Iowa St promotes Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Nate Scheelhaase has been promoted from Iowa State’s receivers coach to offensive coordinator.

Scheelhaase replaces Tom Manning, who was fired final week after the Cyclones completed on the backside of the Huge 12 in scoring and whole offense throughout a 4-8 season.

“Nate Scheelhaase is likely one of the rising stars in faculty soccer teaching circles, and I stay up for watching him coordinate the Cyclone offense shifting ahead,” coach Matt Campbell mentioned Monday. “He’s an impressive recruiter who makes a distinction within the lives of our student-athletes every single day.”

Campbell additionally introduced the firing of fifth-year offensive line coach Jeff Meyers.

Scheelhaase has coached working backs and receivers he arrived in Ames in 2018. A few of his high gamers have been 2022 Biletnikoff Award finalist Xavier Hutchinson, two-time consensus All-America working again Breece Corridor, All-America working again David Montgomery and All-Huge 12 broad receiver Deshaunte Jones.

He beforehand coached working backs at Illinois, the place he was a four-year beginning quarterback from 2010-13.

The Cyclones’ offensive workers will proceed to have Scheelhaase answerable for receivers, Joel Gordon as quarterbacks coach and passing recreation coordinator and Taylor Mouser as tight ends coach.

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