But when he did it, he left a glaring omission: No one has the title of defensive coordinator. That went away with Blake Baker moving on to become linebackers coach at LSU.
After Diaz brought in Travaris Robinson as defensive backs coach, brought back Jess Simpson as defensive line coach, hired Auburn’s Travis Williams to coach linebackers and promoted DeMarcus Van Dyke to cornerbacks coach from his previous recruiting role, Diaz on Wednesday affirmed where his defense stands in terms of its coordinator.
“I’m going to be the defensive coordinator,” said Diaz, who held that role at Miami for three seasons before taking over as head coach in 2019, “and what I’ve done as defensive coordinator is what I’m going to do.