Maurice Linguist, calling the head-coaching position at Buffalo “too good” not to accept, said he would have remained at Michigan had it not been for this opportunity.
Linguist was hired in January to Jim Harbaugh’s staff as co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.
Now, he’s the head coach at Buffalo, made official Monday during a news conference. Linguist, 37, was hired Friday to replace Lance Leipold, who left Buffalo two weeks ago to become head coach at Kansas. This is the first head coaching job for Linguist, who played at Baylor, and was on the Buffalo staff in 2012 and 2013.