A key member of the Texas football defensive coaching staff is leaving the school and heading to the NFL for the 2025 season, according to reports. Texas secondary coach Terry Joseph is expected to join the New Orleans Saints as a defensive assistant this season,

For Texas, Joseph's departure means Steve Sarkisian and company have now lost three assistants to promotions either in responsibilities or playing level. Safeties coach Blake Gideon is now the defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, and running backs coach Tashard Choice took the same position with the Detroit Lions .

Texas is losing another key assistant as Terry Joseph, the Longhorns’ secondary coach, safeties coach, and defensive passing game coordinator,

Joseph is now the second Longhorns assistant to leave for the NFL alongside running backs coach Tashard Choice, who left to accept a job with the Detroit Lions. The Longhorns also lost safeties Blake Gideon, who accepted a job as the Georgia Tech defensive coordinator.

The New Orleans Saints are hiring Texas Longhorns defensive passing game coordinator Terry Joseph for the same role in a big move for Brandon Staley’s staff:

This could be because the Saints know they are going into an era of youth on defense, and getting a college coach that deals with younger players on the daily could be a good idea