Georgia Tech is set to hire Texas assistant Blake Gideon as its defensive coordinator, sources confirmed Thursday to ESPN.
Gideon has coached safeties at Texas since 2021, helping his alma mater to a Big 12 championship in 2023 and back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances in the last two seasons. He started 52 games at safety for the Longhorns and then spent time with two NFL teams.
Gideon will replace Tyler Santucci, who left earlier this week to become Baltimore Ravens' linebackers coach. Santucci spent one season at Georgia Tech, which finished 67th nationally in points allowed last fall.