Anchor Drop, February 9, 2022: Minter Out

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So we start with some important football news: Vanderbilt defensive coordinator Jesse Minter has been hired away by Michigan. Minter spent just a year with the Commodores, and Vanderbilt’s undermanned defense gave up 35.8 ppg, but apparently Jim Harbaugh liked enough of what he saw to offer him the spot.

Reportedly, Vanderbilt is elevating Nick Howell, who was hired to be the team’s defensive backs coach earlier this offseason but spent the past six years as Virginia’s defensive coordinator, and three years before that at BYU. This isn’t a promising hire if you look at what Virginia’s defense did last season (31.8 ppg), but the five seasons before…