COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri plans to replace departed defensive line coach Brick Haley with another veteran assistant with NFL and college experience. The Tigers will hire Jethro Franklin to coach the D-line, a university source confirmed Sunday. PowerMizzou.com first reported the hire.
Franklin, 55, most recently spent the 2018-19 seasons as the Seattle Seahawks assistant defensive line coach. In the past 20 years, he’s also coached the defensive line for the Packers, Buccaneers, Texans and Raiders. He’s been a college defensive line coach at Fresno State, his alma mater, plus UCLA, USC, Temple and Miami, most recently serving on the Hurricanes’ staff from 2011-14.