Sal Sunseri, a former Pittsburgh All-America linebacker and well-traveled assistant coach in both the collegiate and NFL ranks, is expected to be on the move from Deion Sanders and Coach Prime's Colorado Buffaloes staff.
Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that Sunseri is a top target to join Biff Poggi's Charlotte 49ers staff.
Poggi, the first-time collegiate head coach, just wrapped up a 3-9 debut campaign atop the Charlotte program, where he replaced Will Healy after he previously had served in an off-the-field role for Jim Harbaugh and Michigan.
Sunseri has coached in parts of five decades and for some of the top coaches and programs in football.
Most prominently, Sunseri won four national titles as an assistant coach: three under Nick Saban in two separate stints at Alabama and one with Jimbo Fisher at Florida State.
Sunseri also served as defensive coordinator at Illinois State, Alabama A&M and in 2012 at the University of Tennessee, where Sunseri was fired alongside Derek Dooley at season's end.
As part of Deion Sanders's first Colorado staff, where Sunseri reunited with Charles Kelly, he helped coach the Buffaloes' defensive line -- specifically working with their defensive tackles.
Additional college stops include LSU and Michigan State, among others, and he also worked in the NFL with both the Carolina Panthers and then-Oakland Raiders.
Charlotte already this offseason has lost at least two assistant coaches from Poggi's inaugural staff; Kyle DeVan left the 49ers from his role as offensive line coach and running game coordinator to return to his alma mater, Oregon State, while Thursday, FootballScoop first reported Rod Ojong exited to take a position coaching in the secondary at Indiana University under new Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti.