Mark Coyle (born 1969) is the 23rd director of athletics at the

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, replacing

Norwood Teague Norwood Teague (born 1965) is the former athletic director at the University of Minnesota. Early career Teague graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in 1988 with a B.A. in political science and later earned a master ...

. He resigned as the athletics director at

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in May 2016 after spending only 11 months with the

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. Prior to this position, Coyle was the athletics director at

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(2011-15), a deputy athletics director at the

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(2006-11), and an associate athletics director at Minnesota (2001-05).

Career

At Syracuse, two of his programs won national titles and five won ACC championships. Prior to that, at Boise State, 18 Broncos teams posted record GPAs on the way to claiming 12 conference championships. At Minnesota, he received multiple contract extension running through June 2026.

Personal life

Coyle grew up in

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and graduated from the Columbus High School in 1987. He played football for

Drake University Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional programs in business, law, and pharmacy. Drake's law school is among the 25 oldest in the United States. Hi ...

, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1991. He earned his master's degree in teaching from Drake in 1992 and a master's degree in sports administration from

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in 1993. Coyle and his wife Krystan have three children, Grace, Nicholas and Benjamin and live in

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References

External link

Minnesota bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coyle, Mark 1969 births Living people Boise State Broncos athletic directors Syracuse Orange athletic directors Minnesota Golden Gophers athletic directors Drake University alumni Florida State University alumni People from Waterloo, Iowa