Southern Virginia University recently announced changes to its football coaching staff, with Tyler Hughes anointed as head coach and Jason Walker as defensive coordinator. 

Hughes comes to Southern Virginia from The Ohio State University, where he served last season as a quality control assistant under head coach Urban Meyer. Among other duties at Ohio State, Hughes performed advanced scouting, film analysis, and data analytics to increase offensive efficiency and productivity, helping the Buckeyes to a 12-2 record and No. 12 ranking in the final Associated Press national poll.

Prior to Ohio State, Hughes experienced tremendous success as the head football coach at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah from 2011-12. During his two seasons at the helm of Snow's program, Hughes led the Badgers to a 20-4 overall record, including an 11-1 record in 2012. Hughes also guided the Badgers to bowl game championships in both of his seasons as Snow's head coach.

For the full release on Hughes' hiring, click here. 

Less than a week after taking over as head coach, Hughes announced his hiring of Jason Walker as defensive coordinator. 

Walker comes to Southern Virginia after serving as a defensive graduate assistant the past four seasons at Brigham Young University, where he learned defensive schemes from head coach Bronco Mendenhall and some of the nation's top defensive assistants. 

Walker's primary responsibilities at BYU involved preparing scouting reports, tagging film and assisting the coaching staff in practice and recruiting. During the 2012 season, Walker oversaw the kickoff return unit that finished 30th in the nation in total return yards.

Prior to BYU, Walker served as the defensive coordinator and special teams
coach at Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah, and had previous
experience coaching the defensive secondary and special teams at Ben Lomond
High School in Ogden, Utah.

For the full release on Walker's hiring, click here.