Warren Belin has been named to fill out the defensive staff at UGA. Coach Belin comes from Vandy where he was responsible for linebackers and was recruiting coordinator.

... it's a detail sort of snuck into the release, but he served two seasons as a special teams coordinator.

To see a video of Coach Belin being interview before the Vandy/Rice game in 2009 click here. He is an articulate gentleman who will be a great addition to the staff.

Vandy's bio page.

Belin served in a similar role at Southern Methodist before coming to Vanderbilt. In five years at SMU, at least one of Belin's linebackers were named All-Western Athletic Conference each year of his service.  Prior to joining the SMU staff, Belin worked as an assistant coach at William & Mary, Cornell and East Tennessee State.

From the Red and Black

A native of Marshville, N.C., Belin was a three-year starter and four-year letterman at Wake Forest from 1987-90. He earned a B.S. in Health and Sports Science from Wake Forest, graduating cum laude. He was named to the ACC All-Academic Team in 1990 and was a two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Belin is married to the former Yolanda Taylor. They are the parents of three daughters: Camryn, 7; and 4-year-old twins Morgan and MacKenzi.

Listed below is his coaching history:

• 1991 – Cornell; linebackers
• 1992 - East Tennessee State; linebackers
• 1993-94 – Cornell; linebackers
• 1995-96 - William & Mary; defensive line (1995); linebackers (1996)
• 1997-01 - SMU; linebackers
• 2002-09 - Vanderbilt Commodores; linebackers; recruiting coordinator (2008-09); special teams coordinator (2006-07)

From the Vandy blog Moral Victory

Who was Bobby Johnson praising two days ago when he announced his best recruiting class ever?

His recruiting coordinator, Warren Belin, who was also the Commodores' linebackers coach. Belin was with Johnson for the past eight years and helped develop linebackers Hunter Hillenmeyer, Marcus Buggs, Moses Osemwegie, Patrick Benoist and now Chris Marve.

Imagine what Belin can do with four- and five-star talent, if those guys are willing to learn and achieve their potential. Some of my UGA buddies tell me that's a big if, but Vandy fans don't feel any better about facing the Dawgs defense with Belin on their sideline.