Joining the HPU staff at the end of 2023, Reed Collins previously served as the tight ends and running backs coach at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. Collins helped lead the War Hawks to their first winning season in over ten years.

After his playing career was over, Reed served as a graduate assistant at Howard Payne, Collins gained experience in practice and game position coaching, scouting, recruiting, strength and conditioning, and video coordinating at HPU and McMurry.

As a player at HPU, Collins was a 5-year letterman being named to the ASC Sportsman Team of the Year and was HPU’s Paul J. Cunningham award winner in 2021.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (2020) and a Masters of Business Administration (2021) degrees from Howard Payne.