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Bio: Grant Mollring is a veteran collegiate football coach with over 15 years of experience developing championship-caliber offenses and mentoring student-athletes at all levels. He most recently served as the head football coach at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, where he led the program from 2016 through 2022. During his tenure at BVU, Mollring guided the Beavers to their most successful season in seven years with a 5-5 overall record and a 4-4 conference mark in 2021. Known for his offensive acumen, Mollring’s teams consistently ranked among the top passing attacks in the American Rivers Conference. His offenses averaged nearly 2,880 passing yards per season, including a league-best 339.2 yards per game in 2017. Over his six-year run, he developed 22 all-conference players, including 10 First Team honorees, and coached the program’s first All-American since joining BVU. Before his time at Buena Vista, Mollring served as Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator at Hastings College (Neb.) from 2013-2015, following a four-year stint as Offensive Coordinator at Doane College (Neb.). Across his seven seasons as an offensive coordinator, his units regularly averaged over 400 yards of total offense and more than 30 points per game. In 2011, he coached the GPAC Player of the Year and has mentored numerous all-conference and All-American student-athletes throughout his career. Mollring began his collegiate coaching journey as a graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska-Kearney (UNK) in 2007. He quickly moved up to a full-time assistant role, where he served as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. In 2009, UNK won the RMAC Championship, finishing 11-2 and ranked No. 6 nationally. An active member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Mollring has served as the Chairman of the All-American Selection Committee and regularly contributes to the Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. He has also coached at the Elite QB Passing Academy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and worked with USA Football’s Developmental Games, helping guide future NFL and Division I talent. Mollring earned his bachelor’s degree in world civilizations and middle school education from UNK in 2003 and completed his master’s in physical education pedagogy in 2010. He began his career as a teacher and high school coach in Nebraska before making the jump to the college ranks.