Burton will coach the defensive line while Tressel, who was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach last season, doesn’t have an announced role yet. Chris Kapilovic, who spent last season on Tucker’s staff at Colorado, was announced Monday as the Spartans’ new offensive line coach and run game coordinator. Courtney Hawkins, a former Spartan standout and Flint Beecher coach and athletic director, was named the new wide receivers coach on Wednesday night. That was followed by Thursday’s announcements that former Colorado assistant Jay Johnson will be the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach while former Spartan All-American and assistant Harlon Barnett returned as the defensive backs coach.

Coach Gilmore is a true difference maker. 👊🏾

A proven leader, developer of players, impactful recruiter & high energy!

Welcome to the #Spartans family! #GoGreen#RELENTLESS https://t.co/gRevuXt202 — Mel Tucker (@Coach_mtucker) February 21, 2020

Gilmore, 52, has 25 years of coaching experience. He was a wide receiver at Butler Community College before moving on to Wyoming. He got his start coaching as a graduate assistant at Wyoming in 1994 before becoming the program’s wide receivers coach. Gilmore coached tight ends at Kansas in 1999 and then had stops coaching receivers at Houston, Purdue and Colorado before spending six years at Nebraska. He coached Cornhuskers’ receivers during that time and was also the recruiting coordinator for four seasons and the assistant head coach for three.

Gilmore spent the 2011 season at USC and was named FootballScoop Wide Receivers Coach of the Year. He made the jump to the NFL and coached receivers for the Raiders for