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Vince Benedetto
- Title:
- Tight Ends Coach
A former Jackrabbit tight end, Benedetto returned to Brookings in January 2025 after a successful tenure as a high school coach in South Dakota.
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"Vince did a phenomenal job as a player and early in his coaching career as a graduate assistant before transitioning into leading one of the most dominant high school programs in the state," SDSU head coach Dan Jackson stated when announcing Benedetto's addition to the Jackrabbits' coaching staff. "His experience in South Dakota and in the state of Illinois will be an asset for our program moving forward.
In his first season on the Jackrabbit coaching staff, Benedetto continued SDSU's long tradition of developing quality tight ends. Greyton Gannon earned first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors and later received honorable mention All-America recognition from The Associated Press after hauling in 33 passes for 372 yards and three touchdowns. Three other Jackrabbit tight ends — Andrew Gustad (3), Brayden Delahoyde (2) and Coleman Kuntz (1) — combined for six more touchdown catches.
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Over four seasons, Benedetto led Sioux Falls Jefferson High School to a 29-14 record, highlighted by winning the 2022 Class 11AAA state championship in only the program's second year of existence. He also served as head coach for two seasons at West Central High School, leading the Trojans to a pair of state semifinal appearances.
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A native of Crystal Lake, Illinois, Benedetto lettered for the Jackrabbits from 2010-13, then began his coaching career at SDSU as a graduate assistant/quality control coach in the spring of 2014.
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