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Former Ball State football coach Mike Neu has found his next coaching job.
According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Neu has accepted a position as a senior offensive assistant at Illinois.
Sources: Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has accepted a job as a senior offensive assistant at Illinois. He was the quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints (2014-15) and at Tulane (2012-13) prior to taking the Ball State head coaching job in 2016. pic.twitter.com/77h8pILWLO
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 29, 2025
Neu was fired from Ball State on Nov. 16 after a loss to Buffalo knocked the Cardinals to 3-7, eliminating them from bowl game contention. Neu played quarterback at Ball State from 1990-93 and returned as the head coach in 2016, compiling a record of 40-63 over his nine seasons as coach. He led Ball State to a MAC Championship in 2020 and is the only person to win a MAC title as a player and coach for the same school.
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Neu was named MAC Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 1993 and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ball State in 1994. He played briefly in the Canadian Football League and Arena Football League before becoming a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in the AFL.
Neu’s first head coaching job was with the AFL’s New Orleans Voodoo from 2004-08. After the AFL folded in 2008, he remained in New Orleans as a scout for the Saints until 2011. He served as the quarterbacks coach at Tulane from 2012-14 and returned to the Saints as the quarterbacks coach for the 2014-15 season before taking the Ball State job in 2016.
Neu will reunite with another former Cardinal in wide…
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Publish date : 2025-01-29 21:42:00
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