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One agent is working overtime. Jimmy Sexton represents Saban and all the candidates. Sexton is representing the new coach at Alabama and working on raises for all his other clients. All of the other candidates are represented by him.
He's the only person that truly loves the coaching carousel.
He runs the show.
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This is the second defensive coach on head coach Steve Sarkisian's staff at Texas that has left for another job early this offseason. Texas also lost co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Jeff Choate, who filled the head coaching vacancy with the Nevada Wolfpack.
Davis and Choate were both critical parts of the rapid development of this Texas defense to become a top unit in the Big 12 in the last couple of seasons. Davis helped to develop the two highest-graded defensive tackles in the Power Five this season, in redshirt senior T'vondre Sweat and junior Byron Murphy II.
Choate also helped to develop a formidable linebacker unit in the last couple of seasons, which included the rise of All-American senior Jaylan Ford.
Texas found a good replacement for Choate in the former Arizona Wildcats defensive coordinator Johnny Nansen. Sarkisian must now do the same to replace another key defensive coach in Davis.
Here are five early possible replacements for the Longhorns to consider to replace Davis as the next defensive line coach.
Mustangs linebacker is a rising star in college football coaching circles.
Joyner has also learned from some of the best during his time as a defensive assistant in the 2010s. He served under longtime Ohio State Buckeyes defensive line coach as a defensive graduate assistant in 2016 and 2017.
In his last stop before taking the Ole Miss DL coach position in 2021, Joyner coached up the defensive line group that led the FBS in sacks per game (3.92) in 2019 during his time as SMU's DL coach.
Regarding recruiting prowess and player development along the defensive line, Joyner checks all the boxes for a rising star among defensive position coaches in the SEC. He's recruited elite talent along the defensive line in each of the last three classes for head coach Lane Kiffin and the Rebels.
That momentum Joyner found in high school recruiting along the defensive line in the last few cycles recently translated to success in the transfer portal too. Joyner has helped Ole Miss land highly-rated portal commitments during the December window from the former Texas A&M Aggies sophomore defensive lineman Walter Nolen and Florida Gators senior edge rusher Princely Umanmielen.
Ole Miss has also boasted top-half pass rushing units in the SEC in each of Joyner's three seasons in Oxford. Given the talent Joyner and the Rebels have amassed along the defensive line via high school recruiting and the portal, this group should be even better in the SEC in 2024.
Texas would be wise to at least kick the tires on the idea of hiring Joyner to replace Davis as the next DL coach on the 40.
But given the speculation that head coach Jim Harbaugh could leave Michigan to return to the NFL for his next coaching job, targeting Elston might be more realistic than some might think for the Longhorns to fill the DL coaching vacancy.
Elston helped to develop a defensive front at Michigan that just gave star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and the Washington Huskies top-ranked passing attack in the nation fits in the National Championship Game. Two Michigan defensive tackles earned All-Big Ten First-Team honors and one earned All-American honors under Elston this past season.
Michigan boasted three of the top four highest-graded defensive tackles in the Big Ten in 2023.
Elston has found plenty of success at multiple stops at big-time programs where he was the defensive line coach. He also helped to develop more than a handful of All-Americans during his dozen seasons on staff with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before taking the Michigan job a couple of years ago.
Wright actually began his coaching journey at Texas, where he was a defensive assistant from 2010 to 2013. His first full-time coaching gig came in 2014 with FCS Sam Houston State. At Sam Houston State, Wright was part of a staff that ranked among the very best teams in the FCS in the mid-2010s.
Wright also helped to develop a second round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, All-American defensive lineman PJ Hall, during his time at Sam Houston State in the mid-2010s.
He continued to find success developing all-conference talent among defensive linemen in his next two stops at East Carolina and UTSA from 2018 to 2021.
In 2022, Wright was hired by then-newly hired Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal to be their defensive ends coach. He spent one season with the Canes before being hired to his current role, with the Texans as an assistant defensive line coach under head coach DeMeco Ryans.
The Texans had one of the NFL's biggest turnarounds in the last couple of years under Ryans. The rejuvenation of the Texans as a squad is largely thanks to the vast improvement of the defensive line this season. Houston probably wouldn't be in the playoffs this year if not thanks to the defensive line trio of Jonathan Greenard (team sack leader), rookie Will Anderson, and defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins.
Wright has proven to be on the up and up as a defensive coach at every stop he's been at in college and the NFL in the last decade.
But Robinson is someone that you have to at least call to gauge his interest in taking this position if you're Texas.
You won't find a defensive line coach who is a consistently better recruiter or a bigger rising star among big-time defensive coaches in college football than Robinson. During his few years in College Station as Texas A&M's DL coach (and most recently the interim head coach after the firing of Jimbo Fisher), Robinson recruited and coached up one of the top defensive fronts in college football.
It's noteworthy that Robinson landed the top-ranked defensive line recruit in the nation in the 247Sports Composite in every year he was at Texas A&M as the DL coach.
