Mike Stoops has been hired to become the next defensive coordinator for the FAU football program Thursday afternoon.
This comes after Jim Leavitt was confirmed to be leaving to go to SMU on Wednesday, ending his lone year with the Owls.
After spending the last two years as an analyst for the University of Alabama, Stoops will be inheriting a defense that ranked 10th out of 127 teams nationally last season.
Head coach Willie Taggart celebrated the announcement of the hiring by describing it as a home run for the team.
“Mike brings tremendous experience to the defensive side of the ball,” Taggart said in a press release from FAU Athletics.