The Gophers on Thursday completed the restructuring of their defensive coaching staff, promoting safeties coach Danny Collins to defensive coordinator and hiring former Purdue defensive coordinator Kevin Kane as nickels/outside linebackers coach.

Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck has promoted Danny Collins to defensive coordinator, filling the vacancy created when Corey Hetherman left to take the same job at Miami (Fla.) last month. Collins has been at Minnesota since 2017 and most recently served as the safeties coach and pass game coordinator.

A long-time member of the Minnesota Gophers football coaching room will now act as the team's defensive coordinator.

Minnesota has promoted Danny Collins to defensive coordinator after the departure of Corey Hetherman to Miami.

University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck announced today that Danny Collins was promoted to defensive coordinator. Collins, who will still coach the safeties, has been at Minnesota since 2017 and most recently served as the safeties coach / pass game coordinator.

would appear to be a leading candidate to be Minnesota's next defensive coordinator. He followed P.J. Fleck over from Western Michigan and has been steadily moving up the Gophers coaching ranks ...

Despite a relatively positive season and momentum building for the Minnesota Gophers, head coach P.J. Fleck was hit with unexpected change this offseason. He lost his defensive coordinator ...

Minnesota previously had offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca go to Rutgers in 2022 and defensive coordinator Joe Rossi leave for Michigan State in 2023. With Hetherman, all three will have earned significant pay raises in their new jobs.

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The Gophers are expected to promote safeties coach Danny Collins to defensive play-caller and co-defensive coordinator ... graduate assistant (GA) under P.J. Fleck at Western Michigan in 2015.

Collins is 34 years old and he began his career as a defensive graduate assistant (GA) under P.J. Fleck ... pass game coordinator in 2023, but he will now call plays in 2025. Fleck has used ...

Minnesota has promoted Danny Collins to defensive coordinator after the departure of Corey Hetherman to Miami, the school said Thursday.