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Miami reportedly focused on Minnesota assistant for next defensive coordinator
By Sydney Hunte
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Miami parted ways with defensive coordinator Lance Guidry after 2 seasons.
Now, the Hurricanes are reportedly looking to the Big Ten for his replacement, with Minnesota DC Corey Hetherman a lead candidate, according to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz.
Hetherman joined the Minnesota staff ahead of the 2024 season after 2 seasons at Rutgers. Under him, the Golden Gophers allowed 285.7 yards per game, fifth-lowest in FBS, and 16.9 points, the ninth-fewest in the country. That’s a massive turnaround from 2023, when they yielded 368.4 yards and 26.7 points an outing.
Prior to Minnesota, Hetherman was linebackers coach at Rutgers for a pair of seasons and defensive coordinator at James Madison for 3 seasons. While at James Madison, he led the No. 2 ranked defense in FCS in 2021 and was named the AFCA FCS Assistant Coach of the Year for his effort.
Miami opened the 2024 season at 9-0 and in position for a possible College Football Playoff berth, but dropped 3 of its last 4 to finish 10-3 — including a 42-41 loss to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.
The Hurricanes were second in the ACC with 327.2 yards allowed per game but gave up 25.3 points, 9th in the conference. They allowed 31 or more points 6 times.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
