Defensive Coordinator

Georgia Tech hires Texas assistant Blake Gideon as defensive coordinator

Gideon had spent the past four seasons coaching safeties with the Longhorns and was promoted to associate head coach for defense at his alma mater last year.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 8

Ohio State hires Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator, promotes Brian Hartline to offensive coordinator

Several key staff announcements are finally official for the reigning national champions

CBS Sports - 1h

Auburn extends D.J. Durkin, more than doubles defensive coordinator's salary as part of lucrative deal

Durkin will earn $2.5 million in 2025; Penn State's Jim Knowles set a new high-water mark at $3.1 million

CBS Sports - Feb. 11

Ohio State finalizing deal with ex-NFL coach, staffer Matt Patricia as new defensive coordinator, per report

Ohio State has a major vacancy to fill after losing Jim Knowles to Penn State

CBS Sports - Feb. 12

Al Golden soaks in Broyles Award as departing Notre Dame defensive coordinator transitions to NFL

Al Golden opens up about his award-winning season at Notre Dame

CBS Sports - 4d

Dolphins hire former Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik as senior passing game coordinator, per report

Slowik reunites with Mike McDaniel in Miami

CBS Sports - Feb. 12

Ryan Grubb rejoins Kalen DeBoer by taking over as Alabama’s offensive coordinator

Ryan Grubb had been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Kalen DeBoer’s Washington staff from 2022-23.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 6

NFL insider Tom Pelissero shares intel on Patriots' new coordinators

NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero provided interesting background on new Patriots coordinators Josh McDaniels and Terrell Williams.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 7

Saints hire Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as head coach

The New Orleans Saints have hired Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as their head coach, the team announced Tuesday.

NBC News - Feb. 11

Eric Adams Highlights Coordination With Trump’s Border Czar on Fox News

Mayor Eric Adams, appearing alongside the border czar, Tom Homan, said he would work with the Trump administration on immigration as he faces calls to resign over his cooperation.

The New York Times - 6d

Kevin Koger declines to interview for Saints' offensive coordinator position

The Saints hired Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as the franchise's new head coach on Tuesday.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Former Stanford coach David Shaw to be Lions' passing game coordinator

Shaw last coached in the NFL in 2005 with the Baltimore Ravens.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Cora noncommittal on Bregman's defensive spot

Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters Saturday that it's too early to make any concrete decisions on where Alex Bregman plays defensively for the team.

ESPN - 4d

Blackhawks' Worst Defensive Pair This Season

Chicago's worst pairings have stayed together for too long now.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

The Eagles Gambled on a Defensive Overhaul. Then They Stopped Patrick Mahomes.

Philadelphia made a two-time reigning champion that only lost two games all season look like losing was all it ever did, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Feb. 10

Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval

Health experts see his retreat from international cooperation as disrupting the safe-keepers of one of the world’s deadliest pathogens.

The New York Times - Feb. 12

Hegseth Takes Aim at Domestic Enemies as Defense Secretary

Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s adversaries.

The New York Times - Feb. 12

No Tubman, No Rainbows: Defense Schools Prepared for Hegseth’s Wife

The American schools at the NATO headquarters were scrambling to comply with Trump diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks. An expected visit from Pete Hegseth’s wife intensified that effort.

The New York Times - 6d

NASA's asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth's defense

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against future asteroid threats, but government budget cuts are ...

The Hill - 6d

Getting defensive: Hunter enters combine as DB

Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, a two-way player, is listed as a defensive back for the NFL scouting combine.

ESPN - 6d

Vance delivers a historic defense of free speech in Europe

At the Munich Security Conference, J.D. Vance confronted European leaders over their attacks on free speech, calling out their hypocrisy and challenging them to re-evaluate their values and defense ...

The Hill - 5d

Bucs promote Kevin Carberry to run game coordinator, Brian Picucci to OL coach

The Buccaneers blocked a pair of assistant coaches from interviewing with the Jaguars in the wake of Liam Coen's move to Jacksonville as their new head coach and both of those coaches will have new ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 6

Cowboys coaching rumors: Dallas working to hire former NFL offensive coordinator to join Brian Schottenheimer

Ken Dorsey's role with the team is still being finalized

CBS Sports - Feb. 11

Ranking Eagles offensive coordinator candidates after Kellen Moore takes Saints head coaching job

Who will replace Moore beneath Nick Sirianni?

CBS Sports - Feb. 11

Saints hire Kellen Moore as head coach: Eagles offensive coordinator lands job after Super Bowl win

Moore has enjoyed a meteoric rise from player to head coach in just over a decade

CBS Sports - Feb. 11

Here's what traits Eagles players want in Kellen Moore's replacement as offensive coordinator

Moore left to become head coach of the New Orleans Saints

CBS Sports - 4d

Eagles promote Kevin Patullo to offensive coordinator after Kellen Moore's departure to Saints

Patullo previously served as the pass game coordinator and associate head coach for Philadelphia

CBS Sports - 1d

Eagles promote Kevin Patullo to take over as offensive coordinator after Super Bowl run

Kevin Patullo will replace Kellen Moore as the Eagles' offensive coordinator next season.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Saints hire former Eagles QBs coach Doug Nussmeier as offensive coordinator, per report

Nussmeier joins his son down in Louisiana

CBS Sports - 4h

Anduril in talks to raise money at $28 billion valuation as defense-tech booms

Anduril has signed a term sheet to raise up to $2.5 billion at a valuation of $28 billion, according to sources close to the company.

CNBC - Feb. 7

Canada and Philippines are in final negotiations for defense pact to boost joint military exercises

The Canadian ambassador says his country and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a key defense pact that will allow their forces to hold larger military drills

ABC News - Feb. 8

From bridges to oil refineries and defense, robots fix on aging U.S. infrastructure

Artificial intelligence-enabled robots are helping repair, maintain and monitor the health of critical infrastructure, helping to have money and lives.

CNBC - Feb. 8

Dominant Eagles defense ends Chiefs' 3-peat bid

The Eagles rode a dominant defensive performance to a 40-22 Super Bowl win over the Chiefs.

ESPN - Feb. 10

Vic Fangio: Defensive effort exceeded my hopes and expectations

The Eagles had Vic Fangio working as a consultant when they lost to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, but he agreed to move on to become the Dolphins' defensive coordinator before the team knew ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 10

Leaders of Indonesia and Turkey hold talks on defense and economic ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday for talks aimed at strengthening economic and defense ties between the two Muslim-majority nations

ABC News - Feb. 12

Trump administration considering using defense funding to ramp up deportations

Tapping into DoD funding to hire contractors would vastly expand the scale and scope of immigrant arrests and deportations in the U.S.

NBC News - Feb. 12

Modest UK growth reprieve leaves Reeves on defensive ahead of Spring Statement

Figures do little to dispel broader concerns about weakness of the economy and its impact on public finances

Financial Times - Feb. 13

Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved

Shares of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin were under pressure after President Donald Trump raised the idea of large cuts to defense spending.

CNBC - Feb. 13

Guarded optimism in India as Trump and Modi outline plans to deepen defense partnership

There is a guarded optimism among military experts in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump have outlined plans to ramp up sales of defense systems to New Delhi to ...

ABC News - 6d

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