Shane Gallant
Specialists Coach • Special Teams Assistant Coach
Shane Gallant joined the Vanderbilt football staff specialists coach and special teams assistant coach in 2024.
Gallant, in two previous seasons as special teams analyst at Mississippi State, helped the Bulldog’s special teams rank No. 1 in FBS according to Pro Football Focus in 2022, while ranking 12th according to ESPN’s Special Teams Efficiency. Gallant arrived in Starkville, Mississippi, as a graduate assistant before being named quality control in 2022 and an analyst in 2023.
Gallant started his career as a graduate assistant at Washington State under head coach Mike Leach before joining Leach in Starkville. Gallant also coached special teams in his time with the Cougars.
He arrived on the Palouse after serving as a student assistant at Bowling Green where he assisted with recruiting and scouting. He was also a recruiting and operations intern at Texas Tech under then-head coach Kliff Kingsbury.
The New Egypt, New Jersey, native graduated from Bowling Green in 2017 with a degree in sport management and a minor in marketing.