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Iowa State's Partridge Accepts Job Offer at Eastern Illinois
06.14.2002 | Football
AMES, Iowa - Accepting an offer that puts him back on the field coaching, Iowa State director of football operations Charlie Partridge has taken a position as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Eastern Illinois. Partridge was a key figure in bringing in Cyclone recruiting classes that lifted Iowa State football to 16 wins and a pair of bowl games the past two seasons.
"My long term goal is to be a defensive coordinator and so I'm looking forward to getting back on the field at a successful program like Eastern Illinois," Partridge said. "I have so many great memories and I am grateful to Dan McCarney for giving me the opportunity to come to Iowa State for the best four years of my life."
Partridge came to Iowa State in 1998 after serving as an offensive assistant and running backs coach at Drake. He served his first two seasons at ISU as a defensive graduate assistant coaching Cyclone linebackers. As director of football operations the past two seasons Partridge handled scheduling and was the football program's administrative liaison.
"Charlie has done a great job for us and we will miss him," McCarney said. "I understand his desire to get back down on the field coaching. This move will help him reach his career goals."
McCarney said a search for a successor will begin immediately.
Eastern Illinois was 9-2 last season and won the Ohio Valley Conference championship. The Panthers lost in the first round of the NCAA Division I-A playoffs, 49-43 to Northern Iowa.
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