CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini defense was good. Like, really really good. So good that one player from the secondary was a top-five pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. So good that two ...

Washington defensive coordinator Ryan Walters arrived at UW with a schematic reputation. But his 2025 Husky defense has been defined by his flexibility.

Illinois is hiring Missouri defensive coordinator Ryan Walters for the same role, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. New Fighting Illini coach Bret Bielema picked Walters, who has been Missouri's ...

Purdue football coach Barry Odom will face his friend and former colleague, Washington defensive coordinator Ryan Walters. Walters previously coached at Purdue for two seasons, where he was succeeded ...

When Purdue coach Barry Odom walks onto the field Saturday in Seattle, he'll see some familiar faces. Sure, he may chat with Washington defensive coordinator Ryan Walters, a longtime friend who spent ...

At his weekly press conference, Washington defensive coordinator Ryan Walters was asked about the pass-defense and how it's improved, what the Huskies did to take away Jeremiah Smith for most of last ...

Perhaps it’s a reflection of the modern landscape of college football, but Ryan Walters doesn’t actually have that much inside information about Purdue, the program he coached for the past two seasons ...

Some might be bothered if they knew the successor to Ryan Walters to lead Purdue football was his friend. Barry Odom acknowledged his connection to Walters on Monday; even texting with his predecessor ...