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).