Athlon: The Big Ten's Top 10 Assistant Coach Hires for 2016 (Other Key Hires: MN)

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per Athlon:

The Big Ten’s coaching carousel was an active one in the assistant ranks this offseason, as 12 out of the league’s 14 teams experienced some staff changes for 2016. While head coach hires often have a bigger impact, key assistant hires are just as critical. Michigan and Ohio State were once again the big winners this offseason. The addition of Don Brown (Michigan) and Greg Schiano (Ohio State) should ensure both teams remain at the top of the league in defense. However, Indiana’s hire of Tom Allen from South Florida should be a huge boost for coach Kevin Wilson’s defense. Maryland’s Walt Bell and Penn State’s Joe Moorhead are just two of the offseason’s top hires on the offensive side of the ball.

Other Key Assistant Hires in the Big Ten

Mark Hagen, Defensive Line Coach, Indiana
Jay Johnson, Offensive Coordinator, Minnesota
Jim Leonhard, Defensive Backs Coach, Wisconsin
Bart Miller, Offensive Line, Minnesota
Hardy Nickerson, Defensive Coordinator, Illinois
Brent Pry, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Penn State

http://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-tens-top-10-assistant-coach-hires-2016

Go Gophers!!

 

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Bart seemed to get a lot of love from Wisc fans who thought he was really great and just an unfortunate casualty when Andersen was hired. Here is hoping that is true.