Georgia Tech’s Nix Leaving For Miami
Lost in the shuffle over the weekend was the news that Georgia Tech’s Patrick Nix will be leaving Tech to be the offensive coordinator at the University of Miami.
From ESPN.com:
“Nix has been offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech for the last three seasons, taking over playcalling responsibilities from Chan Gailey this year.
“I am honored to be the new offensive coordinator,” Nix said Friday night in a statement released by the school. “It’s a great opportunity to coach at one of the top college football programs in the country.”
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The loss of Nix as the OC for the Yellow Jackets means they will travel to South Bend to open the season with a new quarterback, new #1 wide receiver, and new offensive coordinator which bodes well for the Irish who will be breaking in three new defensive line starters and two new defensive backs along with new defensive coordinator Corwin Brown.
Notre Dame is going to have a lot of new faces to start next year and will have a lot of questions to answer on both sides of the ball. Having a team coming in with a new OC and QB definitely beats the hell out of having to play a team with an established QB in a familiar offense – even if Tech fans are glad to see someone else under center besides Reggie Ball.
The only down side for the Irish and Brown will be a relative lack of film to study in preparation. Last year when Nix took over the play calling from Gailey the Irish weren’t exactly sure what to expect and this year will be much the same for Notre Dame in terms or preparation.
[tags]Notre Dame Football, Georgia Tech, Patrick Nix, Corwin Brown[/tags]
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