Staff Directory

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- Special Teams Quality Control
Hometown: Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Education: Central Michigan
Daniel Akey joined the Oregon State football program as an offensive quality control analyst in 2025. He came to Corvallis after three seasons at Central Michigan.
He worked on the defensive side of the ball as a student assistant at Central Michigan, including direct assistance with the linebackers and defensive backs. His tenure came after working at Washington State from 2017-21, where he assisted with the quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. He assisted with film breakdown and was in the press box during games.
Akey spent six months as an equipment intern with Washington of the NFL.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025: Oregon State – Offensive Quality Control Analyst
2022-24: Central Michigan – Student Assistant
2017-21: Washington State – Offensive Student Assistant
2016-17: Washington (NFL) – Equipment Intern