Sources: App State planning to hire DJ Smith as defensive coordinator
Sources tell FootballScoop Dowell Loggains has found his defensive coordinator. Missouri co-defensive coordinator DJ Smith has accepted the position sources share. A Charlotte native, Smith started the final nine games of App State's 2007 national ...
Appalachian State hires Missouri football linebackers coach D.J. Smith as new DC
Missouri football linebackers coach and co-defensive play-caller D.J. Smith is rejoining his alma mater Appalachian State as its defensive coordinator.
Report: Linebackers Coach DJ Smith to Leave Missouri
Smith joined the Mizzou football staff as linebackers coach in December 2019. Eli Drinkwitz added the title of recruiting coordinator in January 2022, and co-defensive coordinator in February 2022. This season, the Tigers' defense held opponents to just 319 yards per game of total offense, ranking as one of the SEC's top units.
Mizzou LBs coach Smith reportedly leaving for Appalachian State promotion
D.J. Smith has served as Missouri's linebackers coach since 2019 and was given the co-defensive coordinator title in 2022.
Mizzou LB coach DJ Smith leaves to become App State defensive coordinator
Missouri linebackers coach DJ Smith is departing to become Appalachian State's defensive coordinator. That Smith is taking a coordinator position at his alma mater is not especially surprising, though the timing — with the news of his departure coming out the night before the Tigers play in the Music City Bowl on Monday — and task of replacing a highly regarded assistant will be challenges.
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Shane Beamer provides puzzling suggestion for Illinois, Bret Bielema to prepare for Citrus Bowl game
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer shared an interesting nugget that may help or hurt the Illinois football team's Citrus Bowl ...
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D.J. Smith returns to App State as defensive coordinator
App State alum D.J. Smith, a championship-winning player and coach during his previous tenures on the mountain, has been ...
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App State Football Adds Mogridge to Offensive Staff
App State Football head coach Dowell Loggains announced Friday the hiring of college football coaching veteran Allen Mogridge ...
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Could Mike Shula, Shawn Elliott replace Dowell Loggains as South Carolina offensive coordinator
Now, coach Shane Beamer has something new to focus on: finding an offensive coordinator. Dowell Loggains, the OC for the ...
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Sources: Dowell Loggains makes flurry of key moves
Arnett, the former Mississippi State head coach, spent the past season as a senior defensive analyst at Ole Miss, where he ...
Shane Beamer confirms who’ll call plays for South Carolina in bowl game
Shane Beamer has kept the decision under wraps even as USC named Mike Shula the team’s new offensive coordinator.
South Carolina Offensive Coordinator Mike Shula Talks Strategy Ahead of Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Newly minted South Carolina Gamecocks' offensive coordinator, Mike Shula, will be calling plays in the Citrus Bowl game against Illinois following Dowell Loggai ...
Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer ready to tackle Cheez-It Bowl and beyond
The redshirt sophomore credits growth in his mental, spiritual and emotional development that’s allowed him a successful 2024 ...
It's Shula's Show in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — When South Carolina faces Illinois on New Year's Eve in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, it will mark the debut of Mike Shula as offensive coordinator.