Grant Mollring was named head coach of the BVU football program in December of 2016 and is set to enter his sixth season in the fall of 2022.
In 2021, Mollring led BVU to a 5-5 overall record and a 4-4 mark in conference play, giving the program its best season in seven years.
Throughout his first five seasons guiding the program, the Beavers have been among the top passing teams in the conference. It has averaged nearly 2,880 yards per season during that span and led the league with 339.2 yards per contest in 2017. Mollring has coached 22 all-conference selections, including 10 First Team honorees, and had his first All-American selection in 2019.
Mollring arrived in Storm Lake after having served as the Assistant Head Coach & Offensive coordinator at Hastings College in Hastings, Neb., for three seasons, and before that was the Offensive coordinator for four years at Doane College in Crete, Neb. He served as both a recruiting coordinator and quarterback's coach at both institutions.
During his seven seasons as an offensive coordinator, Mollring's offenses consistently averaged over 400 yards of total offense and 30 points per game. In 2011, he coached the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Player of the Year at quarterback and has coached multiple all-conference and all-American student-athletes throughout his career.
Mollring began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska-Kearney (UNK) from 2007-08. He was elevated to a Full-Time assistant and became the team's wide receiver coach and recruiting coordinator. The Lopers finished the 2009 campaign with an RMAC Conference Championship, and 11-2 final record, and a season ending ranking of #6 in the Nation.
His active participation in the AFCA has allowed him the opportunity to serve as the All-American Selection Committee Chairman and he also serves regularly amongst the Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll raters.
Mollring served as a Coach at the Elite QB Passing Academy held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2011-2015. His 2016 and 2017 summers were spent as a Coach for Team USA Developmental Games in Kansas City and Arlington, TX where he had the opportunity to coach multiple players that moved on to the NFL and Division I levels.
Mollring earned his bachelor's degree in world civilizations and middle school education in 2003 from UNK and went on to serve three years as a teacher and coach at Eustis-Farnam High School, in Eustis, Neb., before moving onto the college ranks. He later received his master's degree in physical education pedagogy from UNK in 2010.
Mollring lives in Storm Lake with his son Turner (9), daughter Marin (4), and dog Dash.
