coaching staff
Josh ramos
Head Coach
Josh Ramos was named the Head Football Coach in 2024. Previously he has been coaching at Laney College since 2012, assuming the Defensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Football Coach role in 2015. Prior to being the Defensive Coordinator Coach Ramos spent three years as the Special Teams Coordinator, Wide Receivers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Coach Ramos came from Solano Community College where he spent five years as an assistant coach and adjunct instructor. Coach Ramos served many different roles during his tenure at Solano Community College: Defensive Goal Line Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator, Linebackers coach, Defensive Backs coach, Video Coordinator, as well as serving a large role in the recruiting process.
Coach Ramos graduated from Winters High School where he was a standout football player. Coach Ramos continued his education and his football career at Solano Community College where he was a 1st Team All-Conference Linebacker. Coach Ramos then transferred to California State University of Sacrament where he continued his education and football career. Coach Ramos graduated from California State University of Sacramento with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies. Coach Ramos continued his education at the United States Sports Academy where he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Sports Science. Coach Ramos and his wife Jillian reside in Benicia with their two sons, Jace and Jed.
Jeff haagenson
offensive coordinator
Coach Jeff Haagenson, "Haag", joined the Laney College staff in 2013 as the Offensive Line Coach and in 2015 he was promoted to the Co-Offensive Coordinator. With a 2016 campaign that saw the Eagles finish in the top 20 in many national polls, the offensive line paved the way for the Eagles to finish #1 in the state of California in rushing yards per game and yards per carry. In his time leading the offensive line, Haag has seen his offensive linemen go on to earn scholarships to play in the Pac 12, Big 12, and Mountain West Conferences along with many other student-athletes continuing their playing careers at the Division I-AA and Division II levels.
Prior to joining the Laney staff, Haag was the Head Coach at Heritage High School for eight years. During his tenure at Heritage he had players earn scholarships to UCLA, Washington State, Navy, Idaho and many other schools. His team also earned a North Coast Section scholar team award in 2007. Prior to Heritage, Haag was the Offensive Line Coach and Special Teams Coordinator for Chabot College and before that was the Head Coach at San Lorenzo High School for four seasons.
Coach Haag earned his BS degree in Kinesiology from Cal State Hayward in 1997 and a MA degree in Education from National University in 2013. Haag played football and baseball for Mt Eden High School then played football for Chabot College and San Francisco State.
robert crowley
defensive coordinator
Robert Crowley joined the Laney College staff as an intern in 2013, assisting the Head Coach and Video Coordinator with their coaching duties. In 2014, Coach Rob shed his intern status and was hired as the Quarterbacks Coach and Video Coordinator, while also being heavily involved in recruiting. Along with his coaching duties, Coach Rob assists incoming student-athletes with their financial aid paperwork, getting their schedules set up, and manages the on-campus jobs for the Athletic Department.
A graduate of Albany High School in 2011, Coach Rob attended St. Mary’s College of California in Moraga, getting his Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Management. After completing his Bachelor’s Degree, Coach Rob went on to receive his Master’s Degree from the United States Sports Academy in Sports Science.
Taivale Tautalatasi
Inside Linebackers
bryan coughlan
defensive line
Coach Coughlan joined the Laney College staff in 2012 as the Defensive Line Coach. During his time at Laney College, Coach Coughlan has developed a number of players to become high level football players, receiving scholarships to several FBS schools. Before joining the Laney College staff, Coach Coughlan spent 6 seasons as an Assistant Coach at Solano Community College and was the Head Coach at Hogan High School for 6 years.
Coach Coughlan graduated from Hogan High School in 1990 and attended Solano Community College, where he then received a scholarship to Sonoma State University to play football. Coach Coughlan looks forward to working with future Eagles and developing his dominant defensive line.
Austin Kiraly
offensive line
Austin Kiraly joined Laney College in 2024 as the Special Teams Coordinator / Offensive Line Assistant.
Coach Kiraly spent the previous 3 seasons at Diablo Valley College, serving as the Interim Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / QB Coach in 2023, and as an Offensive Line Assistant and Diablo Valley College - Academic Support Center Program Assistant and Athletics Liaison the previous 2 seasons.
Prior to his time at DVC, Coach Kiraly spent 1 season at Sul Ross State University, an NCAA Division 3 program in Alpine, TX as the Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator. Coach Kiraly spent three seasons (2017-2019) at Butte College, a junior college program in Oroville, CA, as Offensive Line Coach from 2018-2019, and as the Defensive Ends Coach in 2017. He also coached the Throwers (Shot Put/Discus/Hammer) at Butte College for the 2019 and 2020 Track seasons.
Kiraly brings experience coaching at the high school and collegiate levels, previously working as a Graduate Assistant - Tight Ends Coach at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (UWEC), Varsity Offensive Line Coach/Offensive Coordinator from 2014-2015 at James Madison Memorial High School (Madison, WI), and Junior Varsity Offensive Line/Defensive Line Coach from 2007-2008 at Paradise High School (Paradise, CA).
