Kevin Kane (American football)

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Kevin Kane
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
Outside linebackers coach
TeamIllinois
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1983-12-18) December 18, 1983 (age 38)
Kansas City, Missouri
Alma materUniversity of Kansas (BS, 2006), University of Wisconsin (MS, 2010)
Playing career
2002–2005Kansas
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2007Kansas (SA)
2008–2009Wisconsin (GA)
2010Wisconsin (DQC)
2011Northern Illinois (TE/FB)
2012Northern Illinois (LB)
2013–2014Northern Illinois (ST/LB)
2015Kansas (LB)
2016–2017Northern Illinois (DC/LB)
2018–2020SMU (DC/LB)
2021–presentIllinois (AHC/OLB)

Kevin Kane is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the associate head coach and outside linebackers coach at the University of Illinois.

Playing career[]

Kane played Linebacker for the Kansas Jayhawks from 2002-2005. He was twice named Honorable Mention All-Big 12, and was Academic All-Big 12 three times. Kane was named a team captain for his senior season.[1]

Coaching career[]

After finishing his playing career in 2005, Kevin Kane spent the next two seasons as a student assistant with his alma mater, Kansas.[2]

In 2008, he joined the Wisconsin football program, as a defensive graduate assistant for two seasons, and then as a defensive quality control coach in 2010.[2]

In 2011, Kane began his first stint as Northern Illinois University. He coached the tight ends and fullbacks in 2011, before moving to the defensive side of the ball from 2012-2014, coaching the linebackers. Kane also coordinated the special teams in 2013 and 2014.[2]

For the 2015 football season, Kane returned to his alma mater, coaching the Kansas linebackers. The following year, he returned to Northern Illinois as the defensive coordinator and coach.[2]

In January 2018, it was announced that Kevin Kane would join new head coach Sonny Dykes at SMU as the defensive coordinator.[1]

Kane was named the associate head coach & outside linebackers coach at Illinois in January 2021.[3]

Personal life[]

The Kansas City, Missouri native attended Rockhurst High School where he helped lead the team to a state championship in his junior season. He and his wife, Theresa, have three children, Jack, Colin and Nora.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Kevin Kane Named Defensive Coordinator". smumustangs.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kevin Kane". niuhuskies.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "SMU defensive coordinator Kevin Kane leaves to take assistant role at Illinois". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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