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Bye Mike. I’m already sick of seeing his thread on the front page, so here’s a new one to discuss the DC search. Here are some of the realistic names that I’ve seen floated:
- Clark Lea – ND Linebackers coach
- Mike Elston – ND Defensive Line coach
- Pete Kwiatowski – Washington DC
- Scottie Hazelton – Wyoming DC
- Kevin Kane – Northern Illinois DC
- Orlondo Steinauer – Fresno State DC
- Andy Avalos – Boise State DC
- Larry Johnson – Ohio State DL coach
- Anthony Campanile – Boston College DB Coach
And some additional names I’ll throw out there:
- Tracy Claeys – Former HC at Minnesota and DC under Kill, was nominated for the Broyles in 2013 & 2014. The Gophers had some good defenses under his watch, but the cloud around his exit could mark him as too toxic for ND.
- Jay Sawvel – Current DC at Wake Forest. Previously the DC at Minnesota under Claeys and DB coach before that under Kill .The Gophers had a top 25 defense during his one year tenure as DC. The Deacons took a step back defensively this year, but I understand that at least in part that was a personnel issue with a solid DL, but weak back seven. WF folks seem to be optimistic with their defense going forward. Sawvel was a grad assistant at ND from 96-99 and has a Master’s from ND. Has a reputation as a solid recruiter.
- Chad Glasgow – TCU DC. Gary Patterson 4-2-5 coaching tree.
I believe that ND will end up with a combination of Lea and Elston as co-DCs in the end. Hopefully Tillery and Coney will be inspired to stick around in that situation to help lead the team forward.
- Clark Lea – ND Linebackers coach
- Mike Elston – ND Defensive Line coach
- Pete Kwiatowski – Washington DC
- Scottie Hazelton – Wyoming DC
- Kevin Kane – Northern Illinois DC
- Orlondo Steinauer – Fresno State DC
- Andy Avalos – Boise State DC
- Larry Johnson – Ohio State DL coach
- Anthony Campanile – Boston College DB Coach
And some additional names I’ll throw out there:
- Tracy Claeys – Former HC at Minnesota and DC under Kill, was nominated for the Broyles in 2013 & 2014. The Gophers had some good defenses under his watch, but the cloud around his exit could mark him as too toxic for ND.
- Jay Sawvel – Current DC at Wake Forest. Previously the DC at Minnesota under Claeys and DB coach before that under Kill .The Gophers had a top 25 defense during his one year tenure as DC. The Deacons took a step back defensively this year, but I understand that at least in part that was a personnel issue with a solid DL, but weak back seven. WF folks seem to be optimistic with their defense going forward. Sawvel was a grad assistant at ND from 96-99 and has a Master’s from ND. Has a reputation as a solid recruiter.
- Chad Glasgow – TCU DC. Gary Patterson 4-2-5 coaching tree.
I believe that ND will end up with a combination of Lea and Elston as co-DCs in the end. Hopefully Tillery and Coney will be inspired to stick around in that situation to help lead the team forward.