Maurice Crum Jr. (born May 29, 1986) is an

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coach and former player who is currently the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the

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. He played college football at Notre Dame as a linebacker.

Playing career

Crum played college football at Notre Dame as a linebacker. Following his college career, Crum played for the

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of the United Football League and was signed as an

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in 2009.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Crum began his coaching career at

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under head coach

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from 2012 to 2014. Crum would return to his alma mater for one season in 2015, serving as a defensive graduate assistant at Notre Dame under head coach Brian Kelly. He would move on to

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for one season, serving as the Sycamores' defensive back coach. Crum was hired as the linebackers coach at

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prior to the 2017 season; he would be promoted to co-defensive coordinator before the 2020 season. Crum would be promoted to head defensive coordinator in 2021 after incumbent DC Clayton White was hired for the same position at

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. In 2022, Crum was hired as a co-defensive coordinator at

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and also served as the Rebels' linebackers coach. He would be hired as the linebackers coach and defensive run game coordinator at SMU for the 2023 season and was promoted to co-defensive coordinator for the 2024 season.

Personal life

He is married to Crysta Swayzer Crum, and has three sons, Maurice III, Allen and Noah.

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