The West Virginia Wesleyan College football program has added to its coaching staff. The Bobcats welcome Paul Price, Tate Leavitt, Davis Shanley and Seth Lewis.
 | Paul Price, Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach A native of Pittsburgh Pa. and Wesleyan graduate (Bachelor of Science, 1984; Master of Education, 1986), Paul Price’s experience is long and varied. From 1979-2008 he either played or coached the Bobcats. He was a two-time West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) performer and after graduation in 1982, joined head coach Bill Struble’s staff. As the Bobcats’ defensive coordinator, he coached three championship teams (1995, 2002, 2003) and had the privilege of coaching dozens of All-WVIAC athletes as well as several All-Americans. After leaving Wesleyan in 2008, Price joined a new staff at Concord University where he rose to the rank of Defensive Coordinator and enjoyed two conference championships (2011 and 2014) that included a national semi-final showing in 2014. After the 2018 season, Price joined the West Virginia State University program as the special teams and recruiting coordinator. During his time at State, the program experienced four winning seasons. In 2023, Price moved on to the high school ranks at Berkeley Springs, W.Va. where he helped that program to an improved 3-7 record in 2024. Price has one daughter Erin who graduated from Wesleyan (2008) and was an academic All-American in cross country. She is currently employed as a pharmacist in the eastern panhandle of the state. Coach Price is a member of the Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame (2002 and 2003 Football Teams) and has been published in the AFCA summer manual. |
 | Tate Leavitt, Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach Tate Leavitt brings to Wesleyan a wealth of experience and a passion for developing student-athletes. Leavitt’s football journey began at Sheridan High School, where he graduated in 2013. After high school, he attended Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, where he earned 28 Division I scholarship offers. He chose to continue his collegiate career at the University of Kentucky, playing two seasons before earning his bachelor’s degree in community and leadership development. Leavitt then moved as a graduate transfer to Indiana State University for his final season, where he helped the team achieve a 7-4 overall record and a 5-3 conference record, culminating in a top-25 finish. After his collegiate career, Leavitt pursued a professional opportunity with the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League, playing the final half of one season. Leavitt ‘s coaching career includes significant experience in developing athletes and building strong offensive lines. He has worked at multiple institutions, most recently at Hocking College where he coached from 2023 to 2025. Tate also has experience as an Offensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator at Hocking College (2020), and as a Graduate Assistant at Indiana State (2019). In 2017, Tate served as a student volunteer coach at Georgetown College. Throughout his coaching career, he has mentored 10 players who earned Division I offers. Originally from Thornville, Ohio, Tate recently married Deserae Leavitt. He is the son of Jason Leavitt and Stephanie Pettit. |
 | Davis Shanley, Quarterbacks Coach Davis Shanley enters his first season as Quarterbacks Coach for the Bobcats. He played for NCAA Division I Western Kentucky from 2017-2020 where he had more than 10 starts while throwing for more than 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns against programs such as Wisconsin, Louisville, and Arkansas. Shanley graduated from Western Kentucky in 2020 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Sport Management. Shanley then transferred to Tennessee Technological University (an FCS program) in 2021 and started another five games and participated in eight while playing against programs such as Tennessee, Samford, and Furman. More recently, Shanley had a three-year stint at FCS Gardner-Webb University, serving as both Offensive and Defensive Graduate Assistant / Assistant Quarterbacks Coach. After starting in 2022 as a quality control for quarterbacks at Gardner-Webb, he helped coach the team to its first conference championship since 2003 and first ever playoff victory in the FCS playoffs against Eastern Kentucky. He coached the Bulldogs to back-to-back conference championships from 2022-2023, a first in Gardner-Webb program history. Entering the 2023 season, Shanley became the Offensive Graduate Assistant / Assistant Quarterbacks Coach for the Bulldogs, then in 2024, Shanley moved to the defensive side of the ball as the Defensive Graduate Assistant, working with both linebackers and defensive line, where his team racked up a conference-leading 38 sacks. |
 | Seth Lewis, Wide Receivers Coach Seth Lewis joins the Wesleyan staff after spending four seasons as the WR/JV offensive coordinator at Akron East High School. Lewis has helped multiple receivers attain all state/region/district and conference accolades. During his time at East, Lewis helped several young men move on to college with playing opportunities. After leaving his hometown of Akron, Lewis accepted the wide receivers’ job at Hocking College. In his first and only season on their staff, Lewis helped student-athletes obtain offers to play ball at the 4-year level. Lewis comes from a family of coaches. His biological mother coached high school girls’ basketball as did his aunt who made many state/regional runs and helped guide many student-athletes toward playing college basketball. Lewis coached two seasons of AAU basketball while in high school himself. He also served as an assistant basketball coach for two years at Akron East. Lewis’ athletic career is extensive. He played three varsity sports in high school: basketball, baseball (as well as nationally competitive club baseball) and football. After high school, Lewis played two years at Heidelberg University where he was tight end/wide receiver. |
