Hunter MacKay serves as the Offensive Line Coach for the Hawks football program. He was appointed to his position in March 2021 and enters his second season with the Hawks in the fall of 2022.
MacKay came to the Hilltop from Middle Tennessee State University where he served a three-year stint in a variety of roles. Starting off as the Quality Control coach for the offensive line, he most recently worked with the offensive line as a Graduate Assistant. He also assisted the program’s tight ends and H-backs.
At MTSU, the team made its first-ever Conference USA title game appearance in 2018. MacKay also helped the program to two bowl games, winning the Raycom Camellia Bowl in 2017. During his time with MTSU, he worked with three All C-USA selections.
During his time at Samford University from Feb. 2016 to Aug. 2017, MacKay was the offensive line’s Quality Control coach and went on to become the Director of Player Personnel, managing the team’s recruiting operations while directing the spring evaluation period.
With MacKay’s assistance, Samford made the postseason for just the fourth time in school history and helped to create the 16th-ranked total offense in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football.
He gained valuable experience early on in his career at Mercer University, coaching the receiving corps from January 2015 to February 2016. He got his start at Mount De Sales Academy in Macon, Ga., gaining skills as the institution’s Strength and Conditioning Coach while mentoring the program’s receiving corps.
A 2015 graduate of Mercer with a degree in Sports Business Management, he went on to earn a master’s degree in Professional Studies / Strategic Leadership & Training and Development from Middle Tennessee in December 2020.
He and his wife, Kaitlyn, have a son named Ford, who was born in December 2021.
