Tag: Coordinator
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Tennessee Football: Josh Heupel Dismisses Defensive Coordinator
Updated Dec. 8, 2025, 1:08 p.m. ET Josh Heupel has fired Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks after a disappointing 2025 season on that side of the ball, the school announced on Dec. 8. It comes only a year after Banks was a Broyles Award finalist and signed a contract extension that paid him $2.15 million annually through…
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Tennessee Terminates Defensive Coordinator Tim Banks
A year after he was a Broyles Award finalist as one of the best assistant coaches in college football for his role in fielding a defense that led Tennessee to the College Football Playoff, Tim Banks is out as the defensive coordinator for the Vols. Multiple sources told GoVols247 on Monday that Tennessee is expected…
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Nebraska Appoints Rob Aurich as New Defensive Coordinator
After a down year for Nebraska’s defense, Matt Rhule decided to make a coordinator change. Steven Branscombe / Getty Images Nebraska is hiring San Diego State defensive coordinator Rob Aurich for the same role, a source familiar with the move said Sunday. Aurich is expected to be around Nebraska as it prepares to play Utah…
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James Franklin Eyes Brent Pry as New Defensive Coordinator for Hokies
Getty Images Virginia Tech coach James Franklin is targeting Brent Pry to be his defensive coordinator in what would be one of the most unusual coaching hires in college football history, sources told CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Pry was a long time Franklin assistant at Penn State and Vanderbilt before being hired at Virginia Tech as…
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Virginia Tech Set to Finalize Deal with Brent Pry for Defensive Coordinator Position
Virginia Tech is nearing an agreement to bring back Brent Pry as the program’s defensive coordinator under new head coach James Franklin, sources confirm to Sports Illustrated. The deal has yet to be finalized. Virginia Tech is nearing an agreement to bring back Brent Pry as the school’s defensive coordinator under James Franklin, sources confirm…
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Kerry Coombs Appointed Special Teams Coordinator by Moore
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach Sherrone Moore announced Saturday (Dec. 6) the hiring of Kerry Coombs as the Wolverines’ Special Teams Coordinator. Coombs brings 42 years of coaching experience to his position in Ann Arbor, mentoring players at the high school, college and NFL…
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Arkansas Announces Tim Cramsey as Offensive Coordinator and Ron Roberts as Defensive Coordinator
Adam RittenbergDec 5, 2025, 10:12 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Arkansas‘ coaching staff is coming together under Ryan Silverfield, who is set to hire coordinators Tim Cramsey (offense) and Ron Roberts (defense), sources confirmed to ESPN. Cramsey served as Silverfield’s offensive coordinator at Memphis the past…
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Shane Beamer Provides Update on Offensive Coordinator Search for USC Football
South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer Sam Wolfe Special To The State South Carolina is already in the middle of a busy offseason, less than a week after finishing the 2025 football season Nov. 29 with a 28-14 loss to Clemson. USC signed most of its 2026 freshman class Wednesday. Over the course of the…