The Texas Longhorns continue to make changes to Steve Sarkisian's coaching staff.
the Longhorns will not retain nickels coach Keynodo Hudson after he spent two years on Steve Sarkisian's staff. He previously held a role as a defensive analyst. This is just the latest change to the Texas coaching staff since the end of the regular season, as the sidelines will look much different next year.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian looks on before a game against the Michigan Wolverines at Camping World Stadium. | Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images Along with not retaining Hudson, the Longhorns fired defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski, defensive backs coach Duane Akina and running backs coach Chad Scott. In return, the team hired defensive coordinator Will Mushcamp and running backs coach Jabbar Juluke along with bringing back Blake Gideon to the defensive staff, per Inside Texas.Hudson also had coached at Florida Atlantic , Illinois and Western Kentucky . Sarkisian has already addressed the departure of Kwiatkowski and Akina, and will certainly speak on the other changes later this offseason. “We appreciate all that Pete Kwiatkowski has done for the program in his five years coordinating our defense and are grateful for Duane Akina’s efforts in returning to the program this past year,” said Sarkisian. “They are both tremendous coaches and people who worked extremely hard for Texas Football and the players they coached. We have had a great deal of success, are thankful for the roles they played in that, and wish them the best." “At this time, we just felt it was best for our program to move in a different direction, and having the opportunity to hire Will Muschamp provides us the leadership to take our defense to another level. Will is a guy I’ve known for a long time, always admired and is as good of a defensive mind and coach as I’ve ever coached against. His defenses are relentless; he absolutely gets the best out of his staff and players and is such an extremely well-respected coach. I know Longhorn Nation knows him well, he led some incredible defenses here on the Forty, and I’m so fired up to be bringing him back to Texas. He’ll be an awesome addition to our staff.”Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7
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