New Lions RB coach Tashard Choice is "one of the most coveted running backs coaches to come out of college in a while."

Anyone from the Detroit Lions who has spoken to reporters at the combine has talked about new running backs coach Tashard Choice as a home-run hire. Head coach Dan Campbell said he wasn’t sure they were even going to be able to pull that one off.

The Detroit Lions made a strong addition to their coaching staff, tabbing Tashard Choice to lead the running back room. Adding Choice will move Scottie Montgomery to the wide receivers coach role, an indication of how strong the organization must feel about Choice.

Based on multiple reports, Texas football will hire West Virginia assistant Chad Scott as its new running backs coach. Scott, 50, replaces Tashard Choice, who became the new running backs coach for the Detroit Lions earlier this month.

Joseph had been with the Longhorns since the beginning of the Steve Sarkisian era in 2021, helping the Longhorns produce multiple NFL talents, including Ryan Watts, Anthony Cook,

The first domino fell when safeties coach Blake Gideon left the program to accept a defensive coordinator role with Georgia Tech. In the days following, beloved running backs coach Tashard Choice was poached to the NFL by the Detroit Lions.

Perhaps the name that makes the most sense of that group for the Longhorns could be Hall, who would immediately give the Longhorns a major recruiting presence in the state of Texa

New Lions RB coach Tashard Choice is "one of the most coveted running backs coaches to come out of college in a while."

Dan Campbell, Brad Holmes and Kelvin Sheppard raved about the addition earlier in the week from the NFL scouting combine. The Lions head coach and general manager sounded amazed they were able to land Choice. And Sheppard, the new defensive coordinator, revealed Choice is one of his best friends who he speaks with every day.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Anyone from the Detroit Lions who has spoken to reporters at the combine has talked about new running backs coach Tashard Choice as a home-run hire.

Adding Choice will move Scottie Montgomery to the wide receivers coach role, an indication of how strong the organization must feel about Choice. A former NFL player who was a standout at Georgia Tech, Choice has coached several elite talents in his career to this point.

When the Detroit Lions hired Texas Longhorns running backs coach Tashard Choice, the initial reaction might have been one of surprise. After all, coach Scottie Montgomery has done an outstanding job developing David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs into the top tandem running back duo in the NFL.