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Exactly 107 days after coming to Nippert Stadium with Iowa State and holding the Cincinnati Bearcats to 10 points, Tyson Veidt was introduced as UC’s new defensive coordinator Monday.
Previously associate head coach/linebackers coach for Matt Campbell in the Big 12, Veidt helped the Cyclones down the Bearcats 30-10 last Oct. 14, holding them to 115 yards rushing and 99 yards passing, both significantly below their season averages of 217 yards on the ground and 209 through the air.
“We struggled to move the football,” UC coach Scott Satterfield said. “There’s always teams you play that you’re going to remember. You look at the body of work that they (Iowa State) have been able to accomplish; it speaks for itself.”
New University of Cincinnati football defensive coordinator Tyson Veidt speaks during a press conference at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Veidt comes to UC from Iowa State.
Word of Veidt’s hiring came out last Tuesday. He’s been with Iowa State since 2016 and was a 2017 Football Scoop Linebackers Coach of the Year after the Cyclones went from 3-9 to No. 14 in the country. The following year he was a Broyles Award nominee for the honor bestowed upon the nation’s top assistant.
The Cyclones finished 7-6 (6-3 Big 12). Since Veidt has been with Campbell, Iowa State has led the Big 12 in the following categories:
“It’s much more difficult nowadays to stop people defensively,” Satterfield said. “If we can hang our hat and be a great defense. I would not be mad at that. I feel like we’ll be able to score, we’ll be able to move the ball, but if we can be known for defense, as they (UC) have in the past, we’d like to get back to that level.”
Here are five things to know about UC defensive coordinator Tyson Veidt.
1. Tyson Veidt has 8 years of Big 12 coaching experience
“For them to be able to be…
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Publish date : 2024-01-29 19:35:51
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