While it's unlikely that Robinson would be willing to leave his post at Syracuse to take a title demotion at Texas, it would be foolish for the Longhorns not to at least consider the idea of giving him a call.
Roach has helped develop four Day 1 and Day 2 picks in the NFL Draft during his three previous seasons with the Tide. And Alabama could be sending more talented defensive linemen to the NFL Draft in 2024. Redshirt sophomore Damon Payne Jr. and senior Tim Smith have both garnered at least middle-round NFL Draft hype in the 2024 class.
What makes Roach such an obvious candidate now for the Longhorns to target to be their next defensive line coach is the news of longtime legendary Alabama head coach Nick Saban's retirement. It was reported on Jan. 10 that Saban is retiring after spending 17 seasons as Alabama's head coach.
We've already seen one big-time Alabama defensive coach, defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, retire. And it's not out of the realm of possibility that Roach wants to join some of his former staff mates (i.e., Sarkisian, Jeff Banks, and Kyle Flood) if he wants to leave Alabama this offseason.
Texas Football: 5 early candidates for UT to replace DL coach Bo Davis
Texas football lost a huge part of its defensive coaching staff this week. The LSU Tigers hired Texas defensive line coach Bo Davis to fill the same role in Baton Rouge on Jan. 10.This is the second defensive coach on head coach Steve Sarkisian's staff at Texas that has left for another job early this offseason. Texas also lost co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Jeff Choate, who filled the head coaching vacancy with the Nevada Wolfpack.
Early possible candidates for Texas football to replace DL coach Bo Davis
A report from Horns247 on Jan. 10 (paid content) mentions the ability of Davis to coach his son along the defensive line at LSU as a big factor in this move for the now-former Texas DL coach. It also sounds like LSU gave Davis a pay raise outside of what Texas was willing to throw at him.Davis and Choate were both critical parts of the rapid development of this Texas defense to become a top unit in the Big 12 in the last couple of seasons. Davis helped to develop the two highest-graded defensive tackles in the Power Five this season, in redshirt senior T'vondre Sweat and junior Byron Murphy II.
Choate also helped to develop a formidable linebacker unit in the last couple of seasons, which included the rise of All-American senior Jaylan Ford.
Texas found a good replacement for Choate in the former Arizona Wildcats defensive coordinator Johnny Nansen. Sarkisian must now do the same to replace another key defensive coach in Davis.
Here are five early possible replacements for the Longhorns to consider to replace Davis as the next defensive line coach.
Randall Joyner, Ole Miss DL coach
Among the early realistic candidates to watch for Texas to target on the shortlist of potential defensive line coaching hires is the Ole Miss Rebels' third-year defensive line coach Randall Joyner. The former standout SMUMustangs linebacker is a rising star in college football coaching circles.
Joyner has also learned from some of the best during his time as a defensive assistant in the 2010s. He served under longtime Ohio State Buckeyes defensive line coach as a defensive graduate assistant in 2016 and 2017.
In his last stop before taking the Ole Miss DL coach position in 2021, Joyner coached up the defensive line group that led the FBS in sacks per game (3.92) in 2019 during his time as SMU's DL coach.
Regarding recruiting prowess and player development along the defensive line, Joyner checks all the boxes for a rising star among defensive position coaches in the SEC. He's recruited elite talent along the defensive line in each of the last three classes for head coach Lane Kiffin and the Rebels.
That momentum Joyner found in high school recruiting along the defensive line in the last few cycles recently translated to success in the transfer portal too. Joyner has helped Ole Miss land highly-rated portal commitments during the December window from the former Texas A&M Aggies sophomore defensive lineman Walter Nolen and Florida Gators senior edge rusher Princely Umanmielen.
Ole Miss has also boasted top-half pass rushing units in the SEC in each of Joyner's three seasons in Oxford. Given the talent Joyner and the Rebels have amassed along the defensive line via high school recruiting and the portal, this group should be even better in the SEC in 2024.
Texas would be wise to at least kick the tires on the idea of hiring Joyner to replace Davis as the next DL coach on the 40.
Mike Elston, Michigan Recruiting coordinator/DL coach
If Texas wanted to target a big-time hire from a blue blood college football program, a good option would be the Michigan Wolverines second-year recruiting coordinator/defensive line coach Mike Elston. Texas would definitely have to throw a ton of money at Elston to get him to leave Michigan.But given the speculation that head coach Jim Harbaugh could leave Michigan to return to the NFL for his next coaching job, targeting Elston might be more realistic than some might think for the Longhorns to fill the DL coaching vacancy.
Elston helped to develop a defensive front at Michigan that just gave star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and the Washington Huskies top-ranked passing attack in the nation fits in the National Championship Game. Two Michigan defensive tackles earned All-Big Ten First-Team honors and one earned All-American honors under Elston this past season.
Michigan boasted three of the top four highest-graded defensive tackles in the Big Ten in 2023.
Elston has found plenty of success at multiple stops at big-time programs where he was the defensive line coach. He also helped to develop more than a handful of All-Americans during his dozen seasons on staff with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before taking the Michigan job a couple of years ago.
