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Texas A&M Aggies Fire Defensive Coordinator Mark Snyder

By Patrick Schmidt

Oct 18, 2014; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defesive coordinator Mark Snyder at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 18, 2014; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defesive coordinator Mark Snyder at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Texas A&M Aggies fired defensive coordinator Mark Snyder after three seasons with the Aggies on the staff of Kevin Sumlin and could his replacement be coming from the SEC?

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Texas A&M had to make a change to a defense that finished the regular season last in the SEC in total defense and No. 105 in the nation after allowing 449 yards per game and that happened one day after the regular season finale to LSU as Mark Snyder was relieved of his duties as defensive coordinator.

“Mark is an outstanding coach and an even better person, but he understands the production needed to be better on the defensive side of the football,” Sumlin said, via 247Sports. “We wish he and his family all of the best moving forward.”

Snyder came to College Station when Sumlin was hired to replace Mike Sherman in 2012 and will be replaced by linebackers coach Mark Hagen who will serve as the interim defensive coordinator as the Aggies prepare for their upcoming bowl game.

“I appreciate the opportunity Kevin Sumlin gave me to come to Texas A&M and to work on his staff,” Snyder said. “I have been in the business a while now and understand it is a production-based business.”

“With that being said, I have no doubt Coach Sumlin and the coaches and players will get the job done here,” Snyder added. “There is a great commitment to success in Aggieland and this community has been great to me and my family. I am proud one of my daughters has an Aggie Ring and will graduate from this outstanding school.”

“I look forward to the next opportunity to coach and wish Coach Sumlin and the Aggies all of the best moving forward, Snyder said.

The Aggies allowed an average of 27.3 points per game under Snyder this year, tied with Appalachian State for 71st in the nation.

Expect former Florida head coach Will Muschamp to have his name mentioned as a possible successor. His Florida teams struggled offensively during his time in Gainesville, but defensively few were better than the units Muschamp put together.

Whoever does wind up with the job will have one of the best defenders in the nation for at least the next two years as Myles Garrett has set the SEC freshman sack record this year and is quickly developing into one of the most-feared pass rushers in college football.

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