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Defensive Coordinator Search

Deac94 said:
The Sawvel to Wake rumor has spread as far as the Minnesota message boards. I'm curious how much of this most recent wave of speculation relates to redwing22's post a few pages back. I know that the BSD guys tweeted about the Sawvel rumors, presumably based on redwing's post, and it's likely spread from there. Is anyone hearing Sawvel chatter that is unrelated to redwing22's post?
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It will be funny (kind of) if it turns out that the guy with Clawson at the restaurant was just his cousin in for a weekend visit.
 
Bleacher report notification says Wake finalizing deal with Jay Sawvel


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Barton Simmons ‏@bartonsimmons 9m9 minutes ago
Breaking: #WakeForest finalizing deal for Jay Sawvel to become new DC per source. Really strong hire by Clawson:
 
I'm fairly pleased with this hire. Getting a DC coming from another P5 job where it seems he had good results is pretty good I think. I watched some of Minnesota's bowl game vs. Wash St. and his defense sure handled Mike Leach's offense which usually is pretty potent.
 
WakeForestRanger said:
http://247sports.com/Bolt/Sources-Jay-Sawvel-to-become-Wake-Forest-defensive-coordinator-50616912
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Since his arrival at Minnesota in 2011, Sawvel has regularly put together some of the best passing defenses in the Big Ten and the country. He has developed three NFL draft picks in that time with Cedric Thompson and Brock Vereen each joining Murray as draft picks out of the Gophers secondary. Only five college football teams have produced NFL draft picks out of the secondary in each of the past three years.

Sawvel is also respected as a strong recruiter and evaluator as part of a staff known for its ability to find diamonds in the rough.
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Eric Murray WI 2* to 5th round pick http://247sports.com/Player/Eric-Murray-14564
Cedric Thompson CA 2* to 5th round pick http://247sports.com/Player/Cedric-Thompson-10167
Brock Vereen CA 3* to 4th round pick http://247sports.com/Player/Brock-Vereen-2953

Yes please. That's three draft picks he coached who are lower rated than most of our incoming class. Vereen is Shane Vereen's little brother.
 
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liveanddiedeac said:
I'm fairly pleased with this hire. Getting a DC coming from another P5 job where it seems he had good results is pretty good I think. I watched some of Minnesota's bowl game vs. Wash St. and his defense sure handled Mike Leach's offense which usually is pretty potent.
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"Fairly pleased"? C'mon, this is a home run hire by just about any metric. We are scoring a great recruiter and great defensive coach.
 
wfumike02 said:
Sorry I don't enjoy having my time wasted.
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Hey guys, respect the biz. When I see wfumike02, now that's the name of a no-nonsense taskmaster. This dude is in his mid-thirties and doesn't have time for any funny business.
 
Commitments from a P5 DC and the NC OPOY in the same day. That's a pretty good Tuesday.
 
Very, very excited for this hire. As noted above, he looks to be a strong recruiter and based on PH's post, a developer of talent.

We are building something special with our football program. I anticipate us to have a lot of top-8 ACC finishes and to be a regular bowl team for the majority of the next decade.

The money that is currently being pumped into the program is at an all time high and the results are on the way.

Go Deacs
 
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