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Jackrabbits add two defensive coaches

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Posted 1/22/25

South Dakota State football head coach Dan Jackson announced two more additions to the Jackrabbits' defensive staff Tuesday with the hirings of Zane Busekist as linebackers coach and Logan McCormick to the defensive line position.

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South Dakota State football head coach Dan Jackson announced two more additions to the Jackrabbits' defensive staff Tuesday with the hirings of Zane Busekist as linebackers coach and Logan McCormick to the defensive line position.
 
Busekist spent the past two seasons at Boise State, where he served as assistant defensive line coach. The Broncos went a combined 20-8 in winning back-to-back Mountain West Conference championships, including qualifying for the 12-team College Football Playoff and a berth in the Fiesta Bowl this past season.
 
"Zane is young, motivated, hungry and a highly intelligent coach who will make a difference with our linebackers," Jackson said. "He's from the great state of Nebraska and will do a phenomenal job recruiting down there."
 

In 2024, Boise State set a single-season school record with 55 sacks and allowed an average of 3.4 yards per rushing attempt during the regular season.
 
Busekist began his coaching career as a graduate assistant defensive line and outside linebackers coach at Nebraska in 2022 while working on his master's degree in business administration.
 
McCormick served the past two seasons as an assistant defensive line coach at Northwestern, where he worked under former Jackrabbit assistant coach Christian Smith. The Wildcats won the SRS Las Vegas Bowl to close out the 2023 season.
 
"Logan's been a winner his entire life," Jackson said. "Besides bringing that mindset to our program he'll be able to make a seamless transition to our program schematically."
 
McCormick began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at James Madison during the 2022 campaign, helping the Dukes become bowl eligible in their first season of transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision.
 
A native of Appleton, Wisconsin, McCormick started 30 games during his career at North Dakota State, where he was a two-time team captain and played defensive end on Bison squads that won four Football Championship Subdivision national titles.