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The Den: 2018 Holiday Bowl Digital Program

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n o r t h w e s t e r n f o o t b a l l • 2 0 1 8 h o l i d a y b o w l d i g i t a l p r o g r a m 29 PAGE HEADER Special Teams Coordinator | 14th season | Alma Mater: Bowling Green, 1982 Jeff Genyk, a veteran with 25 years of college coaching experi- ence, returned to Northwestern as the program's Special Teams Coordinator on Feb. 9., 2018. Genyk was a part of the NU's coaching staff from 1994-2003, with responsibilities for the spe- cial teams during each of his final five seasons. The 'Cats won three Big Ten championships and ap- peared in four bowl games during Genyk's first tenure. He most recently served as the Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach at Vanderbilt for the last two seasons. JEFF GENYK Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks) | 11th season | Alma Mater: Southern Colorado, 1978 Mick McCall is in his 11th seaso as the Wildcats' offensive coor- dinator and quarterbacks coach, where he has mentored All-Big Ten signal callers in eight of his 11 seasons. McCall has tutored the likes of senior Clayton Thorson, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Trevor Siemian and current Kansas City Chiefs quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka. NU quarter- backs have set seven of the top- 10 single-season passing marks under McCall, while Thorson has already set career records for at- tempts, completions and touch- downs and is on pace to break the passing yards record. MICK MCCALL

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