The Spartans' penchant for creating takeaways was most evident in its win that season at Arkansas with five interceptions as San Jose State defeated a Southwestern Conference (SEC) opponent for the first time in school history. In 2019, the Spartans ranked ninth nationally in passes intercepted and in turnover margin. San Jose State ranked in the top-10 among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams in red zone defense (9th) and quarterback sacks (10th). For the first time in 30 years, the Spartans limited the opposition to less than 20 points a game and finished 15th nationally in scoring defense. The 2020 season was a banner year for the San Jose State defense en route to a Mountain West championship. He added the title of associate head coach in February 2018 and his tenure coordinating defenses is the second longest at San Jose State in the last 50 years. At this point, Derrick Odum fits all the requirements Fisch has and he has been mentioned to us a few times in the past 24 hours, so we're moving him to the top spot.Ĭurrent Position: San Jose State Defensive Coordinator Derrick Odumġ996-97 University of Utah graduate assistantġ998-99 University of Montana secondary coachĢ000-02 Utah State University secondary coachĢ003-04 University of Houston secondary coachĢ005-07 University of Utah safeties coachĢ015 Oregon State University defensive backs coachĢ016 Oregon State University safeties coachĢ017 San Jose State University defensive coordinatorĢ018-21 San José State University associate head coach/defensive coordinatorĭerrick Odum accepted the position of defensive coordinator with the San Jose State University football program in December 2016. We also added Joe Salave'a because he fits the profile, would be able to call his plays, and is in a position at Oregon where his head coach is rumored for other jobs every year.
We added Ron English because he fits the profile, though we are skeptical due to the fact that he would push Chuck Cecil back to an analyst. Ole Miss co-defensive coordinator Charlie Partridge has a connection to Fisch, but no west coast experience and Fisch was adamant that will be required. For instance, it is hard to imagine Fisch naming a guy like SDSU Defensive Coordinator Kurt Mattix midweek if Mattix still has another game to call. We also have added Boise State Defensive Coordinator Spencer Danielson, who has connections to a few members of Arizona's coaching staff.ġ1/29 Update: We've made some adjustments based on what Fisch outlined as his requirements.
We have moved Bert Watts and Chris Partridge up after some recent chatter. Sources indicate to that the search for a new coordinator started before Brown was even announced to UMass and the job will likely be filled by the end of this week.ġ1/24 Update: We've removed Vic Fangio because the timing does not match up and there's simply no guarantee he will be fired.
Somebody that is going to absolutely go out there and harvest talent, find talent, search for talent, and really make sure we continue to bring in great players.” “We’re going to look for a great talent developer and a great recruiter. "Now we have to find guys that are going to improve upon taking the ball away, red zone defense, continuing to develop the talent we have,” Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch said. Arizona is looking for a new defensive coordinator after Don Brown was named the new head coach of UMass.