The Seminoles are bringing in one of the top defensive coordinators in the country.
White, a two-time Broyles Award nominee for the nation's best assistant coach, has produced a top-25 defense in each of the last four seasons at two different schools and held opponents to 20 or fewer points 25 times, including 15 times in 24 games over the past two seasons. From 2021-24, White's defense held its opponent to less than 100 rushing yards in 25 games and 15 times held the opponent to less than 75 rushing yards.
In 2024, he followed that up with another top-20 defensive performance as the Huskers ranked 14th in rushing defense, 19th in total defense and 20th in scoring defense. Nebraska held five opponents to 10 or fewer points and six opponents to fewer than 300 yards of total offense, including limiting Ohio State to 285 yards when the Buckeyes entered the game averaging more than 500 yards of total offense.
White was the defensive coordinator at Syracuse from 2020-22, where he tutored four Freshman All-Americans and 13 All-ACC selections. The Orange were one of 12 teams to rank in the top 25 nationally in total defense in both 2021 and 2022 after the 2021 team improved 93 spots to 19th in the national total defense rankings. The 2022 team allowed 184.
White coached cornerbacks at San Diego State from 2009-17 and added recruiting coordinator duties for his final six years, helping the Aztecs win three conference championships and play in eight bowl games. San Diego State led the country with 26 interceptions in 2016 one season after grabbing 23 interceptions to rank second nationally. The 2014 and 2015 teams both ranked in the top 10 in the country in pass efficiency defense, posting the nation's No. 3 mark in 2014 and No. 10 in 2015.
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