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And with the opener just a few months away, Linguist said, "We are ready. UB kicks off the season September 2 against Wagner. “We are constantly, every day, recruiting our roster and we are confident in our ability to lay out a vision and a plan that we believe our student-athletes are going to want to be a part of, and ultimately retain those gentlemen that are in the portal and get them back on our roster.” "We've already reached out to a number of those guys," he said. The timing of former head coach Lance Leipold leaving to take the head coaching job at Kansas means Linguist has to quickly hire a coaching staff - and he says some are already on the way.Īnd he'll also have to work hard to keep some of the players on the team - with some exploring their options to transfer to other programs given the coaching change. He inherits a team that won the Mid-American Conference East division title last season, and has been bowl-eligible the past four years. The losses, the highs, the lows, the wins. "The ups, the downs - that’s where I get my healthy competitive chip from," Linguist said. He's had several stops before and after, including briefly with the University of Michigan, and before that the Dallas Cowboys, but it's been a long road to his first head coaching job. Alnutt said Linguist checked all the boxes. He said several former Bulls such as Khalil Mack and Joe Licata have reached out to him with congratulations and welcoming him back to UB.Īthletic Director Mark Alnutt had to work quickly to hire Linguist, but had already done some preliminary homework on candidates to fill Lance Leipold's position. Maurice "Mo" Linguist spent two seasons with the Bulls as an assistant under Jeff Quinn in 20. Come meet and interact with Athletic Director Mark Alnutt, Head Football Coach Maurice Mo Linguist, Mens Basketball Coach George Halcovage III, and. Michigan has also been reported to be in the mix to hire Maryland assistant George Helow and Florida coach Christian Robinson.The University at Buffalo's newest football coach arrives in Amherst familiar with the program he's taking over. While at Minnesota, Linguist also held the role of assistant head coach. According to, Mo Linguist, Buffalo’s new head coach, is taking with him a Michigan analyst. “If you are looking at an elite defensive player, you want somebody who can be aggressive to the ball and go make plays on the ball.” “Ballhawks,” Linguist replied when asked the type of safeties he wants. Former cornerback, Al Harris will work with the cornerbacks. While speaking with the media, Linguist said he will spend the majority of his time with the safeties and slot corners. A former safety at Baylor, Linguist has also coached at Valdosta State, James Madison, Buffalo, Iowa State, Minnesota and Mississippi State.Īs far as his philosophy working with defensive backs, here’s how Linguist approaches it: Before that, he coached cornerbacks at Texas A&M. Report: Michigan poaching defensive coach from MarylandĪ Texas native, Linguist is 36 years old and spent one year in the Dallas Cowboys organization. He was involved in the South Alabama HC job this year. Sam Mulford, GM and Director of Football Operations and Daniel Gaine, Defensive Recruiting Coordinator, were both out shortly after season. The Dallas native has worked at Texas A&M, Minnesota, Mississippi State and Iowa State. Sources: Dallas Cowboys defensive backs coach Maurice "Mo" Linguist expected to go to Michigan as the co-defensive coordinator.

Thamel says he’s set to join Macdonald as Michigan’s co-defensive coordinator. Though Macdonald himself is young, Michigan seems to be intent on continuing the youth movement, by adding another young defensive mind from the NFL - this time in Dallas Cowboys defensive backs coach Maurice Linguist.

It turns out, Michigan football might not be relying solely on new defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald for his defensive expertise, after all.Īccording to Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel, it appears as if the Wolverines will do like many programs have done in recent memory and have another ‘co-defensive coordinator’ oversee the defense alongside a protege. Why have one, when you can have two for twice the price?