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Maryland hires ex-Syracuse coach Scott Shafer as defensive coordinator, per reports

Maryland football has hired former Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer as its new defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. The first one:

Ex-Syracuse coach Scott Shafer is the new defensive coordinator for Terrapins coach D.J. Durkin per source.

— Thayer Evans (@ThayerEvansSI) December 8, 2015

Shafer spent the last three seasons as the head coach of the Orange, compiling a 14-23 overall record and winning one bowl game, the 2013 season's Texas Bowl. The Orange fired him after the season and replaced him with Bowling Green head coach Dino Babers.