Get To Know Aden Durde

Macdonald has no direct ties to his new defensive coordinator, but that didn’t keep him from jumping at the chance to bring Durde on board, especially after seeing how well Durde handled the interview process.

“It speaks to the process, the mentality we had about trying to find the best people with the personality and the mindset and the track record that we’re looking for,” Macdonald said of hiring Durde. “Aden came in highly recommended, he got on our interview list, and knocked it out of the park when we first sat down. Just listening to him talk about how he sees the game was very similar to how I saw it in terms of what you need to do to be able defend offenses these days. And he had some really interesting perspectives, so we thought, ‘Shoot, we’ve got to get this guy in here in person.’ We brought him in, he did a great job, and it just kind of took off from there. So I’m really excited to work with him, and he’s coming into town later on today, actually, so we’re excited to sit down and start building the staff out.”