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Legend returns to coach Longhorns defensive backs
Duane Akina is returning to the Forty Acres to lead the Texas Longhorns safety room, replacing Blake Gideon and Terry Joseph.
Steve Sarkisian is hiring legendary assistant coach Duane Akina to replace the departing Terry Joseph as safeties coach for the Texas Longhorns, sources confirm to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.
Akina was the defensive backs coach on the Forty Acres under Mack Brown from 2001-2013, overseeing the Horns’ claim as DBU thanks to products such as Michael Huff, Aaron Ross, and Nathan Vasher.
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