In a tearful announcement, assistant coach Ikaika Malloe confirmed that he has accepted the defensive coordinator's job at Yale.

"We're going to miss having what we have here," said Malloe, a Kamehameha Schools graduate. His wife also was raised in Hawai'i.

"My heart will always be here," he added. "My heart will never leave here. … It's been a dream of mine to not only be a coordinator, but to one day be a head coach. You'll never know if you'll get another chance. I don't want to regret not taking it."

Malloe and Tom Williams, Yale's new head coach and a former UH defensive coordinator, were on the same staff at Washington.

Malloe said he will work at UH through the recruiting period.

"I wish him well," UH head coach Greg McMackin said. "He's done everything the right away. He helped us through our first year, our transition year, and he did a good job."

Malloe coached the defensive tackles and special teams.