Southwest Baptist University Athletics

Rodman Noel enters his second season (2022-23) on the Bearcats Football staff and will be coaching the linebackers.

Coach Noel coached the linebackers in the 2021 season, a group that received a lot of recognition for athletic achievements. Junior linebacker Coleton Smith was the nations leading tackler with 162 tackles, 30 more tackles than any other player. Coleton went on to receive 1^st Team All-Region recognition and 2^nd Team All-American honors. D2football.com named Coleton to their elite 100 team, highlighting the top 100 players in Division II football.  Coach Noel also coached All-GLVC junior linebacker Aaron Harris. Aaron finished the season top five in tackles in the GLVC.  

Rodman is from the Boston, MA area where he then moved on to play at North Carolina State University (2011-14). Played as a True Freshman at Safety and Special Teams then moved to Linebacker entering his sophomore season. Led the team in tackles as a Senior Captain. Contributed to winning 2 out of 3 career bowl games. After a stint with the Cleveland Browns, he stepped away from football for a few years before returning as a coach in 2020. Prior to arriving at Southwest Baptist, Rodman coached a year at Alonzo & Tracey Mourning High School in Miami, FL, coaching the Linebackers and coordinating Special Teams.

Noel has also earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Work at NC State in 2016 and will continue to pursue a master’s in education of Athletic/Activity Administration at SBU.