The day after Arizona’s 2021 season came to an end with a loss at ASU, coach Jedd Fisch met with reporters and listed all the things he was looking for in his next defensive coordinator.
On Friday, he introduced the guy who checked all of those boxes.
“I think that we were able to get exactly who I wanted to get,” Fisch said of Johnny Nansen, whose hiring was formally announced on Wednesday. “I feel like I hit a home run.”
Nansen, 47, comes to the UA from UCLA, where for the past two seasons he was the Bruins’ defensive line coach.