Iowa State confirms two more football hirings

One day after helping their team to a win in the Boca Raton Bowl, a pair of Toledo coaches have been formally announced as new hires at Iowa State.

Iowa State confirmed on Wednesday the hiring of Toledo defensive line coach Eli Rasheed and strength/conditioning coach Rudy Wade.

Both additions had been previously reported by the Register citing a source with close knowledge of the situation who said the two would be coming to Iowa State. Both were a part of Iowa State coach Matt Campbell’s staff at Toledo and were on the staff that helped Toledo to a 32-17 win over No. 24 Temple in Tuesday’s Boca Raton Bowl.

Rasheed will be the defensive line coach for the Cyclones after spending the last seven seasons working the job at Toledo. Before that, he was the defensive tackles coach at Florida Atlantic.

In 2015, the Rockets led the Mid-American Conference in scoring defense (21.1 points per game) and ranked second in the league in rushing defense (115.5 yards per game) in the regular season.

Wade, named Iowa State’s director of strength and conditioning, worked at Toledo from 2011-15.

Campbell said in an interview with the Register last week that he still had to hire a quarterbacks coach and defensive coordinator. Campbell said that he was close to filling the defensive coordinator position.

“Obviously, I think knowing me and how I’ve already put our staff up, it’s going to be somebody that I trust and really believe in,” Campbell said. “Until the I’s get dotted and the T’s get crossed, in fairness to all parties, I want to make sure we do that the right way.”

According to multiple sources, one person who is in the mix is Toledo defensive coordinator/safeties coach Jon Heacock. Heacock was originally named the interim head coach at Toledo when Campbell left, but was replaced by Jason Candle. Candle worked on Campbell’s staff at Toledo and was with him in Ames briefly before becoming Toledo's head coach.

Brett McMurphy of ESPN tweeted Tuesday night that Heacock would decide in a few days whether to join Campbell’s staff at Iowa State or stay at Toledo.