Downard Leaving BG

#BGSU football: Safeties coach Ryan Downard has left to take a job w/ the Green Bay #Packers. Best wishes to @Coach_RDownard

— John Wagner (@jwagnerblade) January 22, 2018

Ryan Downard, BG's Safeties coach, has left the program to take a job with the Packers, according to John Wagner.  He was actually working for the Browns before heading to BG in a Chief of Staff/DFO role (before becoming a position coach) and now is headed back to the NFL.

This now creates three open defensive assistant positions.  The 10th assistant has been promised to Pelini, and then Downard and Mickens both have departed since the year ended.  Marcus White (D-line) and Matt Brock (LBs) are the only coaches remaining on defense.