Former Purdue running backs coach DeAndre Smith will soon be hired for the same position at UNLV, a source confirmed.
Smith will replace running backs coach Jamie Christian, who along with cornerbacks coach J.D. Williams left the Rebels to join coach Jeff Tedford’s staff at Fresno State, where they both played.
It will be Smith’s second stint at UNLV, where he was running backs coach in 2009 under coach Mike Sanford.
Smith coached the Boilermakers running backs this season after serving the same role for Syracuse from 2013-15. He also has coached running backs at New Mexico (2008-12), Illinois (2010-11), Miami, Ohio (2005-07) and Northern Illinois (2001-04).