Graduate Assistants

ARKANSAS TECH 2021 FOOTBALL

WYATT ANDERSON

@_CoachWyatt GA - Running Backs 2nd Year Mississippi State (2018)

Wyatt Anderson enters into his second year as a graduate assistant for the Arkansas Tech football team and will work with the running backs in 2021.

Anderson came to Tech after spending the 2019 season as the wide receivers coach at Black Hills State (Spearfish, N.D.). Prior to that, he was an offensive assistant and tight ends coach at Florida Atlantic for the 2018 season. From 2016-17, Anderson was on the staff at Mississippi State where he was a an offensive assistant and wide receivers coach Carter Burcham enters his first year as graduate assistant for the 2021 season as the Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers Assistant Coach.

As a former player, Burcham graduated from Arkansas Tech in 2020 with his bachelor’s degree. Burcham holds 2018 and 2019 All-GAC All-Academic honors from his time as a Wonder Boy.

Burcham, a Greenbrier, Ark. native, is related to Neal Burcham who was a Quarterback for the SMU Mustangs (2013-2016).

CARTER BURCHAM

@CarterBurcham GA - Quarterbacks 1st Year Arkansas Tech (2020)

JOSH OLIVER

@CoachJayATU GA - Linebackers/DBs 1st Year Austin Peay (2018)

Josh Oliver enters his first year as graduate assistant coach for the 2021 season as the Defensive Backs Assistant Coach.

Prior to Arkansas Tech, Oliver coached Defensive Quality Control at University of Central Arkansas in 2021, and at coached Linebackers at Lyon College from 2018 to 2020.

Oliver, Memphis, Tenn. native, graduated from Austin Peay with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Human Performance. Oliver spent two seasons on the coaching staff at Austin Peay State University. Oliver and the staff helped turn the Governors around from going 1-35 overall - including a 0-11 mark in the first year with the new coaching staff - to an 8-4 record in their second season. Michael Jenkins enters his first year as a graduate assistant for the Arkansas Tech football team and will work with the defensive line.

Jenkins comes to Tech following a four-year career at the University of Arkansas-Monticello where he played along the defensive line for the Boll Weevils.

A native of Crossett, Jenkins saw action in 2018 and 2019 for the Boll Weevils but saw his senior campaign of 2020 not be played due to COVID. In his time on the field, Jenkins registered 39 tackles with nine going for a loss. He also had a pair of sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries for his career.

MICHAEL JENKINS

@bigtimemike8 GA - Defensive Line 1st Year UAM (2021)