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WRICE, BEISNER TAKE ON FOOTBALL SUPPORT ROLES
3/4/2025 5:00:00 PM | Football
South Dakota State head coach Dan Jackson has filled two key administrative positions for the Jackrabbits' football support staff with the hirings of Tyler Wrice as general manager and Ethan Beisner as director of operations.
Wrice's duties as general manager will include roster and scholarship management, assisting with Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) activities, and serving as a liaison to athletics and university administration.
"I'm really excited to have Tyler on board as South Dakota State's first general manager," Jackson said. "He's highly organized, really energetic and he's going to do a really good job for us as we continue to navigate recruiting, the transfer portal and staying ahead of the times."
Most recently, Wrice coached wide receivers and served as the college recruiting liaison at Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a part of three Class A state championship teams (2020, 2022, 2023) and helped develop and mentor more than 30 student-athletes who went on to play collegiately.
Wrice played collegiately at North Dakota State and was a wide receiver on Bison teams that won Football Championship Subdivision national titles in 2013 and 2014.
Beisner returns to South Dakota State after spending the 2024 season as director of football operations at Sam Houston State. He previously served as assistant director of football operations and recruiting at SDSU during the Jackrabbits' national championship seasons in 2022 and 2023.
"That role is so important to have someone with experience who understands the university and how the program works," Jackson said. "Ethan was a no-brainer for me; he'll do a great job organizing and taking care of everything that isn't football."
In his role, Beisner will coordinate team travel and meals, assist with on-campus recruiting and manage other day-to-day operations of the Jackrabbit football program.
Beisner held a similar role at Central Missouri from 2017-22 and got his start in college athletics as a graduate assistant football coach at Southwest Baptist University in 2014 before adding support roles to his duties. He received both a bachelor's degree in social science and a master's in athletic administration from Southwest Baptist.
South Dakota State began spring practice Tuesday and plans to hold its annual spring game on April 12. The 2025 season opener is slated for Aug. 30 versus Sacramento State.
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Wrice's duties as general manager will include roster and scholarship management, assisting with Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) activities, and serving as a liaison to athletics and university administration.
"I'm really excited to have Tyler on board as South Dakota State's first general manager," Jackson said. "He's highly organized, really energetic and he's going to do a really good job for us as we continue to navigate recruiting, the transfer portal and staying ahead of the times."
Most recently, Wrice coached wide receivers and served as the college recruiting liaison at Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a part of three Class A state championship teams (2020, 2022, 2023) and helped develop and mentor more than 30 student-athletes who went on to play collegiately.
Wrice played collegiately at North Dakota State and was a wide receiver on Bison teams that won Football Championship Subdivision national titles in 2013 and 2014.
Beisner returns to South Dakota State after spending the 2024 season as director of football operations at Sam Houston State. He previously served as assistant director of football operations and recruiting at SDSU during the Jackrabbits' national championship seasons in 2022 and 2023.
"That role is so important to have someone with experience who understands the university and how the program works," Jackson said. "Ethan was a no-brainer for me; he'll do a great job organizing and taking care of everything that isn't football."
In his role, Beisner will coordinate team travel and meals, assist with on-campus recruiting and manage other day-to-day operations of the Jackrabbit football program.
Beisner held a similar role at Central Missouri from 2017-22 and got his start in college athletics as a graduate assistant football coach at Southwest Baptist University in 2014 before adding support roles to his duties. He received both a bachelor's degree in social science and a master's in athletic administration from Southwest Baptist.
South Dakota State began spring practice Tuesday and plans to hold its annual spring game on April 12. The 2025 season opener is slated for Aug. 30 versus Sacramento State.
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