A four-year starter at Drake, Hugunin joined the staff for the 2018 season as a defensive analyst and an assistant with the linebackers.
Hugunin was an All-American in 2015 and earned four all-conference awards at Drake, finishing as the school's all-time leading tackler. Hugunin went to camp with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL.
Hugunin spent three years working with the linebackers at IHSA power Oswego High School, his alma mater.