Tyson Veidt is an American college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator at the University of Cincinnati. Veidt served as the head football coach at Bluffton University in Bluffton, Ohio from 2008 to 2013, compiling a record of 19–31. He was an assistant coach at the University of Toledo from 2014 to 2014 and Iowa State University from 2016 to 2023 under Matt Campbell.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Cincinnati |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1996 | Muskingum |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–1998 | Muskingum (GA) |
| 1999 | Indiana (GA) |
| 2000–2003 | Muskingum (DC) |
| 2004–2005 | West Virginia (GA) |
| 2006–2007 | Saint Vincent (DC) |
| 2008–2013 | Bluffton |
| 2014–2015 | Toledo (LB) |
| 2016–2023 | Iowa State (AHC/LB) |
| 2024–present | Cincinnati (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–41 |
Playing career
editA native of Logan, Ohio, Veidt graduated from Logan High School in 1992[1] and earned a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy from Muskingum College in 1996. Veidt was a two year starter and three year letter winner as well as graduating cum laude from Muskingum.[2]
Coaching career
editEarly coaching career
editVeidt served as a graduate assistant at Indiana before returning to his alma mater to serve as defensive coordinator, he held this position from 2000 until 2003. He then worked under Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia as a defensive GA. He earned a master's degree in athletic coaching education at WVU in 2005. Veidt then coached two seasons at Saint Vincent College as defensive coordinator before accepting the head coaching position at Bluffton in 2008.[3]
Bluffton
editVeidt was named Bluffton's head football coach on January 3, 2008.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Toledo
editFollowing his head coaching stint at Bluffton, Veidt coaching linebackers as well as serving as the recruiting coordinator at Toledo. At UT in 2014, he coaching first team All-MAC and future NFL linebacker Junior Sylvestre.[7]
Iowa State
editIn January 2016 when Matt Campbell at Iowa State 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.[8] Veidt was a nominee for the Broyles Award[9] and was named the Linebackers Coach of the Year by FootballScoop[10] in 2017. He has coach two All-American Linebackers in Joel Lanning (2017)[11] and Mike Rose (2020).[12]
Cincinnati
editIn January 2024, Veidt was announced as the next defensive coordinator for Cincinnati under Scott Satterfield.[13]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Beavers (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2008–2013) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Bluffton | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2009 | Bluffton | 0–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2010 | Bluffton | 4–6 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2011 | Bluffton | 5–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2012 | Bluffton | 6–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2013 | Bluffton | 4–6 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| Bluffton: | 20–40 | 17–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 20-40 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Dunn, Craig (May 12, 2022). "Hermann, Topf, Veidt voted into LHS Athletic Hall of Fame". Logan-Hocking Times - Real Local News. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "Muskingum College Catalog 2003-2004" (PDF).
- ^ "Beavers announce new football coach". January 3, 2008.
- ^ "Beavers announce new football coach". January 3, 2008.
- ^ "Thursday Top 4: Questions About Recruiting for Tyson Veidt - 419Sports.com". 419sports.com. January 28, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "Tyson Veidt – Associate Head Coach/Linebackers – Staff Directory". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Scheessele, Keith (December 4, 2013). "2013 All-MAC Football Teams Announced". Hustle Belt. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Hayes, Matt. "How Joel Lanning Went from QB to LB to QB/LB and the Story of the CFB Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "Broyles Award announces 2018 nominees". thv11.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Barnett, Zach. "Tyson Veidt -- 2017 FootballScoop Linebackers Coach of the Year". Footballscoop. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Birch, Tommy. "Sports Illustrated names Joel Lanning an All-American". Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Hines, Travis. "How Mike Rose's mantra has made the Iowa State star into one of the nation's top players". Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (January 23, 2024). "Cincinnati hiring coordinator from Big 12 rival". footballscoop.com. Footballscoop. Retrieved January 23, 2024.