Per multiple reports Thursday, Missouri football is expected to hire Miami’s Derek Nicholson as its next linebackers coach.

Nicholson replaces D.J. Smith, Mizzou's former linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator, who departed in December to become the defensive coordinator at Appalachian State.

Missouri is bringing aboard a former Miami co-defensive coordinator to coach its linebacker room this coming season.

Mizzou’s staff is reportedly whole again. Missouri football is expected to hire Miami’s Derek Nicholson as its next linebackers coach, per a report Thursday morning from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

The Missouri Tigers are expected to hire Miami linebackers coach and Co-defensive coordinator Derek Nicholson as their next linebackers coach, according to a report by Pete Thamel of ESPN.

Missouri linebackers Chuck Hicks and Corey Flagg are out of eligibility and Brayshawn Littlejohn transferred out of the program. Triston Newson can return to the Tigers if he desires, thanks to a new ...

He returned to Louisville for three seasons before being hired at Miami. To this point, Smith is the only departure from Missouri's coaching staff since the end of the regular season. Nicholson's ...

Missouri officially announced it has hired former Miami linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator Derek Nicholson to serve as the Tigers’ linebackers coach. Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz is ...