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Former Syracuse football secondary coach Fred Reed to coach at Eastern Michigan (report)

( Gary Walts | gwalts@syracuse.com )

Syracuse, N.Y. — Former Syracuse football defensive backs coach Fred Reed will be the new cornerbacks coach at Eastern Michigan, according to a report by Sports Illustrated.

Ex-Syracuse DBs coach Fred Reed is Eastern Michigan's new CBs coach per source.

— Thayer Evans (@ThayerEvansSI) February 8, 2016

Reed joined Scott Shafer's Syracuse staff before the 2013 season as its defensive backs coach.

He becomes the fifth former assistant to land at a new job since Shafer was fired Nov. 23 with one year left on his contract.