| Rob Ianello | |
| Current Title: | General manager |
| Current Team: | Kansas |
| Current Conference: | Big 12 |
| Birth Date: | 4 November 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Port Chester, New York, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | The Catholic University of America |
| Coach Years1: | 1988–1989 |
| Coach Team1: | Alabama (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1990–1993 |
| Coach Team2: | Wisconsin (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1994–2002 |
| Coach Team3: | Arizona (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2003–2004 |
| Coach Team4: | Wisconsin (TE) |
| Coach Years5: | 2005–2009 |
| Coach Team5: | Notre Dame (WR/RC) |
| Coach Years6: | 2010–2011 |
| Coach Team6: | Akron |
| Coach Years7: | 2012–2013 |
| Coach Team7: | Kansas (WR/RC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2015–2020 |
| Coach Team8: | Buffalo (AHC/WR/RC) |
| Coach Years10: | 2021–present |
| Coach Team10: | Kansas (GM) |
| Overall Record: | 2–22 |
Robert S. Ianello (born November 4, 1965) is an American college football coach. He is the general manager with the Kansas Jayhawks, a position he had held since the 2021 season. Ianello served as the head football coach at the University of Akron from 2010 to 2011, compiling a record of 2–22. He was fired after the 2011 season.[1] [2] He succeeded J. D. Brookhart, who was relieved of his duties after the 2009 season in which the Akron Zips went 3–9.[3] Before he was hired at Akron, Ianello had been an assistant football coach since 1988, including stints at the University of Alabama, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Arizona, and the University of Notre Dame.
For two years, Ianello was tight ends coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, when he then moved to the University of Notre Dame to be receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.[4] Ianello briefly oversaw the Notre Dame football program after head coach Charlie Weis was fired and before Brian Kelly was hired.
In December 2009, Akron hired Ianello as football coach.[5] He lost his first 11 games as a head coach before beating Buffalo in the final game of the 2010 season. His only other win as Akron's coach was a 36–13 defeat of VMI in 2011. Ianello was dismissed as Akron's head coach after just two seasons.
Ianello is a native of Port Chester, New York and a 1987 graduate of The Catholic University of America where he received a bachelor's degree in English. He and his wife have three children.[6]