A closer look at the candidates to become Missouri’s next defensive coordinator
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Finally, some real information on who Missouri’s next defensive coordinator
could be. FootballScoop reported Thursday morning that it knows of at least four candidates who are currently under consideration to become Eli Drinkwitz’s next defensive coordinator.
A handful of names have emerged among the candidates for the job on Drinkwitz’s staff, sources have told FootballScoop.
Among them: Alabama’s Charles Kelly, Cleveland Browns assistant Chris Kiffin, in-house candidate David Gibbs, and veteran coach Mike Stoops, who’s served as an analyst the past two seasons for Nick Saban at Alabama.
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News has continued to emerge about potential candidates to fill new Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian’s staff in Austin less than a day after Sarkisian was officially announced as the program’s 31st head coach. Here’s a running list of updates on staff changes and expected staff changes.
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Some initial names connected to Sarkisian are Alabama offensive line coach and former Florida and South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp, who served as the Texas defensive coordinator and head coach in waiting before taking the job in Gainesville.
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There’s been a not-insignificant amount of hand-wringing around the news that Ryan Walters is leaving Mizzou for Bret Beliema’s staff at Illinois. It would be one thing if Walters were recently fired and looking for a place to hang his hat. But taking a worse job calling it a “lateral move” would be charity, sorry Illini fans while on seemingly good terms with the Missouri program has caused some concerns.
However, it makes more sense than you’d think when you stop and consider the context. Walters was not Eli Drinkwitz’s hand-picked defensive coordinator, even if he was retained during last year’s transition. Walters was brought in under Barry Odom’s tenure and, despite his reputation as a rising star in the coaching ranks, did face some heat during his time as a Tiger. That heat turned up over the back half of 2020, when the Tigers were eviscerated on the defensive end several weeks in a row. Not all of that was Walters’ faul