Big Ten experience and relationships are a theme yet again when it comes to Rutgers coach Chris Ash and his latest hire. Miami University defensive line coach Corey Brown will take over the same position group at Rutgers, sources said.

Brown arrived on the Rutgers campus Sunday morning.

The Rutgers coaching staff sits at 10 full-time assistants for the first time, with Brown as the projected final piece. As Ash likes to say, unexpected coaching changes are always possible in college football.

Brown joins the Rutgers staff after four years with Miami University, and coached numerous players to all-conference honors. He began at the Division I level as a two-year graduate assistant at Notre Dame, where he built a strong reputation as an on-field coach.

Another coach with Big Ten experience, Brown played five years at Iowa. His undergraduate career overlaps with Rutgers assistant head coach AJ Blazek. He also played and maintains a close relationship with fast-rising Green Bay Packers defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery. Brown hails originally from Houston.

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Brown's hire marks the end of a defensive line search that began Dec. 23 when Shane Burnham took a position in the American Athletic Conference at UCF. He, offensive coordinator John McNulty and Toby Neinas represent the full-time coaching additions this offseason.