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COACHING STAFF
Assistant Coach (Offensive Line) | 12th season | Alma Mater: University of Chicago, 2002
Adam Cushing enters his 14th season
with the Wildcats and his 12th as a
full-time assistant. Cushing helped build
an offensive line that paved the way for
running back Justin Jackson to rush for
1,000 yards in four-straight seasons.
Senior Tommy Doles has earned All-Big
Ten honors each of the last two seasons
under the guidance of Cushing, while
sophomore Rashawn Slater was the top
rated freshman offensive lineman in the
country by Pro Football Focus among
true first-year starters last season.
ADAM CUSHING
Assistant Coach (Running Backs) / Recruiting Coordinator | 1st season | Alma Mater: Northwestern, 2003
Lou Ayeni returned to NU as the Run-
ning Backs Coach and Recruiting Coor-
dinator on Jan. 8, 2018, after spending
the previous four seasons as Iowa State
University, the final two as Associ-
ate Head Coach and Running Game
Coordinator. In 2017, ISU ranked No. 1
in the nation with just one fumble lost,
resulting in Ayeni beging recognized as
the Running Backs Coach of the Year by
247Sports.com. Ayeni helped NU claim
a Big Ten title in 2000 as a player and
began his coaching career as a graduate
assistant with the 'Cats.
LOU AYENI
