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MSU football reportedly ‘expected’ to hire former Indiana co-DC Chad Wilt

Michigan State football is reportedly expected to hire a former Big Ten defensive coordinator as an assistant coach

Michigan State football is reportedly expected to hire a former Big Ten defensive coordinator as an assistant coach.

Former Indiana co-defensive coordinator Chad Wilt is reportedly expected to be hired as a defensive assistant by new head coach Jonathan Smith. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports broke the staffing news on Wednesday morning.

Wilt joined Indiana’s staff as co-defensive coordinator in 2022 and before that worked as a defensive line coach at Minnesota for two seasons in 2020 and 2021. He worked with new Michigan State defensive coordinator Joe Rossi while at Minnesota.

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Michigan State football: Five defensive coordinator options as hire nears

Five candidates for the Michigan State defensive coordinator job as the hire looms near:

Just as Alan Haller’s search for a new football coach was tight lipped, Jonathan Smith’s search for a defensive coordinator has been very hush hush and close to the vest.

The clock is ticking for Smith to make a hire because the transfer portal is going crazy and the early signing period is less than two weeks away.

Naturally, the list of defensive coordinator candidates has shrunk, and Smith is homing in on specific candidates as he will looks to lock-in his defensive staff as the big recruiting month rolls along.

Let’s take a look, based on some educated guessing and intel from sourcing Spartans Wire has obtained, at which five candidates could be on Smith’s shortlist: