It didn’t take long for former Michigan State defensive tackles coach Ron Burton to find a new home.
The veteran coach has been hired by Indiana as its new defensive line coach according to Taylor Lehman of thehoosier.com, Rivals’ Indiana site.
Indiana will hire former Michigan State defensive tackles coach Ron Burton as its new defensive line coach, per a source. #iufb
— Taylor Lehman (@TaylorRLehman) February 13, 2020
New coach Mel Tucker has yet to begin assembling his new staff, but it looks as if former members of Mark Dantonio’s staff are busy looking for new work. Former wide receivers coach–and for one year assistant defensive backs coach–Terrance Samuel was hired by UNLV earlier in the week to be their wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.
Burton joined Dantonio’s MSU staff via Air Force for the 2013 season. After spending his first four seasons at MSU coaching the entire defensive line, Burton shifted his focus to the defensive tackles in 2017. Under Burton’s watch the Michigan State defensive line was very successful. Michigan State led the Big Ten in rushing defense in both 2017 and 2018. Burton had defensive linemen earn 13 All-Big Ten honors during his career at MSU, including 2013 Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year Shilique Calhoun. Four Spartan defensive lineman that Burton coaches have played in the NFL and Malik McDowell was drafted in 2017, but never played a game in the NFL due to an injury suffered after the draft.
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