Mike Hankwitz as their permanent new DC.......go ahead look him up. Pay close attention to the Def he was in control of and the years he was there and the impressive def stats those teams put up wherever he went. 25 years as a defensive coordinator, his defenses have ranked in the nation's top 25 on 14 occasions. As coordinator, his teams have 36 wins over ranked programs, including nine wins over top-five clubs and two wins over #1-ranked teams. And look where he's been and the defenses those schools had with him on the staff. Plus, he's been at NW for 8 years....ready for next move? Others like Dave Aranda (current LSU DC, but led Wisconsin to 3 straight top 10 Def) and Don Brown (current Mich DC but led Boston College to #1 Def. last year and Top 10 multiple years) have been snatched up this past summer. We should have went after Aranda after the debacle of last season with BVG.
Hudson is a gap fill til the end of the season. He has a horrible track record. So, unless a miracle happens, he's just a stop gap until we can, HOPEFULLY, get a life-long DC from another major D1 program (preferably from the SEC) and just pay a crap load of $$. Otherwise you won't lure anyone away to come to ND.
Hopefully, we can keep Sanford and let him take over COMPLETE OC duties. Otherwise, he is gone... he won't wait around anymore.
Hudson is a gap fill til the end of the season. He has a horrible track record. So, unless a miracle happens, he's just a stop gap until we can, HOPEFULLY, get a life-long DC from another major D1 program (preferably from the SEC) and just pay a crap load of $$. Otherwise you won't lure anyone away to come to ND.
Hopefully, we can keep Sanford and let him take over COMPLETE OC duties. Otherwise, he is gone... he won't wait around anymore.
