| Coach Daley |
| Hometown |
San Francisco, Calif. |
| College |
Trine '17 - B.S. |
| High School |
Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco, Calif.) '13 |
| Playing History |
| 2013-16 |
Trine (Offensive Lineman) |
| Coaching History |
| 2017 |
Trine, Assistant Offensive Line Coach |
| 2018-19 |
Wisconsin-Stout, Offensive Graduate Assistant |
| 2020 |
Eastern Kentucky, Offensive Quality Control |
| 2021 |
Eastern Kentucky, Assistant Director of Football Operations |
| 2022 |
Lincoln (Calif.), Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator |
| 2024 |
Saginaw Valley State, Assistant Offensive Line Coach |
| 2025 |
Adrian, Run Game Coordinator |
| 2026-pre. |
Albion, Offensive Line Coach |
Thor Daley begins his first season as offensive line coach at Albion in 2026.
Daley arrives in Albion after spending the 2025 season as run game coordinator at Adrian where he coached the offensive line. The Bulldogs finished with an 8-2 record, their best mark since 2014.
Adrian racked up a school record 30 touchdowns on the ground with Daley managing all aspects of the run game. They also ran for 181.7 yards per game — a 59-place improvement in the national rankings and a 38.6 swing from the year prior. Additionally, the Bulldogs averaged 5.0 yards per carry — 1.1 yards more than their previous campaign.
The run game helped compliment Adrian’s high-powered offense that averaged 40.7 points and 461.9 yards per game, both of which were top 25 in Division III. First-team All-MIAA quarterback Noah Beaudrie and running back Trey Brueggemann each rushed for double-digit touchdowns as well, while all-conference offensive linemen Joe Pruchnic and Isaiah Simon paved the way for the duo.
In 2024, Daley served as assistant offensive line coach at Saginaw Valley State. While with the Cardinals, two offensive linemen earned All-GLIAC honors blocking for quarterback Mason McKenzie, who was named GLIAC Freshman of the Year.
SVSU finished the year 7-4 and has the No. 3 red zone offense in Division II at 92.0%. They also ranked top 50 in the country in scoring and rushing offense.
Daley spent the 2022 season as offensive line coach/run game coordinator at Lincoln University, an independent in Oakland, Calif. Playing all 10 games on the road against opponents from around the country, the Oaklanders averaged 151 rushing yards per game against the five FCS schools they faced.
From 2020-21, Daley coached at Eastern Kentucky University. He was an offensive quality control coach assisting the offensive line, tight ends and special teams in 2020 and was the assistant director of football operations in 2021.
As a member of head coach Walt Wells’s staff in 2021, Daley oversaw travel and equipment for a team that had their biggest single-season turnaround in program history. The Colonels went 7-4 after a 3-6 campaign the year prior and defeated three teams ranked in the FCS preseason top 25 poll. EKU climbed as high as No. 19 in the national rankings and won five straight games for the first time since 2014. They also defeated Jacksonville State in double overtime to win its second consecutive Opportunity Bowl.
In 2020, the Colonels ranked in the FCS’s top 25 in first down offense and passing offense. They were also named national team of the week three times and racked up 590 yards of total offense in their 49-17 victory over Western Carolina in the Opportunity Bowl. The unit also totaled 400 yards or more of offense in six of the final seven games of the season.
Daley served as an offensive graduate assistant working with the tight ends at Wisconsin-Stout during the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
In 2018, he mentored freshman Tyler Seymour to second-team All-WIAC honors. Seymour averaged 20.23 yards per catch, which was top 25 in Division III.
During the 2017 season, Daley was the assistant offensive line coach at Trine. The Thunder averaged 329.6 yards per game on the ground, which was the fourth-best rushing attack in Division III.
A four-year offensive lineman on the Trine football team from 2013-16, Daley graduated with his bachelor’s of science in business management in 2017.
The San Francisco, Calif., native graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral High School in 2013 and was named second-team all-city as a senior.
Additionally, Daley does remote work for Sports Info Solutions as a football video scout writing NFL Draft scouting reports.
