Former SEC assistant Tyrone Nix has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation at UT-San Antonio.

The Roadrunners were without Nix as they played UTEP on Saturday, and the school released the following statement. Nix is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

Nix came to San Antonio after spending the 2019 season as the outside linebackers coach at Ole Miss. His position group combined to produce 19 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks and 15 quarterback hurries. Last season was Nix’s second stint with the Ole Miss program after he was on the Rebels’ staff from 2008-11 as the defensive coordinator under Houston Nutt, according to his UTSA bio.

Nix spent the 2017 campaign as a defensive analyst at Texas A&M.

Nix’s first season in the SEC was in 2005 at South Carolina when he was co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under head coach Steve Spurrier.

He was promoted to assistant head coach and defensive coordinator/linebackers coach prior to the 2006 campaign and South Carolina’s defense gave up just 18.7 points per game that season, an improvement of 4.5 fewer points per game allowed than the previous year despite returning just one starter to his defense.

In 2007, the Gamecocks led the SEC and ranked fifth nationally in pass defense. Two players, All-America cornerback Johnathan Joseph and safety Ko Simpson, were selected in the NFL Draft.