Syracuse Expected to Hire Robert Wright as Linebackers Coach

The Orange will take Buffalo's defensive coordinator and add to its staff.

Mike McAllister | Dec 9, 2023

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Syracuse football is expected to hire Robert Wright as its linebackers coach, according to a report from Pete Thamel. Wright comes from the University of Buffalo, where he was the defensive coordinator last season. He also has a background in special teams.

Fran Brown's staff now publicly looks as follows:

Assistant WRs: Devin Redd

Unknown: Nunzio Campanile

Offensive Coordinator: Jeff Nixon (report)

Defensive Coordinator: Elijah Robinson

Defensive Ends: Nick Williams

Linebackers: Robert Wright (report)

More from his bio on the

University of Buffalo's website:

Wright came to Buffalo from Duke where he served as a senior defensive analyst in 2022. Working with defensive coordinator Robb Smith, he helped lead the Blue Devils to a 9-4 record and a victory over UCF in the 2022 Military Bowl.

Wright spent the 2021 season at Iowa State as a Special Teams Analyst. While in Ames, IA, Wright was responsible for organizing all aspects of the special teams unit, including meetings, daily practice plans, scouting reports and game plans. During his short time with the Cyclones, Wright helped the program to a 7-6 record, including an appearance in the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl. He also mentored kicker Andrew Mevis, who garnered Lou Groza Award semifinalist accolades.

Prior to Iowa State, Wright spent two seasons (2019-20) at Texas A&M University as a defensive graduate assistant where he worked with Linguist. During his time in College Station, Texas A&M posted an overall record of 17-6, including consecutive bowl game victories over No. 25 Oklahoma State (2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl) and No. 13 North Carolina (2020 Capital One Orange Bowl).

Before that, Wright served in two different roles at the University of Illinois for the 2016-18 seasons. He joined the Illini as a defensive graduate assistant (2016-17) before being elevated to a defensive quality control analyst for his final year (2018). While in Champaign, Wright worked primarily with the linebackers and nickelbacks.

Wright got his coaching start as a special teams quality control coach at his alma mater the University of Miami. He spent the 2015 season helping coach punter Justin Vogel, who was a Ray Guy Award semifinalist, who recorded 67 punts for 2,846 yards (42.5 avg.) that year. The Hurricanes finished the season with an 8-5 mark, including an appearance in the Hyundai Sun Bowl.

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Published Dec 9, 2023

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