Florida State hires Michigan State's Mark Snyder as defensive ends coach

Florida State has hired Michigan State’s Mark Snyder as its defensive ends coach per a report by Bruce Feldman.

Snyder (53) coached the Spartan’s defensive ends and special teams in 2017 after two years working with the linebackers and special teams.

Prior to arriving at Michigan State, Snyder served as Texas A&M defensive coordinator from 2012-14 and as defensive coordinator at South Florida from 2010-11.

Snyder has head coaching experience as well as defensive coordinator experience. He became Marshall’s head coach in 2005, but was fired after the 2009 season. He went 22-37 as the head coach of the Thundering Herd.

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The South Point, Ohio native played safety at Marshal from 1985-1988.

He was the linebackers coach at Ohio State from 2001-03 with now Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio as the defensive coordinator. When Dantonio left at the end of the 2003 season, Snyder was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2004 season.

He has also coached defensive ends at Minnesota from 1996-2000 after being the defensive coordinator at Youngstown State from 1991-96.

Snyder is joining former Michigan State defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett in Tallahassee.

He joins defensive tackles coach Odell Haggins, linebackers coach Raymond Woodie, and Barnett as coaches for the FSU defense.

There are two open coaching positions left for FSU to fill, both of which could be used on the offensive side of the ball. FSU may also hire a dedicated defensive backs coach to help Barnett with the secondary.