Deion Sanders and Colorado promote LB coach Chris Marve to defensive coordinator

Marve is a former star linebacker himself, so Sanders (well-known for his superstar ability on the field) is undoubtedly hoping that his new defensive coordinator will be able to easily relate to the players on defense.

Chris Marve has a strong resume as a defensive coach 

A linebacker for the Vanderbilt Commodores from 2007-11, Marve was a freshman All-American in 2008 and a three-time second-team All-SEC player (2009-11).

He got into coaching at Vanderbilt as a quality control coach and graduate assistant, and he's developed a solid reputation coaching linebackers and defense in general over the past few seasons.

He coached inside linebackers at Vanderbilt from 2016-18, was the defensive run game coordinator and linebackers coach at Mississippi State in 2019, coached linebackers at Florida State in 2020 and 2021 and was the defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach at Virginia Tech from 2022-24.

That's a strong resume, and again, Marve is only 36 years old. He's undoubtedly a name to watch in the college coaching ranks moving forward, especially if he can make a splash with Coach Prime in Boulder.