Coyle grew up in
Waterloo, Iowa and graduated from the
Columbus High School in 1987. He started wide receiver for the Sailors and was on the 1986 State Football 3A Championship team. He played football for
Drake University, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1991. He earned his master's degree in teaching from Drake in 1992 and a master's degree in sports administration from
Florida State University in 1993. Coyle and his wife Krystan have three children, Grace, Nicholas and Benjamin and live in
St. Paul. ==References==