under Gasparato’s influence, the Knights ranked first in the nation in total defense allowing 275.3 yards per game and were second against the pass at 160.8 yards per game. Army was also second in the country in scoring defense at 14.8 points per game and finished ninth with 16 interceptions.
Prior to his one season at the United States Military Academy, Gasparato coached the safeties at Appalachian State from 2018 to 2019.
During the 2019 campaign, the Mountaineer defense finished in the Top 30 in several national defensive categories. He had three safeties collect All-Sun Belt accolades from PFF College in 2018 in Desmond Franklin, Austin Exford and Josh Thomas. The trio combined for nine interceptions in 2018.
Gasparato worked as a defensive graduate assistant at App State from 2013-14 and spent 2015-17 as the inside linebackers coach at FCS power Wofford. He also coordinated the special teams unit.
The Terriers won the Southern Conference, reached the FCS quarterfinals and finished 10-3 during a 2017 season where they ranked 26th nationally in total defense. They were fifth in total defense, 11th in rushing defense and 22nd in passing defense during the 2016 season.
Gasparato played safety at Wofford from 2005 to 2008 and graduated in 2009 with a finance degree. He began his coaching career at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, S.C., in 2010, coached defensive backs at Juniata (Pa.) College in 2011 and coached outside linebackers at Brevard College in 2012. He became a graduate assistant at Appalachian State during the same year in which Scott Satterfield made his debut as the Mountaineers’ head coach.
Gasparato and his wife, Bria, have two sons, Dominick and Christian, and one daughter, Mila.
This past fall, his linebackers were instrumental in Louisville tallying 50 sacks, which led the nation. Senior linebacker Yasir Abdullah led the ACC with 9.5 sacks en route to First Team all-conference honors. The Cardinals also ranked third in takeaways (30), eighth in tackles for loss (97) and No. 11 in scoring defense (19.2).
In his first year with the Cardinals in 2021, Gasparato tutored safety Qwynnterrio Cole, who was named an All-ACC Honorable Mention and was invited to the NFL Combine. Cole was second on the team in tackles with 86 and also was selected for the East-West Shrine contest.
Gasparato joined the Cardinals after a successful 2020 season as the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Army. The Knights finished the year at 9-3, including a 15-0 win over Navy, winning the Commander in Chief’s Trophy.
Under Gasparato’s influence, the Knights ranked first in the nation in total defense allowing 275.3 yards per game and were second against the pass at 160.8 yards per game. Army was also second in the country in scoring defense at 14.8 points per game and finished ninth with 16 interceptions.
Prior to his one season at the United States Military Academy, Gasparato coached the safeties at Appalachian State from 2018 to 2019.
During the 2019 campaign, the Mountaineer defense finished in the Top 30 in several national defensive categories. He had three safeties collect All-Sun Belt accolades from PFF College in 2018 in Desmond Franklin, Austin Exford and Josh Thomas. The trio combined for nine interceptions in 2018.
Gasparato worked as a defensive graduate assistant at App State from 2013-14 and spent 2015-17 as the inside linebackers coach at FCS power Wofford. He also coordinated the special teams unit.
The Terriers won the Southern Conference, reached the FCS quarterfinals and finished 10-3 during a 2017 season where they ranked 26th nationally in total defense. They were fifth in total defense, 11th in rushing defense and 22nd in passing defense during the 2016 season.
Gasparato played safety at Wofford from 2005 to 2008 and graduated in 2009 with a finance degree. He began his coaching career at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, S.C., in 2010, coached defensive backs at Juniata (Pa.) College in 2011 and coached outside linebackers at Brevard College in 2012. He became a graduate assistant at Appalachian State during the same year in which Scott Satterfield made his debut as the Mountaineers’ head coach.
Gasparato and his wife, Bria, have two sons, Dominick and Christian, and one daughter, Mila.