He is the co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for the University of Alabama, positions he has held since 2024.
[3] After playing at Baylor, Linguist spent a season as a graduate assistant with the Bears.
However, less than a month later, in January 2018, he left the Golden Gophers to join the coaching staff at Texas A&M.
[10][11] Despite Buffalo's poor performance in 2021, Linguist's recruiting class for 2022 was described by Sports Illustrated as the second-best in the Mid-American Conference.
[14] UB defeated Georgia Southern 23–21, earning their first bowl win under Linguist.