He has also served as an assistant coach at Duke University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Wake Forest University, Rutgers University, the University of Rhode Island, the University of South Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and East Carolina University. He joined the East Carolina staff in October 2009, taking over for Rock Roggeman, who left on indefinite medical leave. Gutekunst is an alumnus of Duke University, where he played football and baseball.
He has been an assistant coach at several universities, including Duke, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Rutgers, Rhode Island, South Carolina, North Carolina, and East Carolina. He took over for Rock Roggeman at East Carolina in 2009 after Roggeman's medical leave. Gutekunst is a graduate of Duke University, where he played both football and baseball.