DCC: Justin Wilcox
He is the current DC at USC which is going through a "coaching change." Wilcox is 39 years old and considered one of the best young defensive coaches in the country.
He was Sarks DC at Washington and transformed that defense into one of the best in the country. He followed him down to USC and has done an awesome job with their defense this year. There are reports that new HC Clay Helton plans to shake up the staff.
His loose connection to Michigan would be that both Tim Drevno and John Baxter spent time coaching with him at USC. As I said, very loose connection to our staff but he's a young, by all accounts talented, defensive coordinator with linebacker coaching experience who's currently with a team going through coaching turnover.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:02 PM ^
Wilcox sucks, dude.
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December 2nd, 2015 at 4:03 PM ^
I wouldn't mind Wilcox. I really like young, intense coaches that are highly regarded X's and O's guys.
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December 2nd, 2015 at 4:04 PM ^
Can he keep up with the JH pace??? If so, sounds like a good option assuming he is getting broomed and it sure couldn't hurt with recruiting the west coast kids.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:04 PM ^
Thank god this is only a DC we lost and we don't have to go through the whole coaching search again. Threads like these make me cry...
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December 2nd, 2015 at 4:04 PM ^
Was terrible at Washington and is gergesque at usc.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:08 PM ^
As Steve Sarkisian's defensive coordinator at the University of Washington, Wilcox took a defense that ranked 108th in the nation and turned it into the 39th ranked unit in his first year.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:08 PM ^
You serious?
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:10 PM ^
And then got fired for giving up a million points in his bowl game. Has usc stopped anyone this year.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:12 PM ^
Don't know who you're talking about...
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:17 PM ^
Better chance at hiring Tosh Lupol than we do Wilcox....
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:17 PM ^
DCC: whoever the hell Harbaugh thinks is right for the job
The end.
December 2nd, 2015 at 5:02 PM ^
^^^^^
So we all know to look up to see what "this" is. At least I think that's proper blog etiquette. Maybe the grammer police know.
December 2nd, 2015 at 5:57 PM ^
*Grammar.
Had to do it.
December 2nd, 2015 at 10:27 PM ^
*Gramma. Had to behave for her (especially when I didn't behave for mom).
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:17 PM ^
Please make these threads stop. The board is completely unreadable today.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:18 PM ^
May take our job, since down the road he probably will have a better chance to get a HC gig!
December 2nd, 2015 at 5:58 PM ^
Found myself wondering wtf he was thinking about, then realized I probably didn't want to know.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:22 PM ^
How can I become a moderator?
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:27 PM ^
Rub a stuffed animal in Brian's face.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
"Justin" doesnt sound like a name with much experience behind it.
December 7th, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
"Justin" first became a popular name in the 1970s, which means that the first wave of "Justins" is 35-45 years old. That's plenty old to have good coordinator experience, especially for an ambitious, fast-rising coach. Remember, Durkin is only 37.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:33 PM ^
I've watched a few USC games, despite having just loads of ridiculous talent USC's defense has been pretty inconsistent at stopping people. Part of that is the Pac12 is a pretty good offensive conference put part should also be shouldered by the staff.
They got shredded by the 3 really good offensive teams they played, Stanford, ND and Oregon all put up 40+ points on them.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
When Baxter and Drevno were hired...I sang their praises because I saw the amazing things they did at USC. On the other side of the coin, Wilcox will likely be let go by Helton because he is just terrible. This will not happen under Harbaugh...ever.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^
Haven't found them yet.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:58 PM ^
Wilcox is a shoe-in to get fired at the end of the year. I have a number of USC friends and they all can't wait. Imagine all of the talent of Michigan's D, and none of the results. That's USC. They've gotten torn up all year despite having 5* guys at virtually every position.
December 2nd, 2015 at 5:00 PM ^
I thought gruden was a great suggestion. Couldnt believe it got shot down :(
December 2nd, 2015 at 7:30 PM ^
LOL NOPE
December 2nd, 2015 at 7:30 PM ^
LOL NOPE
December 2nd, 2015 at 7:30 PM ^
LOL NOPE