SoonerScoop is reporting that Lincoln Riley is expected to add Bob Diaco to his staff as a defensive analyst.
Sources telling our @CareyAMurdock that Lincoln Riley expected to hire former Notre Dame/Nebraska DC Bob Diaco to a defensive analyst position for #Sooners
— SoonerScoop.com (@SoonerScoop) March 15, 2018
While we cannot confirm the report, we can say, per a source, that Bob Diaco is interviewing with Licoln Riley today and when asked if a hire was imminent we were told it was “Trending that way”.
The hire would make sense in terms of connections with the staff. Diaco played at Iowa, was the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame while Kerry Cooks was there, and Ruffin McNeill is familiar with him from his time at East Carolina while Diaco was the Head Coach at Connecticut.
We will continue to monitor this potential hire.