Pac-12 Blog

          Where have all the Pac-12 assistants gone?

          Several Pac-12 programs will have new faces patrolling the sideline (or coaches’ boxes) at coordinator positions this spring and next fall, but there also has been even more movement under those coaches at several of the assistant positions.

          Every school but Stanford has made notable changes in its position coaches.

          Here’s the full list. But a quick note: In-program moves aren’t detailed (e.g. Oregon’s Matt Lubick, Washington’s Jimmy Lake, Utah’s Morgan Scalley) and USC’s coaches are noted for the staff heading into the bowl season. The rest are from the beginning of the 2015 season.

          Arizona

          S Matt Caponi -- West Virginia safeties coach

          DC/LB Jeff Casteel -- unknown

          DL Bill Kirelawich -- unknown

          CB David Lockwood -- unknown

          Arizona State

          OC/QB Mike Norvell -- Memphis head coach

          S Chris Ball -- Memphis defensive coordinator/safeties

          TE Chip Long -- Memphis offensive coordinator/tight ends

          California

          OC Tony Franklin -- Middle Tennessee State offensive coordinator

          Colorado

          WR Troy Walters -- Central Florida offensive coordinator/wide receivers

          ST Toby Neinas -- resigned to "pursue other opportunities"

          Oregon

          OC Scott Frost -- Central Florida head coach

          OLB Erik Chinander -- Central Florida defensive coordinator

          Oregon State

          DC Kalani Sitake -- BYU head coach

          LB Ilaisa Tuiaki -- BYU defensive coordinator

          Stanford

          No movement

          UCLA

          OC Noel Mazzone -- Texas A&M offensive coordinator

          RB Kennedy Polamalu -- UCLA offensive coordinator

          QB Taylor Mazzone -- reportedly Texas A&M but he's not on their staff site yet

          USC

          DC Justin Wilcox -- Wisconsin defensive coordinator

          DL Chris Wilson -- Philadelphia Eagles assistant

          LB Peter Sirmon -- Mississippi State defensive coordinator

          TE Marques Tuiasosopo -- UCLA QB

          DB Keith Heyward -- Louisville DB

          OL Bob Connelly -- unknown

          Utah

          DC John Pease -- retired

          WR Taylor Stubblefield -- unknown

          Washington

          DL/ST Jeff Choate -- Montana State head coach

          WR Brent Pease -- UTEP offensive coordinator/quarterbacks

          Washington State

          Outside WR Graham Harrell -- North Texas offensive coordinator

          Inside WR David Yost -- Oregon quarterbacks/passing game coordinator