Football

Jon Germano
- Title:
- Graduate Assistant (Offense)
- Email:
- jdgerman@syr.edu
- Phone:
- 4817
Germano joins the Orange after spending the past two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant at Nebraska.
Before working with the Cornhuskers, Germano spent time on staffs for both of his alma maters, Bergen Catholic and Johns Hopkins. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins in 2017. As a player from 2013 to 2016, he accounted for nearly 7,600 yards of total offense with 6,623 passing yards, 965 rushing yards and 80 total touchdowns. Germano was a two-time all-conference selection at Johns Hopkins, which went 43-4 during his career. He then spent the 2017 season on the Blue Jays’ coaching staff.
The 2012 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year, Germano played under current Orange tight ends coach Nunzio Campanile at Bergen Catholic.  He returned to the school as a mathematics and physical education teacher in 2017, while also serving as the Crusaders’ quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator, a position he held until joining the Nebraska staff for the 2021 season.
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Before working with the Cornhuskers, Germano spent time on staffs for both of his alma maters, Bergen Catholic and Johns Hopkins. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins in 2017. As a player from 2013 to 2016, he accounted for nearly 7,600 yards of total offense with 6,623 passing yards, 965 rushing yards and 80 total touchdowns. Germano was a two-time all-conference selection at Johns Hopkins, which went 43-4 during his career. He then spent the 2017 season on the Blue Jays’ coaching staff.
The 2012 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year, Germano played under current Orange tight ends coach Nunzio Campanile at Bergen Catholic.  He returned to the school as a mathematics and physical education teacher in 2017, while also serving as the Crusaders’ quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator, a position he held until joining the Nebraska staff for the 2021 season.
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