Matt Merkens is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Sam Houston State Bearkats football team.
[1] After high school, he enrolled at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) and joined the Bearkats football team as a walk-on.
[3] Merkens returned to Sam Houston State as an offensive assistant after one season and worked primarily with wide receivers before being promoted to an offensive quality control position in 2018.
He was promoted to tight ends coach prior to the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
[5] He was moved back to coaching tight ends after SHSU hired Brad Cornelsen as offensive coordinator.