DETROIT, Mich. – On Friday, December 18, two former Baldwin Wallace University football student-athletes and up and coming NCAA Division I assistant coaches are set to square off in the 2020 Rocket Mortgage Mid-American Conference Championship at Ford Field.
Dan Reineck '12 is the Recruiting and Personal Specialist at Ball State (Ind.) University and Issac Reed '16 is the Running Backs Coach at No. 24 nationally-ranked University of Buffalo (N.Y.).
"It is so rewarding to see our former players have success in their chosen profession," stated Interim Director of Athletics John Snell '87. "Dan and Issac are great young men, who love football and were leaders in our program. I had the pleasure not only to coach them as student-athletes but to have them serve on my staff as student-assistant coaches. I knew their passion for the sport would pay off and lead them to becoming great coaches. I will be cheering for them both in the championship."
Reineck is in his third season with the Cardinals and first as the recruiting and personal specialist. He began his tenure in Muncie as a graduate assistant coach and was elevated to quality control coach a season ago. Reineck started his coaching career as a student-assistant coach at BW. He has also had coaching stops at Ohio Wesleyan University, Carthage (Wis.) College and the University of Indianapolis.
While at BW, Reineck earned a Bachler or Arts in physical education. He was a three-year letterwinner and appeared in 30 career games as a tight end, fullback and special teams player. Reineck recorded three receptions for 63 yards, carried the ball once for six yards, returned three kickoffs for 32 yards, tallied nine tackles and forced one fumble.
Reed is his third season with the Bulls and his first as the running backs coach. He served as an assistant wide receivers coach in his first two seasons. Prior to Buffalo, Reed was a running backs coach at Ohio Wesleyan University. He began his coaching career as an assistant running backs coach at BW.
At BW, Reed earned a Bachelor of Science in exercise science. He was a four-year letterwinner, three-year starter, two-time Bob Packard Most Outstanding Offensive Back Award recipient, team captain and an All-Ohio Athletic Conference honorable mention selection. Reed appeared in 40 career games and rushed for 2,173 yards on 378 attempts with 18 touchdowns. He also caught 22 passes for 141 yards with one touchdown. Reed returned 10 kickoffs for 244 yards. Off the field, he was a student-assistant in the Office of Athletic Communications.
