The Seminoles have made another addition to their coaching staff.
Florida State has hired NFL and college coaching veteran Evan Cooper as the football program's safeties coach, FSU head coach Mike Norvell announced Saturday.
The 2023 Nebraska defense, with Cooper serving as the defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach, produced four All-Big Ten defensive backs. The quartet was led by Tommi Hill, whose 13 passes defended were the most in the conference. Hill also ranked third in the Big Ten with nine pass breakups while posting the conference's fifth-highest individual interceptions total.
"I'm excited to join the Florida State football program," Cooper said. "FSU has an elite history among the best programs in college football, and I'm looking forward to working with Coach Norvell and the rest of the staff. I can't wait to get started with our players and contribute to upholding the DBU legacy."
Cooper spent three seasons at Baylor and helped lead a major transformation in the program that resulted in a trip to the Sugar Bowl in his last year in Waco. He spent the 2017 season as the Bears' director of player personnel before joining the on-field staff working with the secondary and defensive line in 2018. In 2019, he was promoted to cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator and helped the Bears post an 11-3 record with an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game and Sugar Bowl.
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