Twitter: New Secondary Coach

[ShortRound]

 

[Risen Star]

 

[Zordon]

He was ranked one of the top recruiters in the country last season by 247. In the link below, you can see that Ags fans are upset that he's leaving. (Remember when Kris Richard left their fans on their forum were either indifferent or happy he was gone).

https://texags.com/forums/5/topics/3088705

 

[ShortRound]

Well I’m glad MM isn’t sitting around watching the playoffs like us, he’s has a very busy first week. Like it already.

 

[Rockport]

what is the Jerry connection? You must have some insider info that isn’t commonly known.

He’s just being a smart ***. That’s his shtick here.

 

[fairviewfarmer]

This is great! "Mo" is a friend of mine from his days at Iowa State University as a DB coach. Congrats "Mo"!

 

[Gaede]

Ohhh videos!

In all seriousness, love that they brought in some fresh blood for the DBs.

Did this guy coach Wilson at A&M?

 

[Silver N Blue]

Well I’m glad MM isn’t sitting around watching the playoffs like us, he’s has a very busy first week. Like it already.

I think is is time for someone to post a thread of official position hires.

 

[Zordon]

Iowa State beat writer...

 

[DuncanIso]

Well I’m glad MM isn’t sitting around watching the playoffs like us, he’s has a very busy first week. Like it already.

maybe he can find time to call Dak today.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I'm still giddy that McCarthy is choosing his own staff!

 

[Teague31]

Can be actually teach someone to look for the ball?

 

[NorthTexan95]

Ohhh videos!

In all seriousness, love that they brought in some fresh blood for the DBs.

Did this guy coach Wilson at A&M?

I agree. We definitely need a balance of older coaches and younger coaches.

 

[lkelly]

It’s high time that Dallas finally hired a linguist to help translate Jerry’s gibberish.

 

[roy31]

I'm still giddy that McCarthy is choosing his own staff!

But if it doesn’t work... all you will hear is how Jerry always picks the staff.. I know Jerry deserves a lot of the blame for the last 25 years .. but whenever something goes wrong it’s usually on Jerry... I guess he puts himself out there .. so I guess it is what it is

 

[jazzcat22]

Well I’m glad MM isn’t sitting around watching the playoffs like us, he’s has a very busy first week. Like it already.

oh no, Rodgers will be disappointed MM will not see him get his butt whipped today and lose. too bad.

 

[jazzcat22]

It’s high time that Dallas finally hired a linguist to help translate Jerry’s gibberish.

If someone can do that, they can do anything.

 

[KingintheNorth]

I like it.

Donovan Wilson probably likes it as well.

 

[jazzcat22]

Will McCarthy simplify the coaching staff.

So if Linguist is a secondary coach, but more like an assistant. Then MM has a true secondary coach. Does that mean we won't have a S coach, and a CB coach and a defensive assistant also.
Same for the DL, is Tomsula the entire DL coach, maybe have on guy to help there. Or will a defensive assistant help both groups. As we had a DT coach and a DE coach, which was also Rod. Then an assistant also.

Under Garrett we had way to many coaches and way too many guys in the ears of players, if that was how it worked.

 

[Carson]

Can be actually teach someone to look for the ball?

From his bio, he seems damn good and has been consistent. Hopefully he brings Antoine Winfield Jr. from his Minnesota days! Kid balled out the last season

In his lone season with the Golden Gophers, Lindquist built a formidable defensive secondary despite being ravaged by injuries, which forced him to use 11 defensive backs. The Gophers ranked No. 11 nationally in passing defense (174.5 yards per game) and allowed only 16 passing touchdowns, which tied for No. 22 in the FBS.

Linguist arrived at Minnesota after spending one season at Mississippi State, where he coached the safeties. In 2016, he coached a quartet of talented players (Brandon Bryant, Kivon Coman, Mark McLaurin and Jamal Peters), who combined for seven of the Bulldogs’ 14 interceptions.

From 2014-15, Linguist was the defensive passing game coordinator at Iowa State. In 2015, he mentored freshman cornerback Brian Peavy, who earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors and was a finalist for Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year. In 2014, Linguist’s young unit picked off 10 passes as he tutored a pair of underclassmen to All-Big 12 recognition. Free safety Kamari Cotton-Moya was named the Big 12’s Defensive Freshman of the Year and sophomore cornerback Nigel Tribune was a second-team All-Big 12 selection by the Associated Press. Cotton-Moya, a first-team freshman All-America pick by the FWAA, led the team in tackles.

Linguist was the defensive passing game coordinator at Buffalo from 2012-13. He was a key contributor to Buffalo’s 8-5 record, a second-place finish in the MAC East and an appearance in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2013. The Bulls were solid on defense, especially in the secondary, as they ranked second in the MAC with 15 interceptions. Buffalo was also second in the league in scoring defense (24.4 ppg) and total defense (382.8 ypg).

One of Linguist’s star players was Najja Johnson, who earned first-team All-MAC honors at cornerback in 2013 after recording 38 career pass breakups, the second-best total in school history.

In Linguist’s first season at Buffalo (2012), his starting cornerbacks, Johnson and Cortney Lester, ranked first and second in the MAC in interceptions. The Bulls led the MAC in opponent pass completion percentage and ranked second in the conference in pass defense.

Prior to his stint at Buffalo, Linguist spent three years at James Madison, coaching the safeties, and helping the Dukes to an 8-4 regular season record and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Football Championship Series Playoffs. In addition, The Sports Network selected the James Madison 2012 recruiting class as the best in the nation (FCS).