One of Sonny Dykes' most important hires may be leaving The Hilltop very soon.
Per ESPN college football insider Adam Rittenberg, SMU defensive coordinator Kevin Kane is a leading candidate to fill the head coaching vacancy at Northern Illinois. Kane had previous stints with the Huskies as a DC, linebackers and special teams coach.
Hearing #NIU coaching search is pretty much down to Baltimore Ravens RB coach Thomas Hammock and SMU defensive coordinator Kevin Kane. School also talked with Indiana State head coach Curt Mallory, NIU offensive coordinator Mike Uremovich and a few others.