Following his collegiate career, Schwab served as an assistant coach under Tom Brands at Virginia Tech during the 2005-2006 season.

On August 1, 2010, Schwab was named the ninth head wrestling coach for the University of Northern Iowa.

In May 2014, Schwab inked a seven-year extension[1] to remain the head wrestling coach of the Panthers.

The extension came a few months after he led the wrestling squad to a perfect 13-0[2] dual season and crowned three All-Americans.

Three All-Americans (Dylan Peters, Joe Colon, and Joey Lazor) was the most in program history since 2002.