In what has become an annual FootballScoop tradition, the tracking page for all of the defensive coordinator movement in college football is now live.
Some of these jobs have opened because of a head coaching change, while others were part of programs who simply decided to take things in a new direction. This is the time of year where it feels important to remind everyone that when one door closes, another opens.
This page will be updated as hires are officially announced.
AIR FORCE
2021 - John Rudzinski
2022 - Brian Knorr (Promoted - Co-DC)
AKRON
2021 - Matt Feeney
2022 - Tim Tibesar (former Oregon State DC)
*Nick Toth had originally joined the staff as defensive coordinator, but left after a few months to coach the safeties at Air Force
ARIZONA
2021 - Don Brown
2022 - Johnny Nansen (UCLA DL coach)
ARIZONA STATE
2021 - Antonio Peirce
2022 - Donnie Henderson (Promoted - Arizona State interim DBs)
AUBURN
2021 - Derek Mason
2022 - Jeff Schmedding (Promoted - Auburn LBs / AHC)
BUFFALO
2021 - Joe Cauthen
2022 - Brandon Bailey (Texas A&M graduate assistant)
COLORADO STATE
2021 - Chuck Heater
2022 - Freddie Banks (Montana State DC)
CLEMSON
2021 - Brent Venables
2022 - Promoted Wes Godwin (senior defensive assistant) and safeties Mickey Conn (Co-DC)
DUKE
2021 - Ben Albert / Matt Guerrieri
2022 - Robb Smith (Rutgers DC)
FAU
2021 - Mike Stoops
2022 - Todd Orlando (USC DC)
FIU
2021 - Everett Withers
2022 - Jovan Dewitt (UNC OLBs / STC)
FLORIDA
2021 - Todd Grantham
2022 - Patrick Toney (Louisiana DC)
FRESNO STATE
2021 - William Inge.
2022 - Kevin Coyle (LSU defensive analyst)
GEORGIA
2021 - Dan Lanning
2022 - Promoted - Co-DC Glenn Schumann (ILBs) and Co-DC Will Muschamp
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
2021 - Scot Sloan
2022 - Will Harris (Washington DBs)
HAWAII
2021 - Trent Figg (Associate HC for Defense)
2022 - Jacob Yoro (Promoted - Hawaii LBs)
JACKSONVILLE STATE
2021 - William Green / Owen Kilgore
2022 - Zac Alley (ULM DC)
KENT STATE
2021 - Tom Kaufman
2022 - Jeremiah Johnson (Northern Iowa DC)
LIBERTY
2021 - Scott Symons
2022 - Promoted Josh Aldridge (Co-DC / LBs) and Jack Curtis (Co-DC / Safeties)
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
2021 - Patrick Toney
2022 - LaMar Morgan (Vanderbilt DBs)
LSU
2021 - Daronte Jones
2022 - Matt House (Kansas City Chiefs LBs)
LOUISIANA TECH
2021 - David Blackwell
2022 - Scott Power (Stephen F. Austin DC)
MARYLAND
2021 - Brian Stewart
2022 - Brian Williams (Promoted - Maryland Co-DC)
*Maryland had briefly hired Kevin Steele as DC before he left for the same job at Miami*
MEMPHIS
2021 - Mike MacIntyre
2022 - Matt Barnes (Ohio State interim DC)
MIAMI
2021 - Manny Diaz
2022 - Kevin Steele (Veteran SEC DC)
MICHIGAN
2021 - Mike Macdonald
2022 - Jesse Minter (Vanderbilt DC)
NEW MEXICO STATE
2021 - Frank Spaziani
2022 - Nate Dreiling (Southeast Missouri State Run Game Coordinator / ILBs)
NEVADA
2021 - Brian Ward
2022 - Mike Bethea (Ottawa University of Arizona DC)
NOTRE DAME
2021 - Marcus Freeman
2022 - Al Golden (Bengals LBs)
OHIO STATE
2021 - Kerry Coombs / Matt Barnes
2022 - Jim Knowles (Oklahoma State DC)
OKLAHOMA
2021 - Alex Grinch
2022 - Ted Roof (Clemson Analyst)
OKLAHOMA STATE
2021 - Jim Knowles
2022 - Derek Mason (Auburn DC)
OLE MISS
2021 - DJ Durkin
2022 - Co-DC Chris Kiffin (Browns DL), Co-DC Chris Partridge (Ole Miss safeties)
OREGON
2021 - Tim DeRuyter.
2022 - Tosh Lupoi (Jaguars DL) / Matt Powledge (Baylor safeties)
OREGON STATE
2021 - Tim Tibesar.
2022 - Trent Bray (Promoted - Oregon State ILBs)
PENN STATE
2021 - Brent Pry
2022 - Manny Diaz (Miami HC)
PURDUE
2021 - Brad Lambert (Co-DC)
2022 - Mark Hagen (Co-DC) and Ron English (Co-DC)
*Purdue had 3 co-coordinators in 2021 and enter 2022 with two remaining on staff*
RUTGERS
2021 - Robb Smith
2022 - Joe Harasymiak (Minnesota Co-DC)
SMU
2021 - Jim Leavitt
2022 - Scott Symons (Liberty DC)
TEMPLE
2021 - Jeff Knowles
2022 - DJ Eliot (Kansas DC 2019-20)
TCU
2021 - Chad Glasgow
2022 - Joseph Gillespie (Tulsa DC)
TEXAS A&M
2021 - Mike Elko
2022 - DJ Durkin (Ole Miss DC)
TEXAS TECH
2021 - Keith Patterson
2022 - Tim DeRuyter (Oregon DC)
TROY
2021 - Brandon Hall
2022 - Shiel Wood (Army co-DC)
TULSA
2021 - Joseph Gillespie
2022 - Luke Olson (Promoted - Tulsa nickels / safeties)
UCLA
2021 - Jerry Azzinaro
2022 - Bill McGovern (Chicago Bears ILBs)
UCONN
2021 - Jarren Horton
2022 - Lou Spanos (Retained - UConn Interim HC / DC)
ULM
2021 - Zac Alley
2022 - TBD
UMASS
2021 - Tommy Restivo
2022 - Keith Dudzinski (Arizona LBs)
UNLV
2021 - Peter Hansen
2022 - Keith Heyward (Cal OLBs)
USF
2021 - Glenn Spencer
2022 - Bob Shoop (Miami Analyst)
USC
2021 - Todd Orlando
2022 - Alex Grinch (Oklahoma DC)
VANDERBILT
2021 - Jesse Minter
2022 - Nick Howell (Promoted - Vanderbilt DBs)
VIRGINIA
2021 - Nick Howell
2022 - John Rudzinkski
VIRGINIA TECH
2021 - Justin Hamilton
2022 - Chris Marve (Florida State LBs coach)
WAKE FOREST
2021 - Lyle Hemphill
2022 - Brad Lambert (Purdue Co-DC)
WASHINGTON
2021 - Bob Gregory
2022 - Co-DC William Inge (Fresno State DC) and Co-DC Chuck Morrell (Fresno State Safeties)
WASHINGTON STATE
2021 - Jake Dickert
2022 - Brian Ward (Nevada DC)