Nate Scheelhaase new RB Coach

It's nice to see more young, relatable coaches coming to ISU for recruiting. I don't see how a guy like Bill Snyder relates to 18 year olds.

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It's nice to see more young, relatable coaches coming to ISU for recruiting. I don't see how a guy like Bill Snyder relates to 18 year olds.


He tells them stories about how he fought for the north to free the slaves. The resonates well with young African American players. Tells people about how when he came to Ames and was coaching at Iowa, he saw a Young Jack Trice and knew he would be special.
 
He tells them stories about how he fought for the north to free the slaves. The resonates well with young African American players. Tells people about how when he came to Ames and was coaching at Iowa, he saw a Young Jack Trice and knew he would be special.
I guess I never thought about this but Jack Trice played/died in 1923 so Snyder did coach against him. Whoa crazy connections. And how many other coaches can claim that they now coach in a stadium named after a player they coached against?
 
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Not a whole lot of coaching experience. Hope he is a quick learner and can keep the running backs on par with current progress.

Everybody has to start somewhere, but agree that his lack of experience makes it somewhat of a surprising hire. Have to trust CMC's comment that he is a young, up and coming coach.
 
I'm glad CMC hired a young energetic guy. With such a stable coaching staff, it should make his transition easy. I think his age and playing experience will be an asset in recruiting.
 
I would think that the ISU RB coach position would be one that many coaches looking to catch a program on the rise would covet. Being the potential of the players (DM) and staff garnering praise and awards I would think MC had a good selection of potential candidates. If Nate is the best fit of a good pool of candidates then I'm excited to see what he can do.
 
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Coaches cross train each other all the time so it's not that uncommon for coaches to swithc to related position groups. QB's and RB often work together in small drill exercises because they both carry the ball at a high percentage. Also, I imagine he is close with Golesh considering Alex came here from Illinois two years ago.
 
went to Rockhurst HS in KC which puts several D1 kids into Mizzou and KState every year. Probably the best football program in KC, should come in handy when talking to coach Shciano (Rockhurst coach).