BREAKING NEWS: A prominent player announces his resignation today.

Jeff Hafley, the head coach at Boston College, is leaving to become the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay

Packers.

The Packers announced Wednesday night that Hafley will replace Joe Barry, who was sacked last week after three

seasons as Green Bay’s defensive coordinator. Hafley went 22-26 in four seasons at Boston College, including a 7-6

record this season and a Fenway Bowl victory over SMU.

“I loved my four years at Boston College,” Hafley said in a statement issued by the school. “This is an excellent place

to coach because of the quality of student-athletes we recruit, the facilities, and the support of the University and BC

fans. I’ll miss the players who gave so much of themselves over the last four years, and my wife Gina and I will

definitely miss the BC community and the many friends we’ve made here.”

The 44-year-old Hafley is the third collegiate head coach to leave for an assistant position, following Maurice

Linguist from Buffalo and Kane Wommack from South Alabama to join new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer’s staff.

His decision also reopens the coaching carousel, giving Boston College the only vacancy in any Football Bowl

Subdivision program.

Hafley formerly worked as an NFL secondary coach for Tampa Bay (2012-13), Cleveland (2014-15), and San

Francisco (2016-18) before becoming Ohio State’s co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach in 2019.

“Jeff has had success at every stop of his coaching career with an impressive track record of developing players at

every level,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said in an announcement of the job. “We look forward to him leading our

defense.

Hafley takes over a defense that struggled for most of the season until rallying late.

During the regular season, Green Bay’s defense ranked 10th in points allowed per game (20.6), 17th in yards allowed

per game (335.1), and 23rd in yards allowed per play (5.4), including eight past first-round draft picks..

After allowing 29.3 points per game during a 1-2 December stretch against the New York Giants, Tampa Bay, and

Carolina, the Packers’ defense improved significantly the rest of the season.