Indiana head football coachtoday namedthe program's safeties coach. Teegardin will be on the field as the Hoosiers start spring practice on Saturday."We are very excited for Kasey to join our staff," Allen said. "He earned the confidence and trust of our players as a graduate assistant, and he furthered developed professionally after leading our on-campus recruiting last year. Kasey loves Indiana and our players, and he brings energy, passion and expertise to our program."Teegardin spent the previous four seasons with the Hoosiers, three as a defensive graduate assistant (2014-16) and one as director of on-campus recruiting (2017)."I am extremely thankful for the chance to work with an incredible group of young men and staff whom I have gotten to know," Teegardin said. "I believe in Coach Allen, his program and Indiana University. Indiana is home and my wife and I are thrilled for this opportunity!"Former IU defensive back Tony Fields (2014-17), the lone player in program history to play in 50 games, could not be more pleased with the announcement."From day one being around Coach Teegardin, I knew that he was a great coach and deserved an opportunity to show what he could do," Fields said. "Coach has always been someone who the players could trust and has always been a reliable source when it comes to football questions. He is a great man, a great coach and a great hire for Indiana. I am proud to see him get this chance."In 2012-13, Teegardin was the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach at Valparaiso University. He also served as NFL and academic liaison, and the program's community outreach coordinator.Teegardin coached the secondary at Northwood University in 2011 and was the youngest defensive coordinator in the NCAA (hired at 24) at the University of Charleston in 2010.He joined the UC staff in 2007 as a part-time assistant in which he helped with the defensive line, worked as linebackers coach in 2008 and as secondary coach in 2009. The 2009 team went 9-2 and ranked 19th in the country and in 2010, his defense finished 19th nationally in rushing defense.A linebacker at Charleston, Teegardin was selected a captain his senior season. During his first two years, he also was an outfielder and catcher on the baseball team.Teegardin graduated from Charleston with a degree in sport management in 2007, and he earned his master's degree in business administration in 2008.Kasey is married to the former Monica Kirschner.