Greg Hudson joining the ND staff in off field role

[KPENN]

Thought this was thread worthy?

Former Irish linebacker set to join staff in off-field role

Former Notre Dame linebacker and Purdue defensive coordinator Greg Hudson will join the coaching staff in an off-field role, a source confirmed to Irish247.


A Notre Dame spokesman said he could not comment on the situation.

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Hudson played at Notre Dame from 1986-87 and joined the staff as a graduate assistant in 1993. A catcher on the Irish baseball team, Hudson served as Florida State's assistant head coach and linebackers coach from 2010-12 before moving on to Purdue, where he coached from 2013-15.

Notre Dame on June 3 announced it had hired former safety Jeff Burris as a defensive analyst. Burris played for the Irish from 1990-93. The current staff includes a number of former Irish players: running backs coach Autry Denson; assistant strength and conditioning coach David Grimes; director of player development Ron Powlus; and Hudson's former teammate, defensive backs coach Todd Lyght.

 

[woolybug25]

Anybody have any insight on exactly what his role will be? Is he breaking down tape, etc?

Also, anybody have any insight on his past roles before Purdue? Looks like he has been in the game for a while, but I don't have time to research it. I do know that he was fired from Purdue. But Hazell fired pretty much his entire staff as a last ditch effort to save his job. Hell, probably wasn't even his choice. But Hudson certainly didn't help his cause...

Defensively, Purdue struggled to stop the run. In 2013, you accepted the problems because of the gap in talent and a new system. But the issues continued as the Boilermakers allowed an average of 200 yards or more against Big Ten competition.
Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana all gained more than 300 rushing yards this season at Ross-Ade Stadium. In the last three seasons, the defense has given up 500 or more total yards 10 times and more than 600 total yards in three different games, including 659 against Indiana on Saturday. The inability to get off the field on third down and tackling issues continued to persist.

Woof....

To his defense, the offense might have been even worse. That squad is a piping hot can of stinky enfuago basura.

 

[IrishLax]

Isn't this the dude that neg recruited ND in super dirty fashion at FSU? With Lynch, Darby, Prestwood, etc? Maybe I've got names wrong.

 

[Classic Irish]

Isn't this the dude that neg recruited ND in super dirty fashion at FSU? With Lynch, Darby, Prestwood, etc? Maybe I've got names wrong.

I recall something like that.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Isn't this the dude that neg recruited ND in super dirty fashion at FSU? With Lynch, Darby, Prestwood, etc? Maybe I've got names wrong.

Why would a former ND player and alumni negative recruit against ND?


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[KPENN]

Isn't this the dude that neg recruited ND in super dirty fashion at FSU? With Lynch, Darby, Prestwood, etc? Maybe I've got names wrong.

I don't think he really neg recruited ND. I think he got in their heads that they couldn't succeed at ND/it was too hard type of thing. I could be wrong though.

 

[ACamp1900]

I don't think he really neg recruited ND. I think he got in their heads that they couldn't succeed at ND/it was too hard type of thing. I could be wrong though.

And that would be called what exactly?

 

[KPENN]

And that would be called what exactly?

I don't see that as neg recruiting ND. I can see why some would think it, to each their own.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Yeah that actually does sound like negative recruiting against the school.

Very strange for an alumni to do that.




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[woolybug25]

I don't see that as neg recruiting ND. I can see why some would think it, too each their own.

"To"... please...

 

[KPENN]

"To"... please...

Got typing fast, my bad.

 

[woolybug25]

I actually vaguely remember the situation. Lynch told one of the recruiting sites that Hudson told him he shouldn't go to ND because our academics were too strenuous and he wouldn't be able to be successful. Which backfired, since Lynch took it as him saying he wasn't smart enough for ND.

While I consider it neg recruiting, it was also pretty tame. Ironically... He was also correct. lol

 

[dublinirish]

Isn't this the dude that neg recruited ND in super dirty fashion at FSU? With Lynch, Darby, Prestwood, etc? Maybe I've got names wrong.

GOAT.

 

[EddytoNow]

Isn't this the dude that neg recruited ND in super dirty fashion at FSU? With Lynch, Darby, Prestwood, etc? Maybe I've got names wrong.

In light of what happened later, he may have been doing Notre Dame a favor. Two of the three came to Notre Dame, but didn't stay. The third went to Florida State. Lynch couldn't get along with his teammates and transferred. Darby witnessed and then defended his rapist pal, Winston, at Florida State. Prestwood dropped out and left Notre Dame (for academic reasons I believe) Two wasted scholarships and a close call on a less than high character recruit.

