University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Football
Trichel, Ryan

Ryan Trichel
- Title:
- Director of Player Personnel
- Phone:
- (337) 482-6318
- Sport Administration:
- @RyanTrichel
Ryan Trichel begins his seventh season as a member of the Ragin’ Cajuns support staff and his fifth as director of player personnel.
Trichel joined the staff in January 2011 as assistant director of football operations and assistant recruiting coordinator. He was promoted to his current full-time position in January, 2013.
The 2012 recruiting class was ranked first among Sun Belt Conference schools and fifth among the non-BCS automatic qualifying programs by Scout.com, while 247 Sports had the class ranked 68th in the nation.
In his role as player personnel director, Trichel works closely with Coach Hudspeth to manage the day-to-day recruiting efforts. He is responsible for designing all recruiting material and coordinating all on-campus recruiting events and visits, including the annual Cajuns Football Junior Day.
Trichel also assists with the operation of all football summer camps, clinics and the football team’s social media platforms.
As an undergraduate at Southeastern Louisiana University, Trichel worked for two years (2004-06) as an operations assistant in the athletic department, assisting in the game day operations for seven sports, including football.
Trichel graduated from SLU in 2006 with a degree in general management and enrolled in graduate school at Mississippi State, earning a master’s degree in sports administration in 2008 and a second master’s in business administration in 2010.
An active member of the American Football Coaches Association, Trichel served on the Program Committee for the 2012 convention in Nashville, Tenn., helping to supervise panel discussions.
Trichel is married to the former Amanda Pellegrin and they reside in Broussard with their sons, Ryan Joseph and John Maverick.
Trichel joined the staff in January 2011 as assistant director of football operations and assistant recruiting coordinator. He was promoted to his current full-time position in January, 2013.
The 2012 recruiting class was ranked first among Sun Belt Conference schools and fifth among the non-BCS automatic qualifying programs by Scout.com, while 247 Sports had the class ranked 68th in the nation.
In his role as player personnel director, Trichel works closely with Coach Hudspeth to manage the day-to-day recruiting efforts. He is responsible for designing all recruiting material and coordinating all on-campus recruiting events and visits, including the annual Cajuns Football Junior Day.
Trichel also assists with the operation of all football summer camps, clinics and the football team’s social media platforms.
As an undergraduate at Southeastern Louisiana University, Trichel worked for two years (2004-06) as an operations assistant in the athletic department, assisting in the game day operations for seven sports, including football.
Trichel graduated from SLU in 2006 with a degree in general management and enrolled in graduate school at Mississippi State, earning a master’s degree in sports administration in 2008 and a second master’s in business administration in 2010.
An active member of the American Football Coaches Association, Trichel served on the Program Committee for the 2012 convention in Nashville, Tenn., helping to supervise panel discussions.
Trichel is married to the former Amanda Pellegrin and they reside in Broussard with their sons, Ryan Joseph and John Maverick.