On Tuesday night, Matt Weckler was approved by the DeKalb School District 428 board as the new football coach at DeKalb. Weckler coached six seasons at Belvidere, leading the Bucs to a 31-29 record and four playoff appearances in that span. Daily Chronicle sports editor Ross Jacobson talked with Weckler about his plans for the Barbs’ football program. Here’s an edited transcript:

Daily Chronicle: Why DeKalb? What had you excited about it and what drew you to the job?

Weckler: When I moved out to Belvidere and got the job, the DeKalb job opened up a couple times when I was actually coaching here. That’s when I had little bit less experience than what I do now and I applied for those jobs as well and it was unfortunate I didn’t get in for those jobs either.