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rob ianello
rec ruit ing Co or d i n ator/ wi d e rece i v e r s Coach | f i rst S e aso n Kansas head football coach Charlie Weis announced the addition of Rob Ianello to the Jayhawk football staff Jan. 3, 2012. Ianello, who coaches the KU wide receivers and also serves as the recruiting coordinator, joined the Kansas program after serving the previous two seasons as the head coach at Akron. Prior to his stint at Akron, Ianello was a member of the coaching staff at Notre Dame from 2005-09, coaching all five seasons under Weis. He coached the Irish in the 2008 Hawai’i Bowl, 2007 Sugar Bowl and 2006 Fiesta Bowl.
Ianello File Alma Mater:...... Catholic University, 1987 Wife:.................................................. Denise Children:.......... Zachary, Ashley and Courtney
Coaching History 2012-present...........Kansas (Rec. Coord./WR) 2010-11....................................... Akron (HC) 2009............. Notre Dame (Asst. HC/WR) 2005-08.........Notre Dame (Rec. Coord./WR) 2004............. Wisconsin (Rec. Coord./TE) 2003-04.............................Wisconsin (TE) 1997-02.................................Arizona (WR) 1994-96................... Arizona (Rec. Coord.) 1992-93...............Wisconsin (Rec. Coord.) 1990-91....Wisconsin (On-Campus Rec. Coord.) 1988-89....... Alabama (Asst. Rec. Coord.) 1987......................................Alabama (GA)
From 2005-08 at Notre Dame, Ianello served as wide receivers coach and coordinated the recruiting efforts of the Irish. In January 2009, he was promoted to assistant head coach for offense. In that role, he led offensive staff meetings when head coach Charlie Weis was not present, and later served as the team’s interim head coach. Notre Dame’s 2009 offense ranked sixth nationally in passing offense (323.50 ypg) and ninth in total offense (451.75 ypg). Ianello mentored Irish wide receiver Golden Tate, who was the 2009 Biletnikoff Award winner and a consensus All-American. Additionally, he coached Jeff Samardzija, who was a Biletnikoff Award finalist in 2005 and 2006 and earned All-America honors in 2006. Ianello also coached Michael Floyd, who was a first round NFL Draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2012. As the recruiting coordinator for the Irish, he directed three consecutive top-10 recruiting classes from 2006-08, something only three other schools (USC, Florida and Georgia) could claim. Additionlly, Ianello is the only coach named one of the 25-best recruiters nationally from 2005-09 by Rivals.com. In the book “The Second Season” by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming, Ianello is named one of the top-10 recruiters of the last 30 years. Ianello had two coaching stints at Wisconsin (1990-93, 2003-04), and was part of staffs that helped lead the Badgers to the 1994
Rose Bowl, the 2003 Music City Bowl and the 2005 Outback Bowl. During his time at UW, Ianello coached quarterback turned tight end, Owen Daniels, who has gone on to have an outstanding NFL career. From 1994-2002, Ianello was on staff at Arizona, serving as recruiting coordinator from 1994-96, and wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 1997-2002. The Wildcats played in two bowl games, the 1997 Insight.com Bowl and the 1998 Holiday Bowl. The 1998 Arizona team finished 12-1, which stands as the best record in school history. Ianello tutored Bobby Wade and Dennis Northcutt, two record-setting Wildcat receivers. Wade was the Pac-10 receiving leader with 93 receptions for 1,389 yards and eight TDs in 2002, while Northcutt hauled in 88 catches in 1999--which was then a school-record. Ianello served on the board of trustees of the American Football Coaches Association from 2003 to 2009. The board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA. He also has served as the chair of the AFCA’s assistant coaches committee and the general chairman of the AFCA’s all-division assistant coaches committee. He also served on the AFCA ethics committee from 2010-11. Born Nov. 4, 1965, Ianello is a native of Port Chester, N.Y., and is a 1987 graduate of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., owning a bachelor’s degree in English.
The Ianello Family: Rob, Courtney, Zachary, Denise and Ashley.
Ianello and his wife, the former Denise Dove, have one son, Zachary (10), and two daughters, Ashley (5) and Courtney (4). Denise played collegiate basketball at Northern Illinois and is a former assistant women’s basketball coach at Arizona and Wisconsin. She has also worked as a scout in the WNBA.
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