Mississippi State’s defensive coordinator search may come to a conclusion soon.

According to a report by Football Scoop, Dan Mullen may be eyeing former Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads as his choice to fill the vacancy:

Rhoads spent the last seven seasons at Iowa State, leading the Cyclones to a 32-55 record before being removed from his duties.

Prior to being a head coach, Rhoads was the defensive coordinator at Auburn in 2008, which followed a stint in the same role at Pittsburgh from 2000-07.

He is looking to replace former Bulldogs DC Manny Diaz, who recently left Starkville to serve on Mark Richt’s staff at Miami.