Hankins Named Defensive Coordinator for Memphis Tigers

Memphis football linebackers coach Jordon Hankins served as the team's defensive coordinator for the Auto Zone Liberty Bowl against Iowa State, where the score was 36 to 26 in favor of Memphis.

The official kickoff was at 2:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN) at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Hankins fills the void created by the departure of Matt Barnes, who left Memphis last month to become an assistant coach at Mississippi State.

Hankins is in his third season on Tigers head coach Ryan Silverfield's staff. This won't be the first time he has worked as a defensive coordinator. He also held the same position at UT Martin (his alma mater) for three seasons. Between his time at UT Martin and Memphis, Hankins also spent one season on staff at Marshall.

Jordon and wife Christa are both Hohenwald natives. He is the son of Randy and Tracy Hankins, also of Hohenwald. She is the daughter of Tim Webb and the late Melanie Webb, also originally from Hohenwald.