Notre Dame is looking at the right personnel to hire for the 2025 season. That includes on the defensive side, especially after the departure of coordinator and Broyles Award winner Al Golden. The hope is their latest hire will be up to the stands Golden set.
The Irish reportedly have hired Jevaughn Codlin as a defensive analyst. He most recently worked at West Virginia as an assistant secondary coach. That means he likely will most closely work with Irish defensive backs coaches Mike Mickens and Marty Biagi in addition to new defensive coordinator Chris Ash.
Codlin previously worked as a graduate assistant on the staff at Emporia State. This came off a playing career at Kansas Wesleyan and one year professionally with the Indoor Football League’s Spokane Shock.
Those working in college football mainly if not unanimously have a positive impression of Codlin, and he could be a force in the distant future:
Notre Dame is hiring former West Virginia assistant secondary coach Jevaughn Codlin as an analyst, a source tells @247Sports/@CBSSports.
Codlin is considered a rising star by those in the profession. He helped coach those like WVU All-American Beanie Bishop in 2023 and was often… pic.twitter.com/Ip8NlvyiF4
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) February 17, 2025
Here’s hoping Marcus Freeman got the perfect addition to his staff.
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