There was a time when Tony White was one of the hottest names on the list of coordinators destined to be a head coach. These days, the Florida State defensive coordinator’s seat is among the hottest in the country.
When he joined the Seminoles after two years with Nebraska, it was considered quite the coup for Mike Norvell, even if the move didn’t make much sense because FSU has been worse than the Huskers the last few years.
Against SMU, White’s unit had insult added to injury as a clip of one of White’s defenders started circulating on social media. In the clip, defensive lineman Mandrell Desir can be seen moving up to the Mustangs’ offensive line, doing some motion that can only be described as miming as though he was dribbling a basketball through his legs. Or he was trying to scare the offense by walking up on him like a strange monster…