Charlie Rizzio

Charlie Rizzio

Twitter: @CoachRiz

Charlie Rizzio was named Defensive Coordinator of the Wrangler Football Program in March 2023.

Rizzio most recently served as the linebackers coach for Missouri Western State University from 2020-2022. During his two seasons at MWSU he mentored 3 All-Conference Linebackers. Linebacker Evan Chohon finished top 5 nationally in tackles for the 2021 season, earning a nomination for the Harlon Hill Trophy (D2 Heisman).

Prior to Missouri Western, Coach Rizzio served in an analyst role at the University of Nevada. While in Reno, he worked with Defensive Coordinator Jeff Casteel and the linebackers. Other stops throughout his college career have included: Yale, Eastern New Mexico State University, Southern Connecticut, and West Texas A&M.

Rizzio spent six years at Oxford High School (CT) prior to getting into the college ranks. During that time he was the Defensive Coordinator, Head Track Coach and Strength & Conditioning Coordinator. A native of Seymour (CT), Charlie graduated from Assumption College (Worcester, MA) in 2006 with a degree in Computer Science.