Kristin Coggin is in her first season as Nebraska’s director of football nutrition in 2023. A registered dietitian, Coggin directs all efforts related to performance nutrition within the football program.

Coggin joined the Cornhuskers after spending six seasons as the director of football nutrition/director of performance nutrition at South Carolina. With the Gamecocks, she was responsible for managing all aspects of performance nutrition for the football team. That included coordinating all team meals throughout the year, counseling athletes and analyzing individual athlete body compositions and hydration needs. Coggin served as a resource for the coaching and training staffs, providing updates on nutrition concerns, priorities and accomplishments for each individual player.

Prior to South Carolina, Coggin spent two years as a registered dietitian/performance nutrition coordinator at Alabama. In her role she worked closely with the football, men’s basketball and softball teams along with other sports. The Crimson Tide football team reached the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in each of her two seasons on staff.

Coggin began her career with a dietetic internship at Cal Poly-Pomona. She earned a degree in psychology from Tennessee in 2012 and a degree in nutrition in 2014. She was a member of the rowing team at Tennessee, where she was a two-time conference champion and competed for an NCAA Championship.