Tyson Veidt is an American

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coach and former player. He is the

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at the

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. Veidt served as the head football coach at

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from 2008 to 2013, compiling a record of 19–31. He was an assistant coach at the

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from 2014 to 2014 and

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from 2016 to 2023 under Matt Campbell.

Playing career

A native of

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, Veidt graduated from Logan High School in 1992 and earned a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy from

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in 1996. Veidt was a two year starter and three year letter winner as well as graduating

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from Muskingum.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Veidt served as a graduate assistant at

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before returning to his alma mater to serve as defensive coordinator, he held this position from 2000 until 2003. He then worked under

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as a defensive GA. He earned a master's degree in athletic coaching education at WVU in 2005. Veidt then coached two seasons at

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as defensive coordinator before accepting the head coaching position at Bluffton in 2008.

Bluffton

Veidt was named Bluffton's head football coach on January 3, 2008. He led the Beavers to 5-5 in 2011 and 6-4 in 2012, finishing 5-3 in the conference both seasons as well. The team broke 40 school records during his time. Veidt also won four straight wins over rival Defiance College. His team excelled in the classroom as well. The Bluffton football team recorded the highest GPA in school history in 2012.

Toledo

Following his head coaching stint at Bluffton, Veidt coaching linebackers as well as serving as the recruiting coordinator at

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. At UT in 2014, he coaching first team All-MAC and future

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linebacker Junior Sylvestre.

Iowa State

In January 2016 when Matt Campbell at

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Veidt followed him to serve in as the assistant head coach in addition to coaching linebackers again. One of Veidt’s biggest accomplishments is transforming Joel Lanning into a First-Team All-American linebacker. Lanning, who hadn’t played linebacker since eighth grade, was a quarterback in his first four seasons as a Cyclone before switching over to linebacker in his final season. Veidt was a nominee for the

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and was named the Linebackers Coach of the Year by FootballScoop in 2017. He has coach two All-American Linebackers in Joel Lanning (2017) and Mike Rose (2020).

Cincinnati

In January 2024, Veidt was announced as the next defensive coordinator for

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under

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Iowa State profile
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