Jon Heacock is the defensive coordinator at Iowa State University.
16 Facts About Jon Heacock
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Jon Heacock was an assistant coach at Youngstown State for seven seasons under Jim Tressel.
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Jon Heacock participated in both football and track and field at Muskingum.
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Jon Heacock then served as the defensive coordinator, defensive line coach, and secondary coach at West Liberty University from 1985 to 1987.
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Jon Heacock then moved on as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy before joining the coaching staff at Youngstown State in 1991.
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Jon Heacock left YSU for a period of three years to serve as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Indiana University.
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Jon Heacock returned to Youngstown State in 2000 as the defensive coordinator.
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In 2013, Jon Heacock left Kent State to take the Safeties Coach position at Purdue, following Darrell Hazell.
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In 2014, Jon Heacock returned to the MAC when he was named the defensive coordinator for Toledo.
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In January 2016, when Matt Campbell became head coach at Iowa State, Jon Heacock followed him to serve in the same position as defensive coordinator and safeties coach.
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Jon Heacock was a finalist for the Broyles Award at the season's end.
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Jon Heacock was named a nominee for the Broyles Award in 2022 as well as in 2024.
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Jon Heacock was named Youngstown State's fifth head football coach on January 25,2001 when Jim Tressel left to coach at Ohio State University.
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Jon Heacock was named the Gateway's Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2006.
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Jon Heacock was named the American Football Coaches Association's Division I-AA Region Four Coach of the Year in both seasons and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award.
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On November 22,2009, Jon Heacock announced his resignation as head coach at Youngstown State.