Former Notre Dame linebacker and captain Maurice Crum has been a sought-after college coach over the past decade. Many see him as having a bright future, including Lane Kiffin. We know Kiffin thinks highly of him because Krum reportedly has been hired as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Ole Miss. This comes after he’s spent the past five years at Western Kentucky, most recently as defensive coordinator:
Ole Miss is expected to hire Western Kentucky DC Maurice Crum as co-DC and linebackers coach, sources tell @on3sports.
Crum, a former star linebacker and team captain at Notre Dame, is viewed as one of the nation’s top up-and-coming defensive coaches.https://t.co/k5bN5NhJoE
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) February 17, 2022
Crum played for the Irish from 2005 to 2008. Over 38 career games, he had 248 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, eight sacks and six forced fumbles. His lone touchdown came via fumble return in the Irish’s 2007 road win over UCLA. He returned to the Irish as a graduate assistant in 2015 before taking off for his lone season on the staff at Indiana State.
Congratulations to Crum for landing his most high-profile coaching job yet. Here’s hoping this is the next stop on his way to leading his own program.
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