The Texas Longhorns are bringing back a familiar face with the hiring of defensive coordinator Will Muschamp. The Texas Longhorns came out of nowhere with a shocking change to the coaching staff on Thursday, firing defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski and defensive pass game coordinator Duane Akina.

Muschamp was Texas' defensive coordinator from 2008-10 and will replace Pete Kwiatkowski on Steve Sarkisian's staff

The Texas Longhorns are hiring former Florida and South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp as Steve Sarkisian's defensive coordinator, replacing Pete Kwiatkowski.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks on Will Muschamp taking the defensive coordinator job at Texas.

What does matter is that it shows who Muschamp was as a young coach and likely still is today in 2025. In the 2008: The Season documentary, Brian Orakpo joked about the abuse some of the teaching materials took with Muschamp as defensive coordinator.

Muschamp harkens back to Texas' glory days on defense, but the Longhorns won't take the next step until offensive problems are addressed

The hiring of Muschamp as the Longhorns' defensive coordinator could have a ripple effect throughout the program.

Will Muschamp, who has been at Georgia since 2021 and served in an unspecified role this season, has been hired as defensive coordinator at Texas.

The move from Kwiatkowski to Will Muschamp signals a shift away from cerebral defenses toward aggressive ones. It's a recognition that Texas doesn’t need to outsmart elite offenses anymore. It needs to overwhelm them.

Texas has hired former Florida and South Carolina coach Will Muschamp as defensive coordinator. Coach Steve Sarkisian announced the staff shakeup on Thursday.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart shut down the Ole Miss without Lane Kiffin talk ahead of his team's Sugar Bowl game.