Iowa State football has three open assistant coaching positions after Matt Caponi's exit

Randy Peterson, Des Moines Register
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Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell has a third assistant coaching vacancy.

A source close to the program confirmed what ESPN’s Pete Thamel tweeted Thursday morning – that cornerbacks coach Matt Caponi will become the new defensive coordinator at North Texas.

Caponi joined Campbell’s staff in 2019 after coaching three seasons at West Virginia and three at Arizona.

Iowa State cornerbacks coach Matt Caponi is headed to become defensive coordinator at North Texas.
Iowa State cornerbacks coach Matt Caponi is headed to become defensive coordinator at North Texas.

At North Texas, Caponi will join the staff of new head coach Eric Morris.

Campbell already has replaced offensive coordinator Tom Manning, with Nate Scheelhaase. There are openings for an offensive line coach, a quarterback coach, and now for the position Caponi is leaving.

Iowa State columnist Randy Peterson is in his 51st year writing sports for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at rpeterson@dmreg.com, and on Twitter @RandyPete

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