Nov. 5, 2007

Football: Dan Kopp Named Director of Football Operations

    Youngstown -- Head Coach Jon Heacock announced on Monday that Dan Kopp, a Youngstown native, has joined the football program as the Director of Football Operations.
    Kopp previously worked within the YSU Athletic Department as a student equipment manager. He now assumes the Director of Football Operations position assisting with team travel, recruiting visits, academic oversight and various other duties within the program.
    Prior to stepping into the new role, Kopp spent the past year as an account executive for the Mahoning Valley Thunder, Youngstown’s Arena2 Football League franchise.
    For the Thunder, Kopp helped generate corporate partnerships, season-ticket and individual ticket sales. In 2007, the front office earned the af2’s President’s Award for Best Overall Team Operations.
    A 1995 graduate of YSU, Kopp’s father John has more than 35 years coaches at several high schools in the Valley. Dan spent two years coaching freshmen football at Fitch High School before moving into his position with the Thunder.
    He also brings business experience having worked at First Place Bank for eight years as a Branch Manager/Loan Originator. More recently, he was as a substitute teacher in Austintown Local Schools.
    Kopp graduated from Boardman High School in 1990 where he was a two-year letterwinner for the Spartans football team.