Ikaika Malloe

Ikaika Malloe (born July 6, 1974) is an American football coach and former safety and linebacker who is the defensive line coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He played college football at Washington from 1992 to 1995.

Playing career Malloe graduated from Kamehameha Schools and chose to walk on at Washington. He helped lead the Huskies to a 1995 Pac-10 Championship while leading the team in interceptions with five. He earned his degree in sociology from the UW in 1997.

Western Illinois Following his time at Washington, Malloe was hired as the special teams coordinator at Western Illinois. During his time with the Leathernecks, his defensive line ranked second in the conference in sacks, red zone defense, and opponents' third down conversions.

UTEP Before the 2004 season, Malloe took a job as the defensive line coach at UTEP. During his tenure with the Miners he helped them to the 2005 GMAC Bowl.

Portland State After his time at Yale, Malloe took a job at Portland State where he coached All-America punter Kyle Loomis.

Utah State In 2014, he took a job at Utah State where he helped the Aggies to a 10-4 record and a New Mexico Bowl win over UTEP.

UCLA Malloe was hired by UCLA prior to the 2021 Holiday Bowl, before its cancellation, to serve as an analyst for the Bruins. Afterwards, he assumed full time coaching duties. He was named the interim defensive coordinator for the final game of the 2023 season, a win over Boise State in the LA Bowl, after D'Anton Lynn left to become the defensive coordinator for USC. On January 3, 2024, head coach Chip Kelly announced that he had promoted Malloe to defensive coordinator. Kelly left the team to become the offensive coordinator for Ohio State, but Malloe remained on new head coach DeShaun Foster's staff for 2024.

Personal life Malloe and his wife, Tara, have two daughters, Taylor and Sloane, and two sons, Jordan and Isaiah.