SAN ANTONIO — Eastern Michigan University has announced the hiring of Neal Neathery as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
The move had been expected for several days. It became official Friday in a story posted on the Eastern Michigan athletics website.
Neathery, originally from Stillwater, Oklahoma, was a principal in the start-up of the UTSA football program.
UTSA had coach Larry Coker, who stepped down from his position last Tuesday, was hired in March 2009.
Neathery came in a year later and worked at UTSA for nearly six years as defensive coordinator, including the first five seasons on the field, from 2011-15.