There’s a change coming on the 49ers’ coaching staff after all.
Defensive backs coach Jeff Hafley is leaving San Francisco to become a co-defensive coordinator for Ohio State, a source confirmed to The Bee on Monday. The news was first reported by Yahoo! Sports.
Hafley will rejoin head coach Ryan Day, who was the quarterbacks coach with the 49ers in 2016 under then-head coach Chip Kelly, who was fired after one season with a 2-14 record.
Losing Hafley might not necessarily be bad news for San Francisco. The defense broke an NFL record for the fewest takeaways in a season with seven, including two interceptions, both by safeties.