Feb. 16—This story was updated on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at 9:53 p.m. with additional information. Tennessee reached up into Big Ten territory to find its long-awaited defensive coordinator. Tim Banks, the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Penn State the past five seasons, was tabbed Monday to guide Josh Heupel's defense for the Volunteers. Banks received his first opportunity at .
There’s good reason for the Chicago Bears to think some of Vic Fangio’s defensive knowledge rubbed off on new defensive coordinator Sean Desai. The two were close during Fangio’s time with the Bears as defensive coordinator. “We were both in the booth and he sat next to me,” Desai said.
Feb. 15—This story was updated on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at 6 p.m. with additional information. Tennessee has reached way up into Big Ten territory to find its defensive coordinator. Tim Banks, the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the past five seasons at Penn State, has agreed to become Josh Heupel's first defensive coordinator for the Volunteers. Yahoo Sports was the first to .
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The Minnesota Vikings will keep their playbook in the family with the promotion of Klint Kubiak to offensive coordinator. “Definitely learn through osmosis just being around him,” Klint Kubiak said. The Vikings finalized the expected hire Tuesday, in step with head coach Mike Zimmer's desire to maintain as much continuity for the offense as possible.