Rod Wright, Houston Texans Assistant DL coach
If Texas pursued the route of hiring an alumni to be the next defensive line coach to replace Davis, then look no further than second-year Houston Texans assistant DL coach Rod Wright. The First-Team AP All-American with Texas's National Championship-winning squad in 2005, Wright is a revered alumni on the Forty Acres.Wright actually began his coaching journey at Texas, where he was a defensive assistant from 2010 to 2013. His first full-time coaching gig came in 2014 with FCS Sam Houston State. At Sam Houston State, Wright was part of a staff that ranked among the very best teams in the FCS in the mid-2010s.
Wright also helped to develop a second round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, All-American defensive lineman PJ Hall, during his time at Sam Houston State in the mid-2010s.
He continued to find success developing all-conference talent among defensive linemen in his next two stops at East Carolina and UTSA from 2018 to 2021.
In 2022, Wright was hired by then-newly hired Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal to be their defensive ends coach. He spent one season with the Canes before being hired to his current role, with the Texans as an assistant defensive line coach under head coach DeMeco Ryans.
The Texans had one of the NFL's biggest turnarounds in the last couple of years under Ryans. The rejuvenation of the Texans as a squad is largely thanks to the vast improvement of the defensive line this season. Houston probably wouldn't be in the playoffs this year if not thanks to the defensive line trio of Jonathan Greenard (team sack leader), rookie Will Anderson, and defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins.
Wright has proven to be on the up and up as a defensive coach at every stop he's been at in college and the NFL in the last decade.
Elijah Robinson, Syracuse Associate head coach/DC
The former Texas A&M defensive line coach and new Syracuse Orange associate head coach/defensive coordinator Elijah Robinson would be the definition of a home run hire for the Longhorns. If Texas found a way to lure Robinson away from his new post at Syracuse to be Davis' replacement as the defensive line coach, that would be arguably the biggest win of a coaching hire we've seen from Sarkisian during his time in Austin.But Robinson is someone that you have to at least call to gauge his interest in taking this position if you're Texas.
You won't find a defensive line coach who is a consistently better recruiter or a bigger rising star among big-time defensive coaches in college football than Robinson. During his few years in College Station as Texas A&M's DL coach (and most recently the interim head coach after the firing of Jimbo Fisher), Robinson recruited and coached up one of the top defensive fronts in college football.
It's noteworthy that Robinson landed the top-ranked defensive line recruit in the nation in the 247Sports Composite in every year he was at Texas A&M as the DL coach.
While it's unlikely that Robinson would be willing to leave his post at Syracuse to take a title demotion at Texas, it would be foolish for the Longhorns not to at least consider the idea of giving him a call.
Freddie Roach, Alabama DL coach
Another realistic potential hire the Longhorns could make to replace Davis as the next defensive line coach from a big-time program is fourth-year Alabama Crimson Tide defensive line coach Freddie Roach. The former Alabama linebacker Roach has emerged as one of the nation's top recruiters of elite talent among defensive linemen in the last few years on staff with the Tide.Roach has helped develop four Day 1 and Day 2 picks in the NFL Draft during his three previous seasons with the Tide. And Alabama could be sending more talented defensive linemen to the NFL Draft in 2024. Redshirt sophomore Damon Payne Jr. and senior Tim Smith have both garnered at least middle-round NFL Draft hype in the 2024 class.
What makes Roach such an obvious candidate now for the Longhorns to target to be their next defensive line coach is the news of longtime legendary Alabama head coach Nick Saban's retirement. It was reported on Jan. 10 that Saban is retiring after spending 17 seasons as Alabama's head coach.
We've already seen one big-time Alabama defensive coach, defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, retire. And it's not out of the realm of possibility that Roach wants to join some of his former staff mates (i.e., Sarkisian, Jeff Banks, and Kyle Flood) if he wants to leave Alabama this offseason.
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I figure he loses leverage if he states that he won't listen to a Bama overture.
Baron
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Randall Joyner or Freddie Roach would be great hires. Don't forget about Oscar Giles. He has developed several D-linemen. Don't know about his recruiting acumen.
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Yes QE has little greed in him when comes to money.Ask his HS team mates.
Baron
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QE3 is living the dream right now. Time enough for the NFL next year.
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Show me a high school student who has completed all their graduation requirements and who has the opportunity to get started on their career path while making seven figures who wouldn't take it, and I'll show you a unicorn.
They ain’t a unicorn. There’s another word for that…
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Well, he's not a HS student anymore, he is on his career path and more than likely making 7 figures right now. Like I said he is living his dream and by his own words that was being the Texas QB and bringing them back to where they belong.
I’ve come full circle. The GOATs all took a team turned them around and kept them on that level. Bear Bryant, Pete Carroll, Nick Saban, Bill Belichek. Coach K, Roy Williams did it twice. If Steve wants to be one of them (a GOAT), he has to stay at Texas for a while. Chasing rainbows isn’t the way to GOAT status.
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