Michael William Bernarde was born on November 14, 1989 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Mr. Bernarde grew up in Sussex, Wisconsin and played football both on the offensive line and defensive line. Bernarde attended MSU Mankato as an undergrad from 2008-2012 and majored in History with a minor in coaching. During his undergrad Bernarde was a part of the MSU football team as an offensive lineman starting his junior and senior years. He began his coaching career in the spring of 2014 as the assistant offensive line coach and then took over as the tight ends coach in the spring of 2015.
