- ABC News
- December 9, 2024
Veteran coach Todd Grantham is returning to college football to be Mike Gundy's defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State. Grantham has had previous defensive coordinator stints in both college and the NFL, and also worked under Nick Saban at two different stops. Grantham spent the past two seasons in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints. He came in as Dennis Allen's defensive line coach but was moved to a senior adviser role earlier this year after Allen was fired and Darren Rizzi took over as interim coach. Rizzi said Grantham's last day with the Saints will be Tuesday and he will then join Gundy in Stillwater. "He's done a heck of a job here behind the scenes with the defensive staff," Rizzi told reporters. "But it's certainly a great opportunity for him. He made the decision he wanted to get back in the college game. ... I think Mike Gundy is getting a great coach." Grantham, 58, was a senior defensive analyst at Alabama in 2022 and interviewed for the...