Campbell Tabs Kuceyeski As Director Of Scouting

AMES, Iowa - John Kuceyeski will join Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell on his Cyclone staff as director of scouting.

“John is a great recruiter, a son of a really successful Chicago football coach and has a great understanding of what we look for in each position,” Campbell said. “He will do a great job leading our scouting department at Iowa State.”

Kuceyeski spent three seasons (2013-15) on Campbell's staff as director of football operations and director of high school relations.

“I couldn't be more thrilled to be here in Ames with Coach Campbell,” Kuceyeski said. “Ames is such a great place to recruit to. Our staff already has a great camaraderie and it's going to be a special journey here the next few months and obviously years to come.”

Kuceyeski began his career as a student-manager and undergraduate assistant coach at Penn State before working for three seasons with the football program at Northwestern. He had a brief stint as the director of player personnel and on-campus recruiting coordinator at Western Michigan before joining the Rockets in 2013.

Kuceyeski, a 2009 graduate of Penn State with a degree in finance, served as the offensive and special teams quality control intern at Northwestern during the 2010 season and moved to the director of offensive quality control in 2011. He became the offensive graduate assistant for the Wildcats in March of 2012, working with the wide receivers in the spring before moving back to the offensive line for fall camp. Kuceyeski also worked with all four phases of special teams during the 2012 season.

Kuceyeski, a native of Libertyville, Illinois, assisted in all phases of the program at Northwestern, including scouting, self-scouting, video breakdown, strength and conditioning, and recruiting. As an assistant to the offensive line in 2012, Kuceyeski helped Northwestern have its most productive season rushing the ball in 10 seasons, ranking 19th nationally.

Kuceyeski worked as a student-manager and undergraduate assistant coach at Penn State from 2005-09, assisting the defensive line. During that period, the Nittany Lions had five defensive linemen selected in the first round of the NFL Draft and won the 2008 Big Ten Championship.

Going back to his days at Penn State, Kuceyeski was a part of eight-straight bowl games, including Northwestern's 10-win season in 2012 in which the Wildcats' registered their first bowl win since 1949.

Kuceyeski played safety and linebacker at Libertyville High School where his school was 7A state champions in 2004 and state runner-up in 2003. Kuceyeski's father, Randy Kuceyeski, was the head coach at Libertyville for 34 years until his retirement following the 2011 season.

Coaching Experience
2016 Iowa State – Director of Scouting
2015 Toledo – High School Relations
2013-14 Toledo – Football Operations
2013 Western Michigan – Recruiting Coordinator
2010-12 Northwestern – Graduate Assistant
2006-09 Penn State – Student Assistant

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Campbell Tabs Kuceyeski As Director Of Scouting

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