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. Linguist was hired as offensive coordinator, and Wommack as defensive coordinator.
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.
