New Maryland coach Mike Locksley is reaching into the NFL ranks to find his next defensive coordinator.
Per InsideMDSports.com, the Terps are soon to announce the hire of Jon Hoke to lead the team’s defense. If that last name sounds a bit familiar to Big Ten fans, you’d be correct in pegging him as the older brother of former Michigan head coach Brady Hoke.
The elder Hoke has a pretty hefty resume of his own that includes a stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as defensive backs coach the past three seasons. While the majority of his recent resume has been spent in the NFL -- notably with the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears -- Hoke is no stranger to the college game having served as defensive coordinator under Steve Spurrier both at Florida and South Carolina.
He replaces Andy Buh, who was not retained by Locklsey and left anyway to take the defensive coordinator position at Rutgers.
It will be slightly interesting to see Hoke’s hire will shift the responsibilities any from some of Locksley’s previous hires as Cory Robinson was already announced as defensive backs coach.
