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By Omar Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] CORAL GABLES ? Secondary coach Tim Walton is the favorite to become Miami's next defensive coordinator, but UM isn't the only school interested in him.

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Hurricanes fire defensive coordinator
By JORGE MILIAN

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 17, 2007

CORAL GABLES ? University of Miami defensive coordinator Tim Walton will be fired from the position he held for one season, UM sources said Monday.

UM coach Randy Shannon informed high-level university officials on Monday that he planned to fire Walton, but it was unknown on Monday if the coaches had met.

Shannon could not be reached for comment.

"I'm not going to comment on personnel decisions," UM athletic director Paul Dee said during Monday night's basketball game between the Hurricanes and Stetson.

Walton served as the Hurricanes' defensive backs coach for three seasons before being promoted to defensive coordinator after Shannon was named head coach last December.

But UM struggled under Walton, finishing 53rd nationally in scoring defense (26 points per game). The Hurricanes finished the season 5-7 and did not qualify for the post-season for the first time since 1997.
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Defensive coordinator Walton fired
Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon fired Tim Walton after a season in which the defense, once college football's best, was ranked 30th nationally.
Posted on Tue, Dec. 18, 2007
BY MANNY NAVARRO, BARRY JACKSON AND SUSAN MILLER DEGNAN
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An ailing University of Miami offense was joined this season by something unfamiliar to Hurricanes football fans the past several years -- an ailing defense.

And in response, UM coach Randy Shannon has taken action.

Shannon fired defensive coordinator Tim Walton on Monday, two sources close to UM confirmed Monday night.

Walton, 36, served as defensive backs coach for his first three seasons with the Hurricanes, then was promoted to defensive coordinator before the 2007 season. But UM's defense -- by far its strength for several years -- grew considerably worse as this past season progressed.
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Defensive coordinator Walton fired - 12/18/2007 - MiamiHerald.com

Defensive coordinator moving on, sources say

By Shandel Richardson | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
December 18, 2007

CORAL GABLES - The one-year reign of Tim Walton as the Miami Hurricanes' defensive coordinator has ended, according to multiple sources.

After leading one of the worst defenses in recent UM history, Walton was fired Monday morning, sources said. The university wouldn't confirm the move. The 312 points allowed by the Hurricanes were the most since 1984 (314).

The move comes as a surprise, considering coach Randy Shannon repeatedly talked of maintaining stability and said there would be no forced coaching changes. In an interview in late November, Shannon only hinted at the possibility of voluntary departures for those wanting to pursue better opportunity.
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Defensive coordinator moving on, sources say -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
 
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Walton to be Tigers' defensive coordinator
By Phil Stukenborg (Contact)
January 6, 2008

Tim Walton will be introduced Monday as the University of Memphis' new football defensive coordinator, according to sources familiar with the situation.

A press conference has been scheduled for Athletic Office Building at 10 a.m. today to introduce Walton.

Walton, 36, a former Tiger assistant, served as defensive coordinator for the University of Miami last season in what was his fourth year as a Miami assistant. He spent the weekend in Memphis re-acquainting himself with the city and a program where he coached defensive backs in 2000 and 2001.

After leaving Memphis, Walton, a former Ohio State defensive back, coached single seasons at Syracuse and LSU before joining the Miami program in 2004. He will replace Rick Kravitz at the U of M. Kravitz was fired last week after one season at the U of M.
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Walton to be Tigers' defensive coordinator : Tigers : Commercial Appeal
 
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Walton leaving Memphis Tigers football staff for Detroit Lions
By Phil Stukenborg (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal
February 11, 2009

Despite University of Memphis coach Tommy West's best efforts to keep him, Tiger defensive coordinator Tim Walton is leaving the program for the NFL's Detroit Lions.

West confirmed this afternoon Walton, 37, will become an assistant on new Lions coach Jim Schwartz's staff, departing the U of M after one season as coordinator. Walton interviewed with the Lions Monday and the former Ohio State defensive back told West today he would accept Detroit's offer to be a defensive assistant.

Walton's departure will have West looking to hire a coordinator the third time in as many years.

