Coaches
Maurice Linguist
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Maurice Linguist
Played at Baylor 2003-2006 · alma mater (CFBD): Baylor
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Baylor | GA | GA | Guy Morriss |
| 2008 | Valdosta State | ST coord. | DB/ST | not known |
| 2009-2011 | James Madison | Position | S | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Buffalo | Position | DB | Jeff Quinn |
| 2014-2015 | Iowa State | Position | DB | Paul Rhoads |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | Position | S | Dan Mullen* |
| 2017 | Minnesota | Position | DB | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2018-2019 | Texas A&M | Position | CB | Jimbo Fisher |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys (pro) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2021-2023 | Buffalo | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | Alabama | DC | co-DC/DB✓ | Kalen DeBoer*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alabama | Co-defensive coordinator | 6 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 134 |
| 2025 | Alabama | Co-defensive coordinator | 28 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 136 |
| 2026 | Alabama | Co-defensive coordinator | 17 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 138 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Buffalo | 4-8 | - → - | 75 | 110 | -9.5 | 86% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Buffalo | 7-6 | - → - | 82 | 53 | -9.2 | 33% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 3-9 | - → - | 122 | 51 | -15.2 | 54% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Buffalo | 0-0 (0 of 13) | - → - | 92 | 65 | -4.0 | 25% wins | 134 |
Worked under
- Guy Morriss · Baylor 2007 (GA)
- Jeff Quinn · Buffalo 2012-2013 (Position)
- Paul Rhoads · Iowa State 2014-2015 (Position)
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2016 (Position)
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2017 (Position)
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2018-2019 (Position)
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Alabama 2024-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Andy McCollum · Buffalo 2021-2022 (Analyst)
- Joe Cauthen · Buffalo 2021 (DC)
- Shane Montgomery · Buffalo 2021-2022 (OC, Position)
- Brandon Bailey · Buffalo 2022 (DC, Position)
- Greg Knox · Buffalo 2022 (Position)
- DJ Mangas · Buffalo 2023 (OC, Position)
- Robert Wright · Buffalo 2023 (DC)
Coached together
- Guy Morriss · Baylor 2007 · him GA, them Head coach
- Kasey Dunn · Baylor 2007 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Larry Hoefer · Baylor 2007 · him GA, them DC
- Lee Hays · Baylor 2007 · him GA, them OC
- Buster Faulkner · Valdosta State 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- David Dean · Valdosta State 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- J.C. Price · James Madison 2009-2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Mickey Matthews · James Madison 2009-2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Alex Wood · Buffalo 2012-2013 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Quinn · Buffalo 2012-2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Lou Tepper · Buffalo 2012-2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Cosh · Buffalo 2013 · him Position, them Position
- Mark Mangino · Iowa State 2014-2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Paul Rhoads · Iowa State 2014-2015 · him Position, them Head coach
- Todd Sturdy · Iowa State 2014-2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Wally Burnham · Iowa State 2014-2015 · him Position, them DC
- Billy Gonzales · Mississippi State 2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Johnson · Mississippi State 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Dan Mullen* · Mississippi State 2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Greg Knox · Mississippi State 2016 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- John Hevesy · Mississippi State 2016 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Peter Sirmon · Mississippi State 2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ryan Osborn · Mississippi State 2016 · him Position, them GA
- Terrell Buckley · Mississippi State 2016 · him Position, them Position
- Ed Warinner · Minnesota 2017 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Greg Harbaugh Jr. · Minnesota 2017 · him Position, them Analyst
- Joe Rossi · Minnesota 2017 · him Position, them Analyst
- Kenni Burns · Minnesota 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Minnesota 2017 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Simon · Minnesota 2017 · him Position, them Position
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2017 · him Position, them Head coach
- Robb Smith · Minnesota 2017 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Texas A&M 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dameyune Craig · Texas A&M 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position
- Darrell Dickey · Texas A&M 2018-2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Elijah Robinson · Texas A&M 2018-2019 · him Position, them Position
- Jimbo Fisher · Texas A&M 2018-2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Elko* · Texas A&M 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Brewster · Texas A&M 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Tyler Santucci · Texas A&M 2018 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brandon Bailey · Texas A&M 2019 · him Position, them GA
- Joe Jon Finley · Texas A&M 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Josh Henson · Texas A&M 2019 · him Position, them Position
- Luke Huard · Texas A&M 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Robb Smith · Texas A&M 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Andy McCollum · Buffalo 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Joe Cauthen · Buffalo 2021 · him Head coach, them DC
- Shane Montgomery · Buffalo 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Brandon Bailey · Buffalo 2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Greg Knox · Buffalo 2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- DJ Mangas · Buffalo 2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Robert Wright · Buffalo 2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bryan Ellis · Alabama 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chris Kapilovic · Alabama 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Morrell · Alabama 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Colin Hitschler · Alabama 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Alabama 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- John McNulty · Alabama 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Alabama 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kane Wommack · Alabama 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Nick Sheridan · Alabama 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Ryan Grubb · Alabama 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Derrick Nix · Alabama 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
Played together
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2003-2006