VERMILLION — The relationship between new University of South Dakota football defensive coordinator Billy Kirch and head coach Travis Johansen has been fostered for over two decades.

He was Northwestern’s defensive line coach from 2004 to ’07 before his first stint with the Bears from 2008 to ’10. He also was the Panthers’ defensive coordinator in 2018 and ’19.

University of Texas defensive backs coach Terry Joseph will be hired by the New Orleans Saints for the role of defensive ...

Joseph, 51, has been the defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach ... time All-Conference selection as a baseball player at Northwestern State University in Louisiana.