Texas A&M has hired former SEC defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix to its support staff, TexAgs reported Wednesday.
Nix, 44, who previously served as defensive coordinator at Ole Miss, will be a senior analyst.
Nix most recently was both a co-defensive coordinator and defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee. He was fired after five seasons in December.
Nix was the defensive coordinator at Ole Miss for four seasons from 2008-11, where he also coached linebackers. He was fired upon the hiring of head coach Hugh Freeze.
Nix also was a co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina for three seasons from 2005-07.