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Syracuse hires former Arizona State coach Tony White as defensive coordinator

Syracuse has hired Arizona State’s defensive coordinator Tony White for the same position, according to a report from Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel. The move comes less than two weeks after recently-hired Zach Arnett vacated SU’s defensive coordinator position by leaving for Mississippi State.

Sources: Syracuse is hiring ASU DC Tony White as the defensive coordinator. He brings Syracuse the unique 3-3-5 defense from his time at San Diego State, which Dino Babers has targeted for his program.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 5, 2020

White — who was just promoted to ASU defensive coordinator in Dec.