Blake Gideon, the safeties coach for the Longhorns since 2021, will be the defensive coordinator for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. In a social media post, Gideon called the week leading up to the announcement "the most exciting and most difficult week of my career.

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,

After coaching the safeties at Texas for four seasons, Gideon has reportedly been selected to become Georgia Tech's next defensive coordinator.