Chris Cosh expected to leave KSU for USF

Though not yet official, it appears Kansas State defensive coordinator Chris Cosh is headed to South Florida, where he will hold the same position under head coach Skip Holtz.

A source close to the situation said the deal is all but done, and expects South Florida to announce his hiring at some point today. Neither South Florida nor K-State have confirmed the move. A spokesperson for the K-State football team said there was nothing to report on Cosh at this time.

The Tampa Bay Times reported late last night that Cosh had traveled to Tampa to interview for the South Florida job and was close to accepting an offer.

Cosh will leave behind a defense he helped dramatically improve this past season. Two years ago, the Wildcats allowed more than 230 rushing yards per game and were one of the worst ranked units in the Big 12. But with the help of transfers Arthur Brown and Nigel Malone, K-State's defense was good enough to help the Wildcats win 10 games and reach the Cotton Bowl.

K-State's defense allowed an average of 27.8 points and 398.8 yards per game this season.

Cosh has served as K-State's defensive coordinator for each of the past three seasons. He was the Wildcats' linebackers coach from 2004-05 before that.