When Kevin Sumlin stole John Chavis away from LSU to be Texas A&M football’s defensive coordinator, he was hailed as a savior. The final piece in what could be a run at a national championship.
A&M was close to signing a 5-star quarterback and wide receiver duo in the 2015 class that was expected to terrorize SEC defenses for years to come. The offense had already been stellar under Sumlin in his first three seasons, but the defense took the fall for not stepping up.
Chavis was supposed to change all that. He didn’t.
In the three seasons Chavis was the defensive coordinator, he never had a top 50 defense in yards allowed, and he got worse each year in points allowed.