Ross Ragonesi enters his fourth season at LIU as the head video coordinator.
Ragonesi joined LIU before the 2018 season, helping guide the team to a 10-1 record and a Northeast 10 Conference title. He guided safeties Kasim Thomas and Zach Cofrancesco to second team and third All-NE10 selections, respectively. He also helped the defense climb to a national ranking of fourth in points per game allowed and 12th in team passing efficiency defense.
In 2019, the first FCS season for LIU, Ragonesi guided strong safety Liam McIntyre to a HERO Sports Freshman All-American Honorable Mention selection. During the spring season of 2021,he helped guide the Shark defense to lead the Northeast Conference in interceptions.
Ragonesi joined LIU from the University of Rochester, where he coached the secondary for one season. Prior to Rochester, he was an assistant coach at SUNY Brockport for three seasons, primarily working with the secondary. He guided multiple players to All-Empire 8 Conference selections.
Ragonesi was a four-year starter at free safety at Brockport and was one of the Golden Eagles team captains in his 2013 senior campaign. He was a 2011 All-NJAC selection.
He was a 2014 graduate from Brockport, earning a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology, while also minoring in coaching.
