Luke Shively joined the UWRF Football coaching staff in the summer of 2024, and serves as the offensive line coach.
Prior to UWRF, Shively spent 2022-23 at Duke University as a graduate assistant coach working primarily with the offensive line. There, the Blue Devils compiled a 17-9 overall record while he coached severall All-ACC offensive lineman, including an All-American in 2023.
Before Duke, Shively spent three seasons (2019-21) on staff at Temple University as a graduate assistant coach working with the offensive line. With the Owls, Shively mentored three to All-American Athletic Conference honors, including All-American Matt Hennessy, who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Shively was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at center for Northern Illinois University from 2015-18. During his time in Dekalb, Ill., Shively helped the Huskies register 29 wins and earn appearances in the 2015 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, 2017 Quick Lane Bowl, and 2018 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl. During his senior year, he was a team captain and earned Second Team All-MAC honors while finishing his career as a three-time Academic All-MAC selection.
A native of Tipton, Ind., Shively graduated from Northern Illinois with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry in 2018. He added a master’s degree in higher education from Temple in 2021.
