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Cory Connolly

Special Teams Coordinator / LinebackersatNorthern Illinois

Coaching since 2021

Cory Connolly is the Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers at Northern Illinois, coaching since 2021. Staff history at 2 schools, the head coaches he worked under and the players he coached.

Updated Nov 9, 2026Sources: school staff directories, TransferPortl coaching tenures, CFBD

Staff History by Season

4 stints
  1. 2026
    Northern IllinoisSpecial Teams Coordinator / LinebackersPosition groups: LB, ST
  2. 2025
    Northern IllinoisSpecial Teams Coordinator/LinebackersPosition groups: LB, ST
  3. 2022-2023
    Ball StateSpecial Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers CoachPosition groups: EDGE, LB, ST
  4. 2021
    Ball StateOutside Linebackers CoachPosition groups: EDGE, LB

Head Coaches He Worked Under

3

Players He Coached

40
  • Eliot HummerLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Brady KerperinLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Deacon KingLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Cooper MauLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Jack MurrayLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Jashawn NelsonLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Kimar NelsonLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Ross OdgenLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Trey PorterLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Broderick WindhamLB · Northern Illinois · 2026
  • Danny CroninLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • Jake GassawayLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • Eliot HummerLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • Tristan HunterLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • Filip MaciorowskiLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • KJ McRaeLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • Kimar NelsonLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • Trenton NixonLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • Marc PrettoLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • Quinn UrwilerLB · Northern Illinois · 2025
  • Jack BeebeLB · Ball State · 2023
  • Brandon BergerLB · Ball State · 2023
  • Clayton CollLB · Ball State · 2023
  • DeJuan Echoles Jr.LB · Ball State · 2023
  • Dalton ElrodLB · Ball State · 2023
  • Ethan EversLB · Ball State · 2023
  • Dakari FrazierDL · Ball State · 2023
  • Drew HarperLB · Ball State · 2023
  • John HarrisDL · Ball State · 2023
  • Sidney Houston Jr.LB · Ball State · 2023
  • Caden JohnsonLB · Ball State · 2023
  • Kyle KingDL · Ball State · 2023
  • Kyle LozenLB · Ball State · 2023
  • James MakszinDL · Ball State · 2023
  • Ben MarshDE · Ball State · 2023
  • Julian McBrideDL · Ball State · 2023
  • Kyron MimsDL · Ball State · 2023
  • Keionte NewsonLB · Ball State · 2023
  • Cole PearceLB · Ball State · 2023
  • Nate PedrazaLB · Ball State · 2023
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