Brent Key acknowledges he didn’t previously know Blake Gideon personally. But the former Texas safety and Texas assistant coach was someone whom Key recognized a long time ago as a coach to keep ...

Afterward, newly hired defensive coordinator Blake Gideon spoke to the media for the first time since being hired and here is everything that he had to say. 1. On being a "walk-around" coordinator ...

Tech returns five veteran defensive backs to a unit that ranked sixth in the ACC in passing defense (220.7 yards per game allowed) last season.

The hire of Blake Gideon may not see the defense and the defensive players going through a major adjustment. While the terminology used by Gideon may be different, Gideon shares many of the ...

Joseph was set to make $850,000 in 2025. Working with Akina in the secondary will be new cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey, hired away from Rutgers after Blake Gideon took the defensive coordinator job at ...

Blake Gideon also is a safety coach by trade. "Coach Gideon is probably one of the best DB coaches in the country." Peoples and Gideon are putting their knowledge together to develop the safeties.

Great person, and I know he is happy to be back in Texas!" Orphey replaces Blake Gideon, who coached safeties at Texas for the past four seasons before leaving to become the new defensive ...

Frisco Panther Creek Top247 ATH Jalen Lott is looking forward to building relationships in person with Texas' secondary staff for the first time following Terry Joseph and Blake Gideon's departures.

After Tyler Santucci left for a job with the Baltimore Ravens, Key moved quickly to hire Texas assistant coach Blake Gideon as the new defensive coordinator. The Yellow Jackets defense improved a ...