Jake Van Groll begins his second season on the football coaching staff at Northern Illinois University as a defensive graduate assistant. Van Groll, who spent the 2012 season working in the football equipment room, assists with the Huskie defensive line and helps the defensive coaching staff with scouting and game planning each week.
A native of Maribel, Wis., Van Groll earned his degree in exercise science from Ripon College in 2012. He brings three years coaching experience to NIU, after spending three seasons working as a student assistant coaching the defensive line for the Red Hawks. Van Groll is pursuing his master's degree in adult and higher education.
