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Spenser Davis | 1 day ago
Iowa
linebackers coach Seth Wallace is expected to be a candidate for major
defensive coordinator openings in this cycle of the coaching carousel,
according to a report.
That’s per ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, who
says Wallace, 41, could be a candidate to replace Clark Lea at Notre Dame. Lea
is expected to be the next head coach at Vanderbilt.
Indiana’s defensive coordinator position
is also vacant, as Kane Wommack took the South Alabama head coaching job
earlier this week.
Iowa’s
defense has been one of the best in the Big Ten this season. It’s a key reason
why the Hawkeyes are on a six-game winning streak heading into Championship
Weekend.
Wallace has been the linebackers coach at
Iowa since 2016 and has been on staff since 2014. He was previously the
Hawkeyes’ recruiting coordinator and has also coached defensive backs and the
defensive line. Wallace served as a graduate assistant from 2006-08.
Prior to re-joining the Iowa coaching
staff in 2014, Wallace was the defensive coordinator at Valdosta State from
2010-13. In 2012, he
helped Valdosta State win the NCAA Division II national title with a 12-2
overall record.
Wallace is an Iowa native and attended
Grinnell High School. In
his playing days, he was a team captain at Coe College, which is located
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
