Tre Collins joined the Golden Bear football staff in the spring of 2026 as outside linebacker coach.
Collins comes to Concordia from Olivet Nazarene University, where he was a graduate assistant for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, coaching the outside linebackers/nickels. In 2025, he helped the defense to a top-2 finish in the MSFA in passing yards allowed and fewest points allowed. In the 2024 season, he helped the defense secure 15 forced fumbles and nine interceptions while the OLB unit led the team in takeaways and defensive touchdowns.Â
His coaching career began with three years at the prep level in Arizona, starting as the defensive coordinator for the freshman team at Westwood before two years as linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator for the varsity at Tempe High School. At Tempe, Collins helped turn around the program which hadn't won a game in three years to achieve seven victories in two seasons (2022-2023).Â
The Detroit, Michigan native earned his master's degree from Olivet Nazarene in organizational leadership. He was an undergraduate student-athlete at Concordia-Chicago (2016-17) and Concordia-Wisconsin (2018-19).Â
