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Novak promotes Doornbos to NIU defensive coordinator post
DeKALB - Promoting Northern Illinois University's Denny Doornbos from linebacker coach to defensive coordinator was more than rational. It was a natural.
Which is exactly why NIU head coach Joe Novak made the move and announced the promotion Tuesday. Less than 11 months after joining the Huskie staff, the 48-year-old Doornbos (Pronunciation: DORN-boss) became the Northern Illinois defensive boss - a responsibility that the Jenison, Mich., native handled for 10 seasons at Army (1990-99) and three years at the University of Texas-El Paso (1983-85). Doornbos also retained his duties as Huskie linebackers coach.
The promotion came about when Scott Shafer - a member of Novak's original coaching NIU braintrust in 1996 and the program's defensi
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