He played Center at Feather River College, a junior college in Quincy, CA from 2009-2010, and completed his college playing career as an offensive lineman at UWEC from 2011-2013.
Coach Kiraly graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Feather River College in 2010. He went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in History/Communications in 2014 from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and completed his Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University - Irvine in 2016.
Over the past 3 seasons at DVC Football, Coach Kiraly has assisted with the Offensive Line and Tight Ends and contributed to an Offense that ranked in the top 6 in the CCCAA in total offense (2021 & 2022). Coach Kiraly helped developed multiple All-Conference players including Jack Seelye (2022), Jacob Spomer (2021), and Isaias Sierra (2021) who was also named CCCAA All-State and All-American (2021). In the 2022 football season DVC finished with a 7-4 record and a Gridiron Bowl Championship against Sierra College.
In his time at Butte College, Coach Kiraly led an offensive line that helped set school records in Single Game Total Yards from Scrimmage (705), Single Game Passing Yards (465), and Single Game Passing Touchdowns (8). From 2018-2019 Butte College carried a record of 17-5 with a 5-0 undefeated Nor-Cal Conference Championship in 2018, and a Gridiron Classic Bowl victory in 2019.
Coach Kiraly’s offensive line at Butte College included TJ Bass (Tackle/Guard) - 2018 and 2019 2x CCCAA All-American and #1 Ranked Junior College Offensive Guard in the country (2019), Isaak Gutierrez (Center) - 2019 CCCAA All-State Region 1 selection, Brenden Coffey (Tackle) - 2019 All Nor-Cal Conference selection and #3 ranked Junior College Offensive Tackle in the country (2019), and Lane Andersen (Center) - 2018 All Nor-Cal Conference selection. In his two seasons at Butte College Coach Kiraly had four NCAA Division I signees, one NCAA Division II signee and one NAIA signee on the offensive line.
During the 2021 ASC Spring football season as Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator for the Sul Ross Lobos, Coach Kiraly directed an offensive line unit that included two ASC All-Conference (3rd Team) selections, James White (Tackle) and Ajani Batts (Guard). The offensive line group also forged the path for ASC All-Conference (2nd Team) running back Ozias Wright.
Coach Kiraly and his wife, Megan, have two children.
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Jerome Goode
outside linebackers
Coach Jerome Goode, “Coach Rome”, joined Laney College in 2024 for his first year as a defensive assistant focusing on the Front 7. Coach Rome brings 21 seasons of coaching experience to the Eagle staff. Coach Rome previously coached at Freedom High School where he coached linebackers.
Before Freedom High School, Coach Rome coached at several high schools in the Bay Area, as well as at Contra Costa College where he coached Running Backs and was the Special Teams Coordinator.
Coach Rome graduated from Oakland High School in 2001 and went on to play fullback at Wesley College in Dover, Delaware before returning to begin his coaching career at his Alma Mater.
Dave Linares
head strength & conditioning
Rick Becker, MS, ATC, CSCS, CES
Athletic Trainer
Rick Becker is a NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer. Rick began his athletic training education at Diablo Valley College in 2004 before transferring to Cal State Fullerton where he graduated magna cum laude receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training. As a Bay Area native, Rick returned to Northern California in 2014 to begin his Junior College career at DVC before joining Laney College in fall 2017.
As a graduate student at California University, Rick earned a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science focusing his efforts on rehabilitative sciences and corrective exercise. Rick has a strong focus on manual therapy and a philosophy in treating the whole body, rather than simply addressing the pathology, in the preventative effort to reduce the occurrence of overuse injury related to sport.
Rick’s vision as an athletic trainer is to blend his education and training with clinical expertise, knowledge of current research, and patient expectations to create a pathway providing the best possible health care for the Laney College student-athlete population.
dr. steven isono
team doctor
Steve has his roots here in the East Bay as he grew up in the Lakeshore District of Oakland. He attended Lakeview Elementary, McChesney Junior High, and graduated from Oakland High School in 1974. During his junior high and high school years, he played basketball and baseball, ran Track and Field, and earned All-State honors in Gymnastics.
He was the first Oakland High School student to attend Harvard University and graduated in 1978 with Honors in Biochemical Sciences after writing his Thesis on Erythrocyte Microstructural Changes in Sickle Cell Anemia. He attended medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, continued research with Liver Cancer and subsequently received his M.D. degree in 1982.
Steve serves as a Team Physician for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), four Olympic Teams (USA Triathlon, Judo, Taekwondo, and Track and Field), and for Laney College. He is also affiliated with the World Triathlon Championships in Hawaii, the Dew Tour of Action Sports, the Association of Volleyball Professionals, and also served as a Team Physician for the World Games of the Special Olympics.