Oklahoma to hire new defensive backs coach, according to report

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The Oklahoma Sooners have found their replacement for departed cornerbacks coach Jay Valai. According to a report from The Oklahoma Breakdown with former players and OU Radio Broadcasters Gabe Ikard and Teddy Lehman, the Sooners are hiring former Michigan defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator LaMar Morgan.

Morgan was with the Wolverines the last two seasons and prior to that was with Louisiana-Lafayette as their defensive coordinator and secondary coach in 2024. He coached cornerbacks at Vanderbilt in 2021 and at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2019 and 2020. He also coached safeties in stints with Houston (2018) and Louisiana-Monroe (2016-2017). Prior to that, he served as a secondary coach at Western Carolina in 2014-2015.

Oklahoma’s new defensive backs coach served as a graduate assistant for the Vanderbilt Commodores in 2012 and 2013.

In his first season with the Wolverines, Michigan had a top-10 defense. Defensive backs recorded 11 interceptions and 48 pass breakups in 2024. He helped Louisiana-Lafayette achieve significant improvements during his time with the Ragin’ Cajuns.

Morgan joins an Oklahoma staff that has helped the defense improve dramatically over the last four years. Brandon Hall, Miguel Chavis, and Todd Bates have been with Brent Venables since coming over from Clemson. Linebackers coach Nate Dreiling joined the Sooners last year.

Oklahoma has two of the best cornerbacks in college football for Morgan to work with in Courtland Guillory and Eli Bowen, a pair of players who earned freshman All-American honors the last two years.

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