Thursday morning Missouri reportedly hired Miami (FL) linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator Derek Nicholson to replace D.J. Smith, who left the program in December to be the defensive ...

hiring Miami co-DC and linebackers coach Derek Nicholson. D.J. Smith, the Tigers' former linebackers coach/co-DC, left Missouri for a defensive coordinator job with Appalachian State, his alma mater.

Nicholson will be replacing D.J. Smith, who was the linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator for Missouri last season.Smith held that role since 2019, having since added the titles of ...

D.J. Smith, the Tigers’ former linebackers coach/co-DC, left Mizzou for a defensive coordinator job with Appalachian State, his alma mater. Nicholson spent the past two seasons at Miami ...

University of Missouri head football coach Eliah Drinkwitz announced Thursday that Derek Nicholson will join the Tigers football program and serve as an assistant coach. Nicholson will coach Mizzou’s ...