Just days after former defensive coordinator Tyler Santucci left for the NFL, Brent Key has found a new defensive coordinator for Georgia Tech. Former Texas saf

Blake Gideon, the safeties coach for the Longhorns since 2021, will be the defensive coordinator for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. In a social media post, Gideon called the week leading up to the announcement "the most exciting and most difficult week of my career.

After coaching the safeties at Texas for four seasons, Gideon has reportedly been selected to become Georgia Tech's next defensive coordinator.

It was reported throughout the week that Georgia Tech was going to hire Texas safeties coach Blake Gideon as its new defensive coordinator, but the Yellow Jacke

For players, the maxim frequently employed by Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian means awards and favorable NFL Draft positioning. For coaches, it means the opportunity for advancement, and that’s the opportunity that safeties coach Blake Gideon received and accepted on Thursday in leaving his alma mater to become the new defensive coordinator for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,