Kirby IDs Prime Target for Outside LBs Coach - TCU's DL Coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe

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Almost eight weeks after the departure of Dan Lanning to become the head coach at Oregon, Kirby Smart has zeroed in on its top target for his replacement. Dawgs247 has confirmed that TCU defensive line coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe is the top target to join Georgia’s staff as outside linebackers coach and, at this time, is likely to accept the position. On3’s Matt Zenitz was the first to report the news.

Uzo-Diribe followed Sonny Dykes from SMU to TCU last November. Before that, he spent two seasons as the outside linebackers coach at Kansas. Uzo-Diribe was promoted to outside linebackers coach by Jayhawks head coach Les Miles in January 2020, after serving as quality control working with the Kansas defense during the 2019 season. Prior to joining the KU staff, Uzo-Diribe spent three years as a defensive graduate assistant working with the outside linebackers and defensive line from 2016-18 at the University of Colorado.

The Long Beach, Calif. native was a four-year letterman at defensive end for the Buffaloes, and graduated from Colorado in December 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in communication. During his career he made 20 sacks, 31 tackles for loss, and 10 forced fumbles.

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A self-described “chameleon” on the recruiting trail, Uzo-Diribe said he has the ability to recruit all over.

“I call myself a chameleon,” Uzo-Diribe told Phog.net back at National Signing Day 2020. “I feel comfortable almost anywhere. California, where I have strong ties, I’m definitely going to be out that way. St. Louis, Kansas City, Texas, wherever talent it and guys are, I’m going to find myself there.”

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