Iowa State running backs coach Louis Ayeni is leaving Ames to join the Northwestern coaching staff, according to Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel.
Source: Louis Ayeni will be the new running backs coach at Northwestern. He'd been at Iowa State and coached Kareem Hunt at Toledo.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 7, 2018
This is an excellent hire for Pat Fitzgerald, as Ayeni is an up-and-coming coach with a strong track record. Unsurprisingly, it’s also another hire of someone familiar with the program. Ayeni played at Northwestern from 1999-2003, and was a team captain in his senior year.