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There’s a new defensive coordinator in town. A new co-defensive coordinator, too.
Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea on Monday named Steve Gregory the Commodores’ new defensive coordinator, while Nick Lezynski was promoted to co-defensive coordinator.
Gregory and Lezynski take over the position from Lea.
Gregory served as the Commodores’ associate defensive coordinator and secondary coach last season, his first with the team. He and Lea were on the same coaching staff at Syracuse in 2015.
Lezynski began his time at Vanderbilt in 2022, when he was a linebackers coach. The following season he was the defensive run game coordinator. He and Lea coached together for three years at Notre Dame.
The Commodores finished 7-6 last season after defeating Georgia Tech 35-27 in Birmingham Bowl.
Vanderbilt begins spring practice Tuesday and its spring game is scheduled for April 12.
Paul Skrbina is a sports enterprise reporter covering the Predators, Titans, Nashville SC, local colleges and local sports for The Tennessean. Reach him at pskrbina@tennessean.com and on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) @paulskrbina. Follow his work here.
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt football: Clark Lea names Steve Gregory defensive coordinator
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Publish date : 2025-03-03 16:04:00
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