Most recently fans of college football know Brian VanGorder as the former Notre Dame defensive coordinator who was fired in September. But Georgia football fans know VanGorder as the coach of their defense from 2001-2004. He returned to Athens before the Auburn game to join Kirby Smart’s coaching staff.
The school has not made an official announcement of his hiring, but he hasn’t made any attempts to not be seen. He has been spotted wearing coaching gear around the practice facility and attended the Georgia basketball game versus Furman.
His return gives Georgia three defensive coordinators essentially; Mel Tucker the actual coordinator, VanGorder the analyst and Kirby Smart the head coach and former coordinator.