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UTSA hires longtime SEC assistant Tyrone Nix as defensive coordinator

Feb 03, 2020, 10:33 PM

UTSA football coach Jeff Traylor has hired former SEC defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix to lead the Roadrunners defense, per reports. With the hire, Traylor’s first staff with the Roadrunners is complete.

UTSA hires longtime SEC assistant Tyrone Nix as defensive coordinator

UTSA football will hire longtime collegiate assistant Tyrone Nix as its newest defensive coordinator. The news was first reported by FootballScoop.

Nix has a wealth of experience as a defensive coordinator at the FBS level. The 47-year old coach got his first shot under his college coach, Jeff Bower, at Southern Miss in 2001. Two years later, he was a finalist for the Broyles Award. 

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