Buffalo head coach Mo Linguist.
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He is a native of Dallas and played at Baylor. He started his coaching career at the FCS level with James Madison, then got his first full time job at Valdosta State in Division II. He then coached defensive backs at Iowa State, Mississippi State, Minnesota, Michigan and Texas A&M. After a year with the Dallas Cowboys he was hired at Buffalo for the 2021 season (by Mizzou alum Mark Alnutt) to replace Lance Leipold.
He's 15-23 as a head coach. The Bulls were 77th in the nation in scoring defense and 55th in total defense last year. But before you freak out, it's Buffalo. He checks just about every box. Experience at every level of football, has coached all over, including the SEC, has ties in Texas where Mizzou wants to recruit and has been a head coach.
This would be part of an interesting trend in college football where lower level head coaches are taking Power Five assistant jobs (the North Dakota State coach went to USC to be LB coach, Kane Wommack left South Alabama to be the Bama DC). The truth is, guys at that level are finding that if they develop good players, those players leave. It's just a constant grind of trying to find under the radar guys to replace the under the radar guys you already found. Plus, a P5 coordinator job is going to pay much better. Linguist made $685,000 in 2023, which was the fourth highest in the MAC.
Not sure where things stand exactly on Linguist, but you guys have been starving for info and I trust the person that told me there's some traction here. If I get more, I'll share it.
Maurice Linguist - Head Coach - Football Coaches - University at Buffalo
Maurice Linguist is in his third season as head coach of the UB football program. Considered by many as one of the top young minds in all of college football, Linguist
ubbulls.com
He is a native of Dallas and played at Baylor. He started his coaching career at the FCS level with James Madison, then got his first full time job at Valdosta State in Division II. He then coached defensive backs at Iowa State, Mississippi State, Minnesota, Michigan and Texas A&M. After a year with the Dallas Cowboys he was hired at Buffalo for the 2021 season (by Mizzou alum Mark Alnutt) to replace Lance Leipold.
He's 15-23 as a head coach. The Bulls were 77th in the nation in scoring defense and 55th in total defense last year. But before you freak out, it's Buffalo. He checks just about every box. Experience at every level of football, has coached all over, including the SEC, has ties in Texas where Mizzou wants to recruit and has been a head coach.
This would be part of an interesting trend in college football where lower level head coaches are taking Power Five assistant jobs (the North Dakota State coach went to USC to be LB coach, Kane Wommack left South Alabama to be the Bama DC). The truth is, guys at that level are finding that if they develop good players, those players leave. It's just a constant grind of trying to find under the radar guys to replace the under the radar guys you already found. Plus, a P5 coordinator job is going to pay much better. Linguist made $685,000 in 2023, which was the fourth highest in the MAC.
Not sure where things stand exactly on Linguist, but you guys have been starving for info and I trust the person that told me there's some traction here. If I get more, I'll share it.
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