Multiple sources confirmed to the Journal Star the former UConn head coach and Notre Dame defensive coordinator has been tabbed for the job previously held by Mark Banker.
The 43-year-old coach just finished a three-year stint leading UConn, going 11-26 over three seasons, though a source who covered him closely noted that Diaco "basically had to rebuild the entire program from scratch" when he came in.
Prior to that, he built up his name running a 3-4 scheme at Notre Dame that was very successful. The Irish defenses never finished worse than 27th nationally in any of the four years he coached there.