Kevin Kane
Kevin Kane

Position:
Assistant Coach/Linebackers

Experience:
2nd Season at NIU

Alma Mater, Year:
Kansas, 2007


03/27/2012

The Shoe is on the Other Foot as Huskies Open 2012 Spring Practice

Huskies Return 11 Starters on Defense

10/08/2011

Dominating Defensive Effort Leads NIU Over Kent State, 40-10

Huskie defense allows just 70 yards while recording seven sacks and three turnovers

01/10/2012

Fans greet Huskies after bowl victory

NIU faithful greeted the Huskies at the team hotel following their bowl win.

01/10/2012

NIU defeats Arkansas State, 38-20

Huskies defeat Arkansas State, 38-20, in 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl

12/03/2011

Huskies comeback to beat Bobcats, 23-20

NIU defeats Ohio, 23-20, to win its first MAC title in 28 years.

11/26/2011

NIU defeats Eastern Michigan

Huskies defeat Eagles to win MAC West

11/17/2011

NIU retains Bronze Stalk trophy

NIU defeats Ball State, 41-38, in a thriller

A former linebacker at the University of Kansas, Kevin Kane returns to the defensive side of the ball to coach the Northern Illinois linebackers for 2012 after working with the Huskies' tight end and fullbacks in 2011. Kane came to NIU after working on the football staff at the University of Wisconsin from 2008-2010.

An All-Big 12 Conference linebacker for Doeren at the University of Kansas from 2002-05, Kane was a graduate assistant at Wisconsin for the 2008 and 2009 seasons before serving as the Quality Control Assistant for the UW defense in 2010. He earned a masters in education from Wisconsin in 2010. Prior to going to Wisconsin, the Parkville, Mo. native was a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater for two seasons; he was part of the KU coaching staff that led the Jayhawks to the 2008 Orange Bowl Championship. Kane earned a bachelor of general studies in communication studies from KU in 2006.

As a player, Kane earned honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades from the Associated Press following both his junior and senior seasons and was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree. He won KU's Nolan Cromwell Award for Leadership following his junior year and served as a team captain as a senior. He also won a state championship as a high school junior at Rockhurst High School in Missouri.

About Kane

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2011- Northern Illinois (Tight Ends/Fullbacks)
2008-10 Wisconsin
- Quality Control (2010)
- Graduate Assistant (2008-09)
2006-07 Kansas (Student Assistant)

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE

2011 Rose Bowl (Wisconsin, Quality Control)
2009 Champs Sports Bowl (Wisconsin, Graduate Assistant)
2008 Champs Sports Bowl (Wisconsin, Graduate Assistant)
2008 Orange Bowl (Kansas, Student Assistant)
2005 Fort Worth Bowl (Kansas, Player)
2003 Tangerine Bowl (Kansas, Player)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

2002-05 Kansas (Linebacker)

EDUCATION

College: B.S., Kansas 2006
M.S., Wisconsin 2010

PERSONAL

Birthdate: Dec. 18, 1983
Birthplace: Kansas City, Mo.
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
Family: Wife, Theresa


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