The Scarlet Knights are set to hire James Madison linebackers coach Zach Sparber as a co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, according to multiple reports. Sparber played for Bergen Catholic and spent the 2017 season as the Crusaders’ offensive line coach. He was a two-year starter in high school and played college football at Brown.

Rutgers has found a defensive coordinator to replace Joe Harasymiak, who left his post to become the head coach at UMass.

The Rutgers football team's search for a new defensive coordinator has come to an end. James Madison linebackers coach Zach Sparber is set to be the new co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Scarlet Knights,

Rutgers is set to hire former JMU Linebackers coach Zach Sparber as its new co-defensive coordinator. This hire fills the coaching vacancy that has been open since Joe Harasymiak left to become head coach at the University of Massachusetts in early December.