UMD football elevates Balts to full time assistant coach

On Monday, the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) football team announced they elevated Jason Balts to a full time assistant coaching position.

Balts previously served as a postgraduate intern assistant coach.

The Barron, Wisconsin native serves as the Bulldogs’ defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator.

As a former player at UMD, Balts appeared in 34 career games for the Bulldogs from 2015-2018. In 2017 he became the sixth Bulldog to break 1,000 receiving yards in a single season when he recorded a total of 1,003 yards.

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UMD is set to kickoff their season September 2nd as they travel to Upper Iowa University.