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John Erik "Soup" Campbell (born January 21, 1966) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the coach for Eastern Michigan University.
Campbell played college football at the University of Michigan from 1984 to 1987. He has held coaching positions at the United States Naval Academy (1989–1990), Ball State University (1991–1993) , Syracuse University (1994), the University of Michigan (1988, 1995–2007, 2015, 2025), the University of Iowa (2008–2012), the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (2013–2014), the University of Connecticut (2016), University of Delaware (2017–2018) and Bowling Green State University (2019–2024). He was the assistant head coach at Michigan under Lloyd Carr from 2003 to 2007.
In February 1995, Campbell returned to his alma mater as an assistant football coach at Michigan. He was a member of Michigan's coaching staff for 13 years from 1995 to 2007. At Michigan, Campbell coached wide receivers and punt returners. He was also the team's assistant head coach from 2003 to 2007. He set an NCAA record by coaching a 1,000-yard receiver for eight consecutive years from 1998 to 2005. During his tenure at Michigan, he coached receivers Braylon Edwards, David Terrell, Marquise Walker, Amani Toomer, Mercury Hayes, Tai Streets, Marcus Knight, Jason Avant, Mario Manningham, Adrian Arrington, Steve Breaston, and Ronald Bellamy. He also coached Charles Woodson as a punt returner, and Steve Breaston set a Big Ten record with 1,599 career punt return yards (12.6 yards per return) with Campbell as his position coach. In December 2007, incoming Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez announced that he had fired all nine assistant coaches, including Campbell.
In February 2008, Campbell was hired by the University of Iowa as its wide receivers and tight ends coach. Upon hiring Campbell, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said, "Erik's a student of the game and a great young coach. We're thrilled to have him on our staff." Starting in 2010, his responsibility was limited to wide receivers. In 2010, two Iowa wide receivers (Derrell Johnson-Koulianos and Marvin McNutt were both selected for All-Big Ten honors. Johnson-Koulianos set Iowa's career record for receiving yards with Campbell as his position coach. In 2011, Marvin McNutt was selected as an All-American receiver, as he compiled 1,315 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. McNutt also broke Johnson-Koulianos' school record with a career total of 2,861 receiving yards. Campbell also coached Tony Moeaki during the 2009 season. In February 2012, The Daily Iowan published a "point/counterpoint" debate on the proposed promotion of Campbell as the team's new offensive coordinator.
In 2015, Campbell joined the Michigan Wolverines football support staff as a football operations assistant under new head coach Jim Harbaugh. Campbell and Harbaugh were teammates at Michigan from 1984 to 1986.
On April 20, 2017, Campbell was named to the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football staff under new head coach Danny Rocco, after having served as the wide receiver coach at the University of Connecticut the previous season.
Personal life
Campbell's wife, Lori, died of a brain aneurysm in March 2001, at age 30.
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