aching ▁career ▁After ▁receiving ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁remained ▁at ▁Michigan ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Michigan ' s ▁co aching ▁staff . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁education ▁at ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁def ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁at ▁X avier ▁University ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁X avier ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁season , ▁X avier ▁terminated ▁its ▁inter col leg iate ▁football ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁where ▁former ▁Michigan ▁head ▁coach ▁B ump ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁director . ▁ ▁After ▁seven ▁seasons ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁Iowa , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁def ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Cec ch ini ▁quit ▁co aching ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁computer ▁document ▁processing ▁company ▁and ▁a ▁software ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Cec ch ini ' s ▁companies ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁business , ▁and ▁Cec ch