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Florida State has officially hired a new safeties coach.
The Noles are bringing in Evan Cooper from Nebraska to serve in that position. FSU made that announcement on Saturday morning.
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Cooper joins Florida State alongside new defensive coordinator Tony White. That duo worked under Matt Rhule at Nebraska during the 2023 season. Cooper also has ties to FSU defensive line coach Terrance Knighton. Cooper and Knighton were teammates together at Temple.
“I’m happy to have Evan Cooper joining our Nole Family,” Mike Norvell said in a statement. “It’s great to have another Dade County native back working in his home state. Our safeties will benefit from his experience and expertise, and he will be a tremendous collaborator with Tony White, Patrick Surtain, and the rest of our defensive staff to reestablish the dominant defense Florida State is known for. I’m incredibly excited for the future here at Florida State.”
Cooper is the latest hire in what has been an offseason full of coaching turnover for the Noles. That’s to be expected following a 2-10 season at Florida State that featured just 1 ACC victory.
Cooper said he’s excited to uphold Florida State’s “DBU legacy” in his new role.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
