Before the list, a comment on this desire to hire someone with Minnesota ties.
This really should not at all be a factor. Mark Coyle should be hiring the best person for the job, the coach he thinks will have the best chance to be successful here. If that person is an assistant coach in the SEC who has never stepped foot in Minnesota? Great, hire that guy. If Coyle finds an amazing recruiter with ties to other recruiting hotbeds and the presumed ability to connect with the recruiting scene here, then hire that guy.
Now, if you find that right hire who ALSO grew up playing Duck Duck Grey Duck, fantastic.