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TCU finds its Defensive Coordinator in Tulsa’s Joseph Gillespie

Sonny Dykes and TCU have found their defensive coordinator in Tulsa, hiring the Golden Hurricane’s defensive coordinator Joseph Gillespie.

TCU is hiring Tulsa’s Joseph Gillespie as defensive coordinator, sources tell @on3sports.

Former Texas high school head coach who was a Broyles Award nominee at Tulsa in 2020. Coached 2021 first-round NFL draft pick Zaven Collins. https://t.co/k5bN5NhJoE— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 7, 2021

Gillespie has served in various roles on Tulsa’s staff since 2015, but was named defensive coordinator in 2019 after the previous coordinator, Bill Young, retired.