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Texas Tech football: Red Raiders kept the wrong defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator “A” has been in charge of a Power 5 defense for three seasons. His teams have had an average finish in total defense of 68.3 in the nation. Defensive coordinator “B” has led a Power 5 defense for seven seasons with an average total defense finish of 100.3. Texas Tech football fans, who would you rather have at the helm of the 2020 Red Raider defense?

For about a week-and-a-half, both Todd Orlando (coordinator “A”) and Keith Patterson (coordinator “B”) were on the Red Raiders’ coaching staff under Matt Wells. But now that Orlando, who was hired to coach safeties after being fired by Tom Herman and the Texas Longhorns, is reportedly set to become defensive coordinator at USC, it’s fair to believe that Wells kept the wrong coach.