Carlton Buckels a darkhorse candidate to replace Corey?

52 years old. Amite native. Former LSU DB who was teammates with Raymond and who GA’d under DiNardo and Saban. His name was floated around the time we hired Raymond to replace Coops. At the time he was coaching DBs at Baylor. Former LSU asst Phil Bennett was their DC. He’s been at Tulsa the last couple years and is reportedly en route to TCU this offseason. (Tulsa’s DC is heading to TCU and taking him)

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Carlton Buckels enters his fourth season on the Golden Hurricane coaching staff after joining The University of Tulsa in March 2018. He was promoted to defensive passing game coordinator and moved to coaching the cornerbacks in March 2021 after his first three seasons as safeties coach.

Buckels has 22 years of collegiate coaching experience, all as a defensive secondary coach.

Tulsa’s 2020 defense ranked second in the American Athletic Conference for total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense, pass defense and pass defense efficiency. Nationally, Tulsa was 18th for fewest passing yards, 19th nationally in pass efficiency defense, 19th for total defense and 27th for fewest points per game. In Buckels’ first year, the 2018 Tulsa defense completed the season with the nation’s eighth best pass defense, holding the opposition to 174.6 yards per game. Tulsa also led the American Athletic Conference in pass defense and ranked fourth for defensive pass efficiency.

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Buckels came to Tulsa following one season as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. A native of Louisiana, Buckels played collegiately at LSU and coached high school football in the state, allowing the Hurricane to expand its recruiting blueprint in the state of Louisiana even more. Buckels received his start in collegiate coaching at his alma mater, LSU, where he served as a graduate assistant under Nick Saban and Gerry Dinardo. He worked with the defense and special teams, while earning his master’s degree in 2001.

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Buckels’ collegiate coaching stops have included Delta State (2001-02), Southeastern Louisiana (2003-04), New Mexico State (2005-07), North Texas (2009-10) and Baylor University (2011-16). In the summer of 2010, Buckels worked with the NFL’s Oakland Raiders coaching staff as a part of the Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship Program.

Buckels was a two-time all-state defensive back at Amite (La.) High School before going on to a four-year career at LSU. A four-year letterman (1989-92), Buckels served as team captain and earned special teams MVP honors in 1991. He tallied six career interceptions and returned one for a touchdown.

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