Koonz changes Lesley as DC at West Virginia

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

Elder WriterOct 29, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.West Virginia defensive organizer Jordan Lesley is out and has been replaced by Jeff Koonz for the rest of the season, the school announced Tuesday.Lesley had actually served as West Virginia’s main coordinator

given that 2021 and had actually been on coach Neal Brown’s staff at WVU and Troy because 2016.”I met with Coach Lesley this morning and notified him that we are

making a change at the defensive planner position,”coach Neal Brown stated in a declaration. “These decisions are never ever easy, however I’m positive this modification is in the best interest of our program and puts us in the very best position to finish strong. Jeff Koonz will step up and act as the defensive organizer moving on. I understand he and our entire personnel will do everything they can to assist us prosper.”Editor’s Picks 1 Associated The Mountaineers are 45th nationally in points allowed and have actually permitted 99 points in their previous three games.Lesley was chosen for the Broyles Award, given to the country’s leading assistant, in 2020 and 2021, and manage a defense that led the Huge 12 in sacks and enhanced its pressure numbers last season. He initially coached defensive line for Brown at Troy and WVU before including a protective coordinator title in 2020. Koonz has acted as West Virginia’s within linebackers coach and unique teams planner because 2020 under Brown. He last held a protective planner title at Cincinnati in 2016.

The Mountaineers( 4-4 )are off today before visiting Cincinnati on Nov. 9.