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Message: [QUOTE="Jimdish255, post: 5329557, member: 137"] [FONT=georgia][B][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]"A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"[/COLOR][/B][/FONT] [B][U]Diaco’s Year-by-Year Coaching History[/U][/B] [FONT=trebuchet ms][COLOR=rgb(71, 85, 119)]1996-1997: Iowa (Graduate Assistant) 1999-2000: Western Illinois (Running Backs Coach and Special Teams) 2001: Eastern Michigan (Running Backs Coach and Special Teams) 2002: Eastern Michigan (Linebackers Coach and Special Teams) 2003: Eastern Michigan (Outside Linebackers Coach and Special Teams) 2004: Western Michigan (Linebackers Coach and Special Teams) 2005: Central Michigan (Co-Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach) 2006-2008: Virginia (Linebackers Coach and Special Teams) 2009: Cincinnati (Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach) 2010-2011: Notre Dame (Defensive Coordinator and Inside Linebackers Coach) 2012-2013: Notre Dame (Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator) 2014-2016: UConn (Head Coach) 2017: Nebraska (Defensive Coordinator) 2018: Oklahoma (Outside Linebackers Coach) 2019: Louisiana Tech (Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach) 2020: Purdue (Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach) 2022-2023: New Jersey General (Defensive Line Coach) 2023-2025: LSU (Special Teams and Outside Linebackers Coach) 2025-Present: North Carolina (Defensive Line Coach)[/COLOR][/FONT] Same old story... The Purdue football defense in 2020 played under new Defensive Coordinator [B]Bob Diaco[/B], who was hired after the previous season's defensive struggles. The defense had significant challenges, particularly against power run games in the Big Ten, and relied heavily on defensive line play from players like [URL='https://www.google.com/search?num=10&cs=0&sca_esv=7fc613d9cd9ef286&sxsrf=AE3TifNIOWYO_kSf_x3gUsf8Es06iwVpNQ%3A1756847633530&q=George+Karlaftis&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0y_O4_7qPAxXtKVkFHVgeAMkQxccNegQIBRAB&mstk=AUtExfAkFseWI_5s0IAcwvNUIZx36lJ2HUqr4TfOsweW4MqTM3o8QobxDIKKTtf8lgFpNZeBvFcEbyXiqY5ooXa7ryZXLaY_1EBWIv3rUMSGKjt4uUTFiY6TF-ymyq-2rqqO1AdDDKH3WJ4odVsCEfcrOq8WYdRRavPDwd6oZR74qSpMa6tzSiOjhmw5ox-wqDWXC5B7ckYx3xCb5FY3XxSQn8ejhohlKFL8Apn-AMJR5__OGUjbnknE-2RtuAim_F61jbHeOtiQfk0wGEvWY_PSZEtj&csui=3']George Karlaftis[/URL] and the leadership of veteran [URL='https://www.google.com/search?num=10&cs=0&sca_esv=7fc613d9cd9ef286&sxsrf=AE3TifNIOWYO_kSf_x3gUsf8Es06iwVpNQ%3A1756847633530&q=Lorenzo+Neal&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0y_O4_7qPAxXtKVkFHVgeAMkQxccNegQIBRAC&mstk=AUtExfAkFseWI_5s0IAcwvNUIZx36lJ2HUqr4TfOsweW4MqTM3o8QobxDIKKTtf8lgFpNZeBvFcEbyXiqY5ooXa7ryZXLaY_1EBWIv3rUMSGKjt4uUTFiY6TF-ymyq-2rqqO1AdDDKH3WJ4odVsCEfcrOq8WYdRRavPDwd6oZR74qSpMa6tzSiOjhmw5ox-wqDWXC5B7ckYx3xCb5FY3XxSQn8ejhohlKFL8Apn-AMJR5__OGUjbnknE-2RtuAim_F61jbHeOtiQfk0wGEvWY_PSZEtj&csui=3']Lorenzo Neal[/URL]. The overall season saw the defense ranked poorly, with hopes for future improvement placed on younger players and [B]the ability to[/B] [B]adapt to Diaco's scheme[/B]. [/QUOTE]

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