Kevin Koch enters his third season with the organization and second season as the defensive quality control coach for the Bears in 2024.
Prior to his promotion to defensive quality control coach in April of 2023, Koch spent the 2022 season as a coaching assistant where he provided assistance to Head Coach Matt Eberflus by preparing the weekly practice, plan, call sheets, scripts and assisting with the defensive backs and scout team.
Koch joined the Northwestern football program in July of 2017 as defensive graduate assistant and was promoted to defensive quality control analyst in February of 2019.
In his first season working with the Wildcats defensive backs, the group was pivotal in Northwestern's 10-3 campaign and 2017 Music City Bowl title. In his second year in Evanston, Koch helped the 'Cats secure the program's first Big Ten West Division championship and third consecutive bowl victory in the Holiday Bowl.
Before coming to Northwestern, Koch honed his craft on both sides of the ball at Benedictine University, in Lisle, Illinois, where he coached tight ends, running backs and served as special teams coordinator in addition to leading the program's recruiting efforts in the Chicagoland area.
Prior to Benedictine, he served as the defensive backs and special teams coach for two years at his alma mater, Minnesota State University of Moorhead, after beginning his coaching career at Robert Morris University in Chicago.
A native of Elmhurst, Ill., Koch earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He then went on to earn his master's in Management of Sports Administration from Robert Morris University (Ill.) before earning his second master's degree, a Master of Arts in Sports Administration from Northwestern University in 2019. Kevin and his wife, Kara, have a daughter, Noelle.