 

[dublinirish]

In light of what happened later, he may have been doing Notre Dame a favor. Two of the three came to Notre Dame, but didn't stay. The third went to Florida State. Lynch couldn't get along with his teammates and transferred. Darby witnessed and then defended his rapist pal, Winston, at Florida State. Prestwood dropped out and left Notre Dame (for academic reasons I believe) Two wasted scholarships and a close call on a less than high character recruit.

Prestwood left because he was too much party for ND to handle

 

[ND NYC]

definitely "neg recruited" ND, as per above, was also the guy who almost came to blows with alford in lobby of san Antonio hotel at Army all American gamee during the lynch recruiting saga.

surprised he's coming (back) here TBQH....never take sides against thee family fredo.

 

[PANDFAN]

Anybody have any insight on exactly what his role will be? Is he breaking down tape, etc?

Also, anybody have any insight on his past roles before Purdue? Looks like he has been in the game for a while, but I don't have time to research it. I do know that he was fired from Purdue. But Hazell fired pretty much his entire staff as a last ditch effort to save his job. Hell, probably wasn't even his choice. But Hudson certainly didn't help his cause...



Woof....

To his defense, the offense might have been even worse. That squad is a piping hot can of stinky enfuago basura.

Florida State linebackers coach Greg Hudson came to Florida State with a lot of promise. The defenses he produced at East Carolina were among the best in Conference USA, and played at a level far greater than they should have, based on the level of recruited talent.

So it was with much excitement that Hudson arrived in Tallahassee, to replace Florida State's departed linebackers coach Chuck Amato, whose unit was embarrassingly bad and undisciplined.

"Hudson is considered a very good defensive coach and has produced multiple all-conference players in his time at ECU. He will join Florida State's staff after the January 1st bowl game.

Hudson comes to FSU following a 5 year stint at East Carolina, where his defenses are known for their physicality, toughness, and consistency in forcing turnovers. Prior to working at ECU, Hudson coached at Minnesota (2001-2004), Cincinnati (1997-2000), and UConn (1994-1996). He was also a graduate assistant for Notre Dame in 1993. He coached with Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher at Cincinnati.

Hudson's defenses have been instrumental in carrying East Carolina to back-to-back Conference USA Championships, defeating prolific offenses this year in Houston and last year's Tulsa attack. The Pirates held Houston to 5.9 yards per play, and Tulsa to 4.1. Those performances were by far the worst of the year for those two teams, courtesy Hudson's defense."

Most everyone, acknowledging that Mark Stoops would leave after a short tenure in Tallahassee, expected Hudson to be their heir apparent.

But somewhere along the way, everything veered off course. Hudson's linebackers haven't been bad, but they have certainly underachieved relative to size and athleticism. The linebackers under his tutelage have lagged far behind the play of the secondary and the defensive line units. At times, the play of Hudson's linebackers has been painful to watch.

This year, Florida State moved Christian Jones from strong-side linebacker to the weak-side spot. It's a move that a player like Jones probably should have been able to make. Jones wasn't terrible, but he didn't make many plays, either. And he was far less effective at WILL than he was at SAM. To some extent, Jones' failure to recognize plays developing before they are fully executed is on the coaching staff. Technique has not been especially good, either.

The failure to produce consistently excellent linebacker play has been a bitter pill to swallow.

And if a coordinator candidate isn't an excellent coach, he must be a tremendous recruiter. Hudson is not that. At all. Recruiting requires equal parts persistence, in terms of following up on recruiting leads, and tact, in figuring out the right angle to pitch to a recruit and his parents. During Hudson's three years, neither of those aspects of recruiting have been mastered.

Florida State's defensive coordinator job is one of the best in all of college football. It pays well ($600K), and offers the opportunity to coach future NFL athletes against what is often fairly average competition in the ACC. That means the numbers put up are going to be ridiculous (see consecutive top-five defenses under Stoops). And with numbers like that, it's really easy to use the FSU DC job as a launching pad for a head coaching position.

Given the desirability of the position, it would be a big mistake on Jimbo Fisher's part to promote Greg Hudson. Not because he couldn't do the job (certainly there is a chance that he could), but because of the large number of candidates with far better credentials. And, according to my sources, it is extremely unlikely to happen.

Florida State defensive coordinator search candidates: Greg Hudson - Tomahawk Nation