Niel Stopczynski Position: Assistant Director of Video Operations Birthdate: 01/09/1984 Experience: Fifth Year

Niel Stopczynski is in his fifth season at Northwestern, having previously served as the assistant director of operations after two years as the Wildcats' Randy Walker Recruiting Assistant.

Stopczynski came to Northwestern after earning his bachelor's degree in sports administration from Ball State University in 2006.

Stopczynski assists in all aspects of video operations, including coordinating video of practices and games and management of the program's video library. Stopczynski also assists recruiting operations as a liaison for various recruiting territories and touring of prospective athletes. He has executed additional responsibilities relating to campus recruiting visits and lending support to high school camps, coaching clinics, facilities modifications, team travel and preseason training camp.

During his two years as recruiting assistant, Stopczynski helped coordinate day-to-day recruiting activities with the assistant director of football operations. Stopczynski was responsible for organizing unofficial recruiting visits, coordinating recruit correspondence with the coaching staff and managing the recruiting database and football website.

Before joining the Wildcats, he spent the 2006 season working as a recruiting assistant for the Cardinals. Stopczynski was involved with multiple facets of the recruiting process, including organizing visits, coordinating recruiting correspondence and informing coaches on the progress of various recruits. Stopczynski is a member of the American Football Coaches Association. He is single and resides in Chicago.

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