Kenwick Thompson has been considered one of Derek Mason’s most trusted assistants during his two-year tenure at Vanderbilt.
But it seems that Mason will have to make due without him, based on a report coming from Thayer Evans of Sports Illustrated:
Vanderbilt assoc. HC & LBs coach Kenwick Thompson is new DC for East Carolina HC Scottie Montgomery per source.
— Thayer Evans (@ThayerEvansCR) December 22, 2015
Thompson was the associate head coach at Vanderbilt and was in charge of a very productive LB corp.
He will reportedly get the chance to be a defensive coordinator at East Carolina, which is a position held by Derek Mason himself at Vanderbilt.
Thompson was a defensive coordinator at San Jose State and long-time defensive assistant at Cal prior to coming to Vanderbilt with Mason in 2014.
Nick Cole is a former print journalist with several years of experience covering the SEC. Born and raised in SEC country, he has taken in the game-day experience at all 14 stadiums.
