Auburn’s defensive coordinator for the 2022 season is heading out west.
Coach [autotag]Jeff Schmedding[/autotag], who served as the Tigers’ defensive coordinator under coach Bryan Harsin and then under interim coach Cadillac Williams, is set to become the defensive coordinator at Washington State, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Schmedding will serve under Cougars head coach Jake Dickert.
Schmedding first came to Auburn as a linebackers coach in 2021 when head coach Bryan Harsin got hired. Harsin had previously worked with Schmedding at Boise State from 2019-20, where he served as both the linebackers coach and the defensive coordinator. Schmedding earned the distinction of being the only Harsin staffer retained at the end of 2022 when the team fired Harsin toward the end of the season, and he continued his job under Williams when the team went 2-2 to close out the year.
The Cougars weren’t too bad on defense in 2022, finishing the year ranked No. 38 in the nation in total defense, but Schmedding will look to improve a defensive unit that went 7-6 on the season and lost is bowl game to Fresno State.
Sources: Washington State is finalizing a deal to make Jeff Schmedding the school’s new defensive coordinator. He’s the former DC at Auburn and has coordinated at Boise State and Eastern Washington.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 8, 2023
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