AMES, Ia. — Alex Golesh, an original member of Matt Campbell’s Iowa State coaching staff, is headed back to Florida.

He is expected to become Central Florida’s offensive coordinator, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation. Rumors of that move started spreading when the Cyclones were in Orlando, Florida, for the Camping World Bowl against Notre Dame. UCF's coach is Josh Heupel.

Golesh, Iowa State's tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator, was at Illinois for four seasons before hooking up again with Campbell, with whom he worked at Toledo between 2009-11.

Under Golesh, Iowa State tight ends became so integral to the offense that they went from a combined six receptions before the new staff got to town in 2015, to 75 in 2019.

Golesh also was the point person for the school’s significant recruiting upgrade.

Golesh is the fifth original member of Campbell’s staff to leave. The others were:

Lou Ayeni, who became running backs coach at Northwestern, his alma mater, in January 2018.

Wide receivers and special teams coach Bryan Gasser, who coached receivers at Akron last season after leaving Iowa State in 2018.

Offensive coordinator Tom Manning, whose Iowa State resume was interrupted by a 2018 stint coaching tight ends for the NFL Indianapolis Colts.

Quarterbacks coach Jim Hofher, who left after the 2017 season, and in 2019 was a coach for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football.

The original staff members still at Iowa State are defensive coordinator Jon Heacock; Manning, now in that second stint; cornerbacks coach D.K. McDonald; defensive line coach Eli Rasheed; and linebackers coach Tyson Veidt.

It’s uncertain how Campbell plans to fill Golesh's position.

Iowa State columnist Randy Peterson has been writing for the Des Moines Register for parts of five decades. Reach him at rpeterson@dmreg.com, 515-284-8132, and on Twitter at @RandyPete. No one covers the Cyclones like the Register. Subscribe today at Des Moines Register.com/Deal to make sure you never miss a moment.