AUSTIN — Texas lost yet another assistant football coach Thursday when Georgia Tech hired Longhorns safeties coach Blake Gideon to be its new defensive coordinator. Gideon, who has been one of six assistants for all four seasons at Texas under Steve Sarkisian,

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went big-name fishing to replace Kacy Rodgers, who left for the Detroit Lions. They chose a name familiar to the Tampa Bay area and with experience coaching at the top

For players, the maxim frequently employed by Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian means awards and favorable NFL Draft positioning. For coaches, it means the opportunity for advancement, and that’s the opportunity that safeties coach Blake Gideon received and accepted on Thursday in leaving his alma mater to become the new defensive coordinator for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,