FOOTBALL: Campbell names new Director of Recruiting Operations

The following is a press release courtesy of Iowa State athletics communications. 

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State football announced today that Eric Kohr has joined the staff as Director of Recruiting Operations.

“Eric is a dynamic young guy,” Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell said. “Eric is a jack of all trades. He is knowledgeable in recruiting, video, and he’s done almost every job there is. We are adding another young guy into our recruiting department that can really help us with identifying the best the student athletes to bring to Iowa State.”
Kohr spent the 2016 season at Ohio University as the Director of Player Personnel and High School Relations where he assisted with on-campus recruiting activities and correspondence with prospective student-athletes.

He was also a recruiting assistant for Ohio from 2014-15 and had a brief stint at Maryland (2015-16) as a recruiting analyst before returning to the Bobcat staff in 2016.

A native of Ellicott City, Md., Kohr also worked as a volunteer recruiting assistant at Towson (2014) and in the video department with the Detroit Lions (2013-14).

Kohr earned his bachelor’s degree from Washington and Jefferson College in 2013. He was a four-year letterwinner on the wrestling team and was named team captain as a senior.