``It's a loss for us, but it's compliment to us, too,'' West said. ``When you hire good people this is what happens. It's hard to beat the NFL.''

Walton, in his second stint as a Tiger assistant, earned $180,000 as the U of M's defensive coordinator. He helped the U of M defense yield nearly 100 fewer yards per game than it did in 2007, when the unit was ranked 100th nationally. The Tigers ranked third in Conference USA in total defense last season allowing 353.8 yards per game.
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Walton leaving Memphis Tigers football staff for Detroit Lions : GoMemphisTigers : Your leading source for The University of Memphis Tigers
 
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Walton accepts offer to be Rams' D-coordinator
By Jim Thomas [email protected]

It looks like coach Jeff Fisher?s search for a new defensive coordinator has reached the finish line. It was nearly seven weeks in the making, but all signs point to Detroit Lions assistant coach Tim Walton getting the job, according to multiple league sources. Walton was offered the job Tuesday, accepted it, and the deal could be finalized by the end of the week.

Walton was among three candidates interviewed by Fisher over the past week and a half. The others were Dick Jauron, the former defensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns, and Mike Singletary, who has the title of special assistant to the head coach/linebackers with the Minnesota Vikings.

Walton, 41, is considered an up-and-comer in the NFL coaching ranks. He has a good reputation in Detroit, even with the Lions? overall struggles last season, and in particular is known for developing defensive backs. During his 14 seasons in college coaching at Miami, Louisiana State, and Memphis, he coached nine players that were drafted in the first or second round.

All but one of those nine (Devin Hester) are ? or were ? cornerbacks or safeties in the NFL, a group that includes safeties Idrees Bashir, LaRon Landry, Brandon Meriweather, Kenny Phillips and Antrel Rolle, and cornerbacks Kelly Jennings and Corey Webster.

Walton has two years of defensive coordinator experience, albeit at the college level, with the Hurricanes in 2008 and Memphis in 2007.

At Detroit, the Lions finished tied for third in the NFL in takeaways in 2011, with 34. That total fell way off in 2012 to 17, but the Lions did improve to 14th in passing defense ? or one spot ahead of the Rams.

Fisher tried to hire Walton last season as assistant defensive coordinator/passing game, but he ended up staying with the Lions with a new title of defensive backs/third-down package coach. Walton worked with Brandon Fisher, Jeff Fisher?s son and the Rams? assistant secondary coach, in Detroit in 2011.

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Rams hire Tim Walton as new DC
Updated: February 15, 2013
Associated Press

ST. LOUIS -- Finally, the St. Louis Rams have a defensive coordinator.

After interviewing several big-name candidates, including Rob Ryan, Mike Singletary and Dick Jauron, coach Jeff Fisher decided on Tim Walton, a Lions secondary coach who is still building his resume.

"At the end of the day, you take advantage of patience, and we did so," Fisher said Friday at a news conference to announce the hire. "Without hesitation, he is absolutely the right guy."

Fisher said he spent two days with Jauron and one with Singletary, neither of whom he felt were good fits because of differences in terminology. Ryan, hired as the Saints defensive coordinator last week, got a longer look before backing out.

"We went down the road and spent a lot of time together and that's what you have to do, you can't just knee-jerk react and run out and hire somebody," Fisher said. "We did that with Rob, we spent a day together with the staff and just felt at the end of the day it was not the right fit."

The Rams finally settled on the 41-year-old Walton, whose top selling point for Fisher was familiarity with the system. Walton coached under former Fisher aide Jim Schwartz in Detroit, who runs a similar defense.

Walton understands it so well that Fisher tried to hire him last year as defensive coordinator/passing game. Walton got additional responsibilities in Detroit, adding third down responsibilities to his title, and the Rams went without a coordinator to replace Gregg Williams, who was suspended all season for his role in the Saints' bounty scandal.

"Yeah, I ended up staying around with that," Walton said in a conference call with reporters. "I could have easily still come up there. I'm extremely excited that I get a chance to be involved with him this year. He is a very knowledgeable coach, and a great guy. I hope I get to be there for a long time."

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