OTF Premium Texas Adds New Defensive Analyst

[CJ Vogel]

Texas Has Hired Garrett Cox to be New Defensive Analyst 

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Garrett Cox is expected to be hired on staff at Texas, per 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Cox spent 2025 Georgia under Kirby Smart and alongside Will Muschamp as a defensive analyst. Previously, Cox had seen stints with TCU, Michigan, Tennessee, and Alabama where he worked closely with the linebacking unit. 

Given the hiring of Muschamp as the new defensive coordinator, Cox marks the first of a couple expected analyst hires under Muschamp in the defensive room. 

Muschamp already has worked with CB coach Mark Orphey in the past at South Carolina, and coached new defensive backs coach Blake Gideon while both were at Texas. 

[Bunk Moreland]

This is smart. Not only is it another piece that Muschamp is comfortable with, but it also will further enable Sark to self-scout. Georgia is one of the very few programs that Sark has not yet figured out how to beat. To me, this feels like another piece of the puzzle toward Sark figuring out how to beat Kirby.

[Sark Attack]

20 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

This is smart. Not only is it another piece that Muschamp is comfortable with, but it also will further enable Sark to self-scout. Georgia is one of the very few programs that Sark has not yet figured out how to beat. To me, this feels like another piece of the puzzle toward Sark figuring out how to beat Kirby.

This is a good take. Sark seems locked in right now. 

[VeneHorn]

Is Texas still looking for a nickels coach? 

[Rocky P]

If he specialized in linebackers...what does this mean for nancen?

[GoHorns1]

4 minutes ago, Rocky P said:

If he specialized in linebackers...what does this mean for nancen?

He is an analyst not a coach. There’s usually an analyst for each position. Nansen is safe as the LB coach.

Edited 16 hours ago by GoHorns1

[Rocky P]

1 minute ago, GoHorns1 said:

He is an analyst not a coach. There’s usually an analyst for each position. Nansen is safe as the LB coach.

I completely ignored the analyst part.  Thank you!

[Texas fan in Georgia]

I may have missed it , but has muschamp found a nickels coach or is he leaving it up to Gideon ?

[Nikolas24]

5 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said:

This is smart. Not only is it another piece that Muschamp is comfortable with, but it also will further enable Sark to self-scout. Georgia is one of the very few programs that Sark has not yet figured out how to beat. To me, this feels like another piece of the puzzle toward Sark figuring out how to beat Kirby.

Good take. But also we don’t play Georgia this year unless we meet them in the sec championship 

[Bunk Moreland]

3 minutes ago, Nikolas24 said:

Good take. But also we don’t play Georgia this year unless we meet them in the sec championship 

No, but I think that’s precisely what Sark is expecting. If we are going to win a conference championship and get all the way through the playoffs, chances are at some point we will run into Georgia.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

7 minutes ago, Nikolas24 said:

Good take. But also we don’t play Georgia this year unless we meet them in the sec championship 

Given the fact that Georgia has been in the SEC Championship every season of the Kirby Smart era besides 2016 and 2020, and has played in every SEC Championship game since 2021 and won that game three out of the last four seasons, I think it’s safe to say Sark is expecting Georgia to be their opponent in Atlanta should Texas make it there.  To be the man in this league, you have to beat the man, so any advantage (within the rules) you can get, you take it.  Could also face them in the CFP.

[southpaw]

6 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

Given the hiring of Muschamp as the new defensive coordinator, Cox marks the first of a couple expected analyst hires under Muschamp in the defensive room. 

Muschamp already has worked with CB coach Mark Orphey in the past at South Carolina, and coached new defensive backs coach Blake Gideon while both were at Texas. 

Gideon also was a defensive quality control dude for Muschamp in 2014 at Florida (his last year as Florida HC) and a graduate assistant for Muschamp in 2015 at Auburn (Boom's only year as Auburn DC).

[AusMOJO]

Nice love what I'm seeing so far from a recruiting stand point and adds on the defensive side.

[GetHooked]

12 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said:

This is smart.

Pun intended?

[PaulieD]

12 hours ago, Rocky P said:

If he specialized in linebackers...what does this mean for nancen?

It probably will do more to stabilize Nansen's position.  Always helps to have another set of eyes...

[PaulieD]

13 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said:

This is smart. Not only is it another piece that Muschamp is comfortable with, but it also will further enable Sark to self-scout. Georgia is one of the very few programs that Sark has not yet figured out how to beat. To me, this feels like another piece of the puzzle toward Sark figuring out how to beat Kirby.

 

I gotcha Smart.

[Bunk Moreland]

37 minutes ago, GetHooked said:

Pun intended?

Usually but not this time 

[PaulieD]

12 minutes ago, PaulieD said:

 

I gotcha Smart.

I'm glad our coach doesn't run around like a guy waiting on the bathroom after eating Taco Bell.

[Deep in the heart]

8 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said:

No, but I think that’s precisely what Sark is expecting. If we are going to win a conference championship and get all the way through the playoffs, chances are at some point we will run into Georgia.

Exactly. The SEC championship runs through Athens.

[Brad Kay]

What about left guard?

[CJ Vogel]

12 hours ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

I may have missed it , but has muschamp found a nickels coach or is he leaving it up to Gideon ?

Nothing yet. It will be Muschamp's call should Texas try to add a nickels coach to staff.

[Threepacballer]

Should we try to adopt UGA? 

[ChanmanV]

CJ any news on offensive analyst hirings? I feel Sark could still use a few more eyes and data to help him game plan and understand our team better at times.

[CJ Vogel]

3 minutes ago, ChanmanV said:

CJ any news on offensive analyst hirings? I feel Sark could still use a few more eyes and data to help him game plan and understand our team better at times.

There wasn't as much turnover on the offensive staff this year than defense, obviously. Not ruling out offensive additions to the analyst room, but right now focus on my end remains on the defensive side.