Ten months before USC made him one of the highest paid defensive coordinators in college football, D’Anton Lynn didn’t have a lick of experience coaching college kids. His track record as a defensive assistant was entirely reserved for the professional ranks. His resume, at 34, was just a few lines long — three seasons as an NFL position coach, a few more as an assistant. His last recruiting experience came as a four-star corner in Penn State’s 2007 class.
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