{
  "id": 15145770,
  "title": "Is Mike Shanahan related to NFL coaching family? What to know about IU offensive coordinator",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/is-mike-shanahan-related-to-nfl-coaching-family-what-to-know-about-iu",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T07:05:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-shanahan-related-nfl-coaching-070525140.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indiana football's offensive coordinator, Mike Shanahan, is not related to the famous NFL coaching family. Despite the name similarity, he is not connected to Mike Shanahan, the former Denver Broncos coach, or his son Kyle Shanahan, who is the coach of the San Francisco 49ers.\n\nShanahan, a 36-year-old Indiana Hoosiers graduate assistant, played wide receiver at the University of Pittsburgh from 2009 to 2012. During his college career, he accumulated 159 receptions for 2,276 yards (14.3 per) and 11 touchdowns. However, he never played in the NFL.\n\nShanahan's coaching career began at Pitt as a graduate assistant in 2014. He then moved on to Indiana-Pennsylvania as a receivers coach from 2016 to 2018, followed by stints at Elon (2017-18) and James Madison (2019-20) as a receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. In 2021, he took on the role of offensive coordinator and receivers coach at James Madison, and in 2024, he was promoted to the same position at Indiana.",
  "summary": "Mike Shanahan was a former NFL coach and a different man by the same name is IU's offensive coordinator. Here's what to know.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mike Shanahan is not related to famous NFL coaching family.",
    "He played wide receiver at University of Pittsburgh.",
    "Current offensive coordinator at Indiana University."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}