Texas Tech is hiring Shiel Wood, the defensive coordinator of Houston, to the same position as the Red Raiders start reshaping a unit that ranked 15th in the 16-team Big 12 during the regular season. This follows the recent dismissal of Tim DeRuyter and Marcel Yates. Wood's previous experience includes stints at Tulane, Troy, and Army, with notable improvements in defensive performance wherever he coached.
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech is hiring Houston defensive coordinator Shiel Wood for the same position as the Red Raiders begin retooling a unit that finished 15th in the 16-team Big 12 in the regular season.
Wood is set to be the defensive coordinator for a fifth team in five seasons. Before Houston, he was at Tulane and Troy for a year apiece. Wood spent two seasons at Army, the second as co-defensive coordinator.The Cougars improved to 26th nationally in total defense from 112th the year before he arrived with Houston coach Willie Fritz.
“Coach Wood has a proven track record of immediately improving defenses and creating havoc with turnovers, which was exactly the philosophy we were looking for as we move forward as a program,” coach Joey McGuire said.Championship week: Clemson and UNLV could stir up title-game trouble for teams on the bubble for CFPThe Red Raiders rank 15th in the Big 12 in total defense and scoring defense, allowing 451.9 yards and 34.5 points per game.
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