Cole Mattingly is in his first year at Austin Peay after joining the Governors in Jan. 2025 as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance.
Mattingly joins the Governors after serving as the assistant director of compliance at Bellarmine from Aug. 2022 until joining Austin Peay at the start of new year.
While in Louisville, Kentucky, Mattingly assisted in compliance with NCAA bylaws in recruiting, academic eligibility, national letters of intent, and more.Â
Prior to joining the Knights’ staff, Mattingly was an academic services assistant at Kentucky, Aug. 2021-22, assisting with class checks, grade reports, tutor assignments, and other tasks as needed for Wildcats football.
Mattingly began his career in collegiate sports at Western Kentucky as a men’s basketball student manager, 2015-20.
Mattingly graduated with a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting with a minor in coaching in May 2019. He then earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Western Kentucky in Aug. 2020 and earned a certificate in intercollegiate athletic administration.Â
