Don Sommer

Director of Strength and Conditioning, UT Rio Grande Valley · Southland · FCS · since 2026

1 season in the seatPosition coach highest tier reachedTravis Bush mentor 1 other mentor 0 protégés

Experience

5 stints

Don Sommer

Drawing the tree…

Coached under 2 people at 1 program, most recently Gary Patterson

Coach	Where	Seasons
Gary Patterson	TCU	2018–2019
Gary Patterson	TCU	2015–2016

Succeeded 10 people at 1 program, most recently Curtis Luper, Jake Brown and Jeremy Modkins

Succeeded by 6 people at 1 program, most recently Jerry Kill, Kenny Hill and Malcolm Kelly

Worked under 2 people at 2 programs, most recently Travis Bush and Gary Patterson

Travis Bush	UT Rio Grande Valley	2025–2026
Gary Patterson	TCU	2006