Pierce Spangler is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at PC, and is responsible for linebackers.
During the 2019 season, he helped lead Tanner Wilhelm to 53 tackles and 6.0 tackles for loss on the year with 4.0 sacks. In 2018 he helped lead Gyasi Yeldell to a second team all-conference selection that saw him have a solid year with 51 tackles, 9.5 tfl, 5.5 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles.
In 2017, during his first year as a full-time staff member at PC, Spangler assisted with the linebackers. Spangler volunteered at PC in 2015 and 2016, working with the linebackers and special teams.
Spangler was a member of the Louisiana Tech baseball team from 2013-2015. He played in four games as a redshirt freshman, posting a .250 batting average. He was named to the Conference USA Commissioners' Honor Roll for the 2013-14 Academic year.
Spangler graduated in 2017 with Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies.
A two-sport athlete in Ruston High School, Spangler was a three-year letter-winner baseball and a two-year letter-winning in football before graduating in 2012.
