A national search firm has apparently been hired to find the next defensive guru to stay in Lincoln, Neb. Here are some folks you may hear about in the coming days:
Former Minnesota head coach Tracy Claeys: Let’s get this one out of the way. Claeys would honestly be a disappointing hire. A defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2011-2015, his scoring defenses averaged at 48th in the nation while his total defense numbers put his average unit at about 43rd overall.
Those aren’t championship numbers and Claeys isn’t an elite recruiter.