Ole Miss went with a familiar face to fill the vacancy on the defensive staff.
Former Ole Miss defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix will return to Oxford and join his brother, Derrick, on the coaching staff according to multiple reports.
Ole Miss has not officially announced the hire, but Virginia Tech confirmed the report on Monday morning with a tweet including a statement from head coach Justin Fuente.
“We appreciate the contributions that Tyrone Nix has made to our program at Virginia Tech. Our staff wishes Coach Nix and his family the very best as he returns to the state of Mississippi, a place where his family owns very deep ties,” Fuente said in the statement.