Dr. Blitz is headed back east, which means Arizona will once again be looking for a defensive coordinator.
Don Brown, who in less than one season with the UA had revamped its defense into a respectable unit, has been hired as head coach at UMass, the school announced Monday. It will be his second stint as the Minutemen’s head coach, following a run from 2004-08 when he went 43-19.
Brown, 66, returns to his Northeast roots after spending the past six years at Michigan (2016-20) and Arizona. He has also been a head coach at Northeastern and Division II Plymouth (N.