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Report: Shaka Smart, Texas to hire Michigan assistant coach Luke Yaklich

A little more than a month after former Texas Longhorns assistant coach Darrin Horn departed from the program to take over as the new head coach of Northern Kentucky, Shaka Smart has found his replacement on the coaching staff, as Texas is reportedly set to hire Michigan assistant Luke Yaklich as an assistant coach, per CBS Sports Jon Rothstein.

Sources: Texas' Shaka Smart is expected to hire former Michigan assistant Luke Yaklich as an assistant coach. Was the Wolverines' defensive coordinator over the past few seasons.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 29, 2019

The news comes fewer than two weeks after Yaklich and his wife, Amy, reportedly met with Smart and